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Pandora the cat comes home - six years after she vanished

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Barbour, M. (2026, September 20). Pandora the cat comes home - six years after she vanished. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16146461/Pandora-cat-comes-home-six-years-vanished.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Pandora, a black British Shorthair cat, was reunited with her owners six years after going missing during a car accident while the family moved from Colchester to Scotland. The reunion happened when a stranger in Perth found Pandora as a stray and contacted Cats Protection, who were able to locate the Bowie family due to Pandora's microchip. This story highlights the importance of microchipping pets, as it enabled Pandora's safe return despite her long absence.

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Pandora, a black British Shorthair cat, has been reunited with her owners Mary and Billy Bowie six years after she went missing during their move from Colchester to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. In 2020, Pandora vanished when the family's removal van rolled over; her carrier was thrown out of the vehicle and its door came open, allowing her to escape. Despite extensive searches and appeals by Mrs Bowie, hope for finding Pandora seemed lost. However, a microchip implanted in Pandora led Cats Protection volunteer Fiona Morrison to discover that she had been living as a stray in Perth, approximately 120 miles from Fraserburgh. This remarkable reunion highlights the importance of microchipping pets, which can help them find their way home even after long periods missing.

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- Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A cat is living her proverbial ninth life after being reunited with her owners six years after going missing in a crash. asserted

cat → click → crash

Pandora, a black British Shorthair, vanished in 2020 after the car she was travelling in rolled over during the family’s move from Colchester back to Scotland. asserted

she → vanish → Scotland

Her carrier was thrown from the vehicle in the crash and its door came open. asserted

door → throw → crash

Despite repeated searches and appeals, owner Mary Bowie, from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, feared she would never see Pandora again. asserted

she → repeat → Pandora

But six years later, a stranger in Perth – around 120 miles away – noticed a scruffy stray repeatedly trying to get into her house and called charity, Cats Protection. asserted

stray → notice → charity

Volunteer Fiona Morrison scanned the cat and found a working microchip – leading her straight to the Bowie family, still registered at their Fraserburgh address. asserted

Morrison → scan → address

Pandora, a black British Shorthair, came back to Mary and Billy Bowie in Fraserburgh after a six-year adventure thanks to being microchipped asserted

Pandora → come → adventure

Pandora disappeared after the family's removal van was involved in a crash six years ago Mrs asserted

van → disappear → crash

Bowie, who was out on a family walk celebrating her 60th birthday when the news came through, said: ‘I could hear her say “Cats Protection Perth”, but that’s around ten miles away from Errol where we lost Pandora, so I didn’t dare to hope. uncertain

I → celebrate → Pandora

Crucially, she and her husband Billy had updated Pandora’s microchip details to their new address just two days before the family relocated. asserted

family → update → address

Cats Protection says this shows exactly why microchipping saves lives — as new research reveals more than three million cats across the UK remain unchipped, leaving them at serious risk of never being found. asserted

cats → say → risk

Ms Morrison, who has volunteered for Cats Protection for 26 years, added: ‘Reuniting Pandora with her family has undoubtedly been the highlight for me. asserted

Reuniting → volunteer → me

Pandora the cat comes home - six years after she vanished

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