Family searches for missing cat

By Bianca Hall

Jun 19, 2023

Charlie’s missing: Charlie the cat is believed to have been stolen from the front yard of his home.

A Seymour family is hoping its feline friend will soon find his way home.

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Rod Peters was looking after Charlie, his grandchildren’s four-year-old black cat with a white chest and paws, when the feline disappeared from Swan Crt, Seymour, on May 23.

However, Mr Peters believes Charlie may have been catnapped.

He saw a car pull up outside the house on the afternoon Charlie went missing.

“I didn’t think anything of unit until I realised the cat was missing,” he said.

Mr Peters reported the incident to the police but was told that without a number plate, there was not enough evidence to start a report.

“I’ve got no idea whether someone thought they might breed from him or they took him as a pet. I don’t know what it was. They will be sadly disappointed if they are trying to breed from him, because he’s neutered,” he said.

“Charlie belongs to my grandchildren. I was looking after it for the grandchildren.

“They miss him.”

Mr Peters has one message for anyone who may know Charlie’s whereabouts.

“Bring him back. He is a valuable family member to the grandkids,” he said.