Unbelievable Discovery: Cat Missing for Over a Decade Found by Animal Control Officer in His Own Yard

Unbelievable Discovery: Cat Missing for Over a Decade Found by Animal Control Officer in His Own Yard


By The Giggle: 


Butters, a 12-year-old tabby cat who went missing from his home in San Diego in 2011, was found by Riverside County Animal Control officers and flown to his new family's home in Washington.

Unbelievable Discovery: Cat Missing for Over a Decade Found by Animal Control Officer in His Own Yard
Butters the cat reunited with owners after missing for 12 years. PHOTO: 

RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES



On October 1, R.C.DAS (Riverside County District Animal Services) officer Dalton Churchwell noticed a cat in the backyard of his home in Blythe.


Churchwell picked up the cat and scanned it for a microchip containing identifying information. According to RCDAS, animal control officers found a microchip, indicating the stray cat's name was Butters and that the animal had been reported missing from his San Diego home in 2011.


After finding Butters and learning his story, Churchwell had the honor of informing the cat's family that their pet had finally been found alive and well.


“The homeowners were delighted when Officer Churchwell called them and told them he had found Butters,” RCDAS said.


Animal Services volunteer Larry Rudolph and Butters on their way to reunite the cat with his original owners in Seattle on Oct. 7, 2023. 

RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES



Owners Angelo Castellino and his wife Shelley - who have since moved to Stanwood, Washington - are eager to welcome Butters into their home along with brother Barnacles. People still wonder how Butters managed to survive on his own after decades, especially since Blythe is more than 200 miles from San Diego, where the cat disappeared.


“It was amazing,” Angelo said of Butters' recast, according to the press release. “I am grateful to Officer Churchwell for identifying Butters. The officer  really tried his best. You know, he did this on a Sunday night, in his free time.


The ASK Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports RCDAS with various programs, heard about the story and paid for a flight to Seattle to reunite Butters with his family.


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According to a press release, on Saturday, Butters was delivered to  Castellinos in Seattle by Larry Rudolph, an RCDAS volunteer with 10 years of experience. “We are pleased to work with the Department of Animal Services to make this reunion a reality,” ASK Foundation President Carolyn Badger said in a statement. “It is a wonderful story and we are  happy to know that Butters is home and safe with his family.”


"I thought he was dead," Angelo told ABC 6, adding, "Butters is a pretty adventurous cat, so he went out a lot. He learned how to use the dog door and one day he never made any money."



"We went looking for him, and our assumption was the coyotes got him because there's a canyon nearby," he said.


According to Shelley, Butters' microchip will be essential to his reunification with the family.


"Our prodigal cat has returned," she declared. "I cannot stress enough how important it is to get your kitty cats and your doggies chipped."

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