{"id":77455,"date":"2014-12-29T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/77455\/local-business-happy-at-the-return-of-their-cat\/"},"modified":"2014-12-19T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T07:43:16","slug":"local-business-happy-at-the-return-of-their-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/12\/29\/local-business-happy-at-the-return-of-their-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"A happy return for Mia"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you visit Plant Ranch Germiston, you will find that it is more than just another nursery.<\/p>\n

It is home to Mia — a tenacious, four-legged feline, who has crept into the hearts of the staff and patrons alike.<\/p>

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\u201cUnfortunately there are people in this world with little or no regard for the wellbeing of other living creatures,\u201d said Morag Goddard from Plant Ranch Germiston.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecently we were devastated when someone came into the nursery and left, not only with their plants, but with our little Mia as well.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cWe tried to chase the man down, but we lost him in traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, because of the attentiveness of our staff we had a lead as to where this man lived.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe set off to conduct our own investigation and after trawling the neighbourhood we eventually spotted a house, with very recognisable Plant Ranch wrapped plants in the front garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cA perfect clue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mia loves to play at the nursery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Goddard added that a reluctant neighbour confirmed that she had seen Mia with the people, who had claimed that they had \u201cbought\u201d her.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut our Mia was nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur entire team was fraught with worry, imagining our kitten lost and alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goddard told the GCN three long days later, they received a call from the reticent neighbour saying some children had found Mia under a nearby tree.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all extremely happy to have the smallest member of our Plant Ranch family back where she belongs.<\/p>\n

\u201cMia has had enough adventure, and is happily back in our lives chasing lizards and lounging in sunny spots,\u201d said Goddard.<\/p>\n

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