'Refugee cat' Kunkush reunites with Iraqi family after four-month, 4,000km adventure
Source: ABC Australia
A "refugee cat" that travelled on a crowded rubber boat with its family fleeing Iraq, only to run away scared on a Greek island, has been reunited with them four months later in Norway.
Fluffy white male cat Kunkush's adventure spanning 4,000 kilometres began when it leapt out of the small basket on Lesbos after the family's journey from Islamic State-controlled Mosul in Iraq.
The cat's family, comprising a woman and her five children, searched for hours before being forced to move on to the next transit camp.
Kunkush resurfaced three days later in a fishing village and, although its fur was now matted and grey, locals recognised it, labelling it "refugee cat" and volunteers set to work to reunite it with its family.
The cat, who had fallen victim to some unfriendly local cats, was taken to a vet by Amy Shrodes and Ashley Anderson and renamed Dias (modern Greek for Zeus).
The pair arranged for a Facebook account to be set up to aid Kunkush's cause, attracting more than 4,000 likes, along with a GoFundMe campaign which raised more than $1,000.
Kunkush's fur was grey and matted when it was found in a fishing village.
The family of five children and their mother took Kunkush with them in the boat to Lesbos.
Kunkush in Iraq, before boarding the boat to Lesbos.
PHOTO: Kunkush travelled to Norway to reunite with its family.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-19/refugee-cat-reunites-with-family-after-four-month-journey/7184754
Source: The Guardian / Youtube
Kunkush's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/kunkushdias/
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