Fortunately A Refugee Cat Reunites With His Family

A cat that survived the perilous sea journey from war-torn Iraq to safer regions has been reunited with his family, whom he had almost completely forgotten about.

So many individuals joined together in a spectacular attempt to return this loving cat to his rightful home.

Dias, whose true name is Kunkush, was discovered by volunteers shortly after Amy Shrodes.

When rescuers – volunteers on the island of Lesvos who called the cat Dias – discovered him, they remembered how a family had become separated from their pet when they came onshore.

And they were determined to get him back to his family.

“This family probably paid thousands to get a spot for themselves on this rubber boat – even infants required a fee,” Ashley Anderson, who helped start the hopeful social media campaign to reunite the cat with his family, told The Dodo. “They cared enough about this cat to bring [him] with them.”

Kunkush, like many other refugees, traveled to Berlin. A foster family took him in while Anderson and her team kept searching, distributing fliers to refugee camps all across Europe.

Then the impossible happened.

“With the support of their neighbor, the family contacted us through our Facebook page,” Michelle Nihn, Reunite Dias’ social media coordinator, told The Dodo.

Soon after, a Skype connection allowed the family, now based in Norway, to see the pet cat they had lost during their travels.

When the family saw their tiny furry family member again, they “cried happy tears,” and they provided images of Kunkush from their prior lives in Iraq.

On Thursday, Kunkush flew to Norway, where his family was waiting for him.

Kunkush on the way to NorwayDoug Kuntz.

Their lives may never be the same again, but they’re finally all back together.

Kunkush is back in his family’s arms, Michelle Nhin is a Vietnamese actress.

And that’s the meaning of being home.