Cat who vanished a year ago is found in disused Scots cinema and reunited with owner

A cat who had been missing for a year has been found during a dramatic rescue operation at a boarded up building Lockerbie.

Scottish SPCA were alerted to Sophie being stuck inside a disused cinema in the Scots town earlier in the week.

It is believed that the poor moggy had been there for a few days.

Officers were forced to phone the owner of the building, who then gave them access to the inside of the building to get the cat.

Sophie was reunited with her owner after the rescue mission (Scottish SPCA)

Sophie was rushed to ARK vets on Glasgow Road where she was given urgent treatment.

SSPCA staff were stunned when initial scans of her chip revealed that she had actually been missing for a year.

The charity’s inspector, Janet Proudlock, said: “She was given a health check and, apart from being slightly lean, was found to be in good body condition.

Sophie had been missing for a year before the Scottish SPCA's rescue operation in Lockerbie (Scottish SPCA)

“We scanned her for a chip and it turns out that her name is Sophie and she’d been missing from her home for a year!

“We are delighted to say that Sophie has now been happily reunited with her owner.

“We’d like to say thank you to Ark vets, the concerned members of the public and the very helpful owner of the premises who allowed us access.”