Elaine Brown (left) and Sue Emmerson (right) with Stan
An elusive cat who escaped his foster home within 24 hours of arriving has been found one year later.
It was the second time that Stan’s stealthy skills had seen him evade members of the community who had been trying to catch him.
Volunteers at Eden Animal Rescue in Newbiggin, Cumbria, eventually found the white long-haired tabby on Monday after he strayed into a family home.
Volunteer Sue Emmerson said: “We were in their kitchen and when we realised it was Stan we burst into tears.”
The rescue centre found Stan his foster home in June 2025 but he clearly had other plans and found a way to escape.
The hungry kitty was sighted by a local in the village of Melmorby, hanging out near a bakery after volunteers had put out posters searching for him.
Volunteer Elaine Brown said: “We set off to investigate, took a trap out with us, sat in a car park watching this trap for two to three hours.”
After trying to lure Stan with “some nice smelly mackerel or sardines and tomato sauce” the volunteers had no luck catching the “gorgeous” moggy who kept giving them the slip.