HUGO GOES MISSING

I have had an update on Hugo and sadly he went missing almost three weeks ago from the Rochdale area in Lancashire.
This is Hugo as a kitten, he will be an adult size cat by now, in fact Hugo was always a bit of a bruiser and far bigger than his litter mates.
Letting your cat outside and have the freedom of natural play is always a big decision. It is wonderful to see them chasing the insects and  stalking butterfly's. Nothing quite gets your cats attention as much as a noisey bird. It is wonderful to see but sadly there are risks involved when trying to give your cat a natural as possible lifestyle.
Hugo is a very friendly cat, as hopefully all my kittens are, and I think he may have been "picked up".
Thankfully he is microchipped and sooner or later he will be traced. But microchips are only effective if vets scan them. Please could everyone encourage their vet to scan for microchips as a matter of routine then hopefully more cats can be reunited with their proper owners