Cat's 10-Year Reunion Blocked by Ownership Dispute

0:00On April 19th, imagine finding your cat after 10 years, only for rules to keep her from coming home. That's the wild situation for Warren Croft, from Peynton, in Devon. His wife Persian and Burmese mix, named Binky, vanished on April 14th, 2026, and turned up 200 miles away near London. Thanks to her microchip, Warren had offered a 500 pound reward back then, figuring she'd been stolen. As four or 10 years, in Identibase, the microchip database emails him that someone in London is trying to claim ownership. They say they found Binky as a stray in 2019. Three years after she went missing, and swear they tried to track the owner, but misread. The chip. Warren is not buying it, calling the odds of a misread less than 1%. He and his wife are still listed as owners, but he refused to keep her ship transfer and called the police. Now he's heartbroken, saying at 11 years old, Binky deserves the best care they can give her. A local cat rescue, Hector's house, is rallying behind Warren, vowing to fight until

1:03she's reunited. They're pointing to the new pet abduction act from 2024, which could mean up to five years in prison for stealing pets. Devon and Cornwall police are digging into whether theft happened, but GDPR data rules are blocking details on the current keepers. With keepers ship possibly shifting on May 5th, Warren's holding out hope they'll get answers and bring Binky back where she belongs.