Lost cat returns to Iraqi refugee family after traveling halfway around the world
An Iraqi family - a mother and five children - was forced to flee the city of Mosul, occupied by terrorists. Of course, they could not help but take another member of the family with them - the cat Kunkush of the Turkish Van breed.
Last November, the family, after a difficult journey, arrived on the island of Lesvos, but there a new misfortune awaited them. In the confusion, the cat got scared and jumped out of the boat moored to the shore. Mother and children spent more than one hour looking for him, but in vain. As a result, the refugees were forced to continue their journey, which ultimately ended successfully in Norway.
Meanwhile, Kunkush also had a hard time. Local cats did not take him for their own and terrorized him in every possible way, not letting him eat. Luckily, this caught the attention of the volunteers: the modest domestic cat differed from the Greek hooligans in both appearance and behavior. Animal activists guessed that the "aristocrat" most likely arrived on one of the boats with refugees, and decided to take care of him. They posted on the Internet an announcement about the found cat in two languages - English and Arabic, a special group was created on social networks and a fundraiser was announced to return the cat to the owners.
And after about a month and a half, the Iraqi family finally contacted the animal protection organization through a social network! The first Skype call: the woman and children are literally crying with happiness, and Kunkush, hearing the voices of his beloved owners, is trying to find them at the laptop monitor.
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Kunkush is a Turkish Van cat before the family had to flee Iraq.
Kunkush had a hard time in Greece. Local cats did not accept him and terrorized him in every possible way, not letting him eat.
Luckily, the cat's behavior and appearance caught the attention of the volunteers.
Kunkush was given the honorary Greek name Dias (Zeus). In Greece, Diaz became a full-fledged citizen of the European Union - he received an EU veterinary passport. Soon, thanks to the couple who took care of the cat, Kunkush-Diaz traveled to Berlin, where the search for the owners continued.
Happy reunion.
Now a happy and contented cat sleeps off in a new house.
Keywords: Refugees | Volunteers | Cats | Family | Rescue