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Missing cat reunited with owners after five years
Sophie the cat in her home
Thanks to her microchip, Sophie is now back at home safe and well.
Sophie vanished in 2009 but is now safely back at home

A cat which has been missing from its owners for more than five years has finally been reunited with her owners.

Sophie disappeared in 2009 in Morley, near Leeds, and was found in Beeston - more than three miles away.

Sheila Pickersgill from Cat Action Trust in Leeds said: "We got a call from a lady in the Beeston area of Leeds who said there was a very friendly cat in her garden and that she'd been there for two days. I got one of the volunteers to go and scan the cat and luckily she was microchipped.

"When we found the owner, it was found that Sophie went missing in June 2009 and had been gone for five years. She was 11 when she went missing and is now 16."

Sophie's owners have two other cats which were from a litter that Sophie had when she was younger. The Trust say that they are all now reunited and Sophie looks like she has never been away from home.

The Cat Action Trust is a small national charity dedicated to the welfare of feral cats.

Sheila added: "We often pick up cats that are microchipped and can reunite them with their owners.  However, sadly some of the cats we pick up are neutered but not microchipped and although they have obviously had a home at some time we very rarely find owners without them being chipped."

The Cat Action Trust 1977 Leeds are urgently in need of new foster carers for their many abandoned and stray animals, as they have no space left to take anything else in.

For more information about how to help, visit: http://www.catactiontrust1977leeds.co.uk/index.php/how-you-can-help 

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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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RCVS annual renewal fee for vets due

RCVS' annual renewal fee for veterinary surgeons is now due. Vets must pay their renewal fee before Wednesday, 1 April 2026.

This year's standard annual fee has increased to 431 from last year's 418. This is an approximately three per cent increase, as approved by RCVS Council and the Privy Council.

Tshidi Gardner, RCVS treasurer, said: "The small fee increase will be used to help deliver both our everyday activities and our new ambitious Strategic Plan, which includes aims such as achieving new legislation, reviewing the Codes of Professional Conduct and supporting guidance, and continuing to support the professions through activities such as the Mind Matters Initiative, RCVS Academy and career development."

A full breakdown of the new fees is on the RCVS website. Information about tax relief is available on the UK government website.