Where has cat been for the last three years?

Jingle reunited with his owner after he was found 20 miles away

It’s Jingle all the way home for a missing moggy after a three-year absence

There’s a happy ending to the tale of a Fife cat now reunited with its loving owner – but no one is any the wiser where the grey and white pussy has been.

Having gone missing from his home in Kirkcaldy, Jingle was eventually picked up 20 miles away in north-east Fife, but his whereabouts in between times remain a mystery.

The Scottish SPCA has reunited the cat with his happy owner.

The animal welfare charity was alerted after a member of the public spotted him in her garden in Cupar.

Animal rescue officer Robert Ward said: “The member of the public who called us noticed Jingle struggling to walk in her garden.

“When I scanned him for a microchip, I discovered he was 14 years old and belonged to a lady in Kirkcaldy.

“I called his owner to let her know I had found him and she couldn’t believe it as Jingle had been missing for more than three years.”

He travelled back down to Kirkcaldy with Jingle to reunite him with his owner and said “she was so happy to see him again”.

“Sometimes the nature of our job means we have to deal with difficult or upsetting situations,” Mr Ward added.

“However, happy endings such as this make it all worthwhile.”

But Mr Ward said the story highlighted the benefits of microchipping pets. “Without a microchip, it is unlikely Jingle would ever have found his way home,” he said.