A distraught couple from South Brewham are putting out a desperate plea for sightings of their beloved Bengal cat Mouse, who has been missing since June 19.

Mouse wore a GPS tracker on her collar at all times and Ben Carey would check it frequently throughout the day before collecting the timid, three-year-old from wherever she was when he finished work. Mouse would never stray too far from home and would only ever allow Ben or his girlfriend Bernie to pick her up.

On Saturday, June 19, Ben headed towards the ‘swamp’ close to his house, which was where Mouse’s GPS tracker led him. But Mouse wasn’t there. Ben rang his girlfriend Bernie, and the pair searched high and low, walking for miles and calling for their precious pet, but to no avail.

“Our four cats are like kids to us,” said Ben. “We don’t have children nor will we, so Mouse and her brothers and sisters are like our kids. Everyone knows how much Mouse means to me. She had a terrible infection when we bought her home as a kitten and we spent £14,000 on making her well. We love her so much and cannot bear to think of her suffering.”

Ben and Bernie have placed an advert in this magazine, (see opposite) with a special phone number so if anyone knows what has happened to Mouse, or think they know where she maybe or have seen a sighting of her, they can ring the number anonymously.

Ben and Bernie moved to South Brewham to give their cats peace and tranquillity in the countryside, away from cars and faster roads.

Ben said: “Please, if anyone knows anything as to her whereabouts, please ring the number on our advert anonymously. Even if the news is terribly sad, we just want to bring her body home and have her cremated.” Bernie added: “It has been so heart-warming that so many people have been out looking for Mouse. Ben has walked literally miles and miles in a desperate search for her and our friends even came out with a drone to see if we could locate her.”

“Our other cats miss her dreadfully and her two sisters are sleeping in her bed. We are grieving because Mouse is no longer with us, but we cannot bear the thought of her suffering in any way. We just want to bring her or her body home, so she can be at peace.”

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