An animal lover has been left ‘heartbroken’ after Stockport council workers sent her dead cat for cremation without her knowledge.
The authority says it scanned ‘Snaps’ - Gemma Robertshaw’s beloved 18-year-old Persian moggy - but was unable to detect an electronic chip, leaving it no choice but to dispose of the body.
But Gemma says the pet was wearing a collar tag with her contact details, which she claims would have been found by anyone who had checked Snaps’ after his death.
The mum-of-two, from Southdown Crescent, Cheadle Hulme, also says she had her cat microchipped and had notified the database he was missing.
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