Oh it didn't die if that's what you're all thinking. We gave it to the girlfriends parents to look after when the baby was born and they got so attached to her that when it came to the time we said we'd take her back (8 months later) they didn't want to part with her. We let them keep her
It is one of god's innocent creatures that is looking to you for its salvation. If you fail it, all your pronouncements on animal welfare will amount to nothing, since you will be shown to be heartless and uncaring.
Besides, you've only got two cats. You've needed a Buster replacement for ages.