New Jersey Family Reunited with Cat Missing for 10 Years Thanks to Microchip

Cat's Decade-Long Disappearance and Return

• 💔 A family in Montclair, New Jersey, adopted a cat named Asa from the Jersey City Humane Society, who became a favorite pet.
• 🏃‍♀️ Asa escaped from their home, causing heartbreak for the children and leading the family to put up signs everywhere in an effort to find her.

The Miraculous Reunion

• 📞 Ten years later, a stray cat was brought to the Montclair Township Animal Shelter, where staff identified her via a microchip inserted a decade prior.
• 😲 The shelter director noted the cat was clean and clearly not feral, leading to the microchip being scanned.
• ❓ The family, who had since moved to upstate New York, initially thought the call from the shelter was a scam.

The Importance of Microchipping

• ✅ The Habberly family immediately drove back to Montclair to retrieve Asa, highlighting the success of microchipping.
• 💡 Experts emphasize that microchips are the only permanent form of identification for pets, unlike collars or tags.
• 🏡 Asa is now back with her family, though they are keeping her separated from her sister initially, following veterinary advice for a slow reintroduction.
• ❓ The whereabouts of Asa during the past 10 years remain a mystery.