AS Bonfire Night approaches, Petline organiser Chris Butterworth is appealing to cat and dog owners to keep an eye on their pets.

Dogs should be kept on a lead because the noise of fireworks can terrify them to such an extent they have been known to bolt from their homes and end up under the wheels of cars.

"We've already had one that has run into the road and been killed", says Chris

She says cats should also be kept indoors when owners go out because fireworks are currently being let off during the day as well as at night.

It is safe to let them out if they can get back in a house by themselves through a cat flap.

On a different note, 10 cats and 10 dogs have been re-united with their relieved owners.

Lost

* HARRY: a longhaired, black and white neutered male cat wearing a silver reflective collar. He has a distinctive white tail tip and a distinctive black chin and a black dot on his nose. Went missing in the Broadheath area of Altrincham on October 3. Call 928 7442.

* BETH: a 14 year old, longhaired, medium sized, beige/brown female mongrel dog wearing a red and blue tartan collar. Went missing in the Ashton on Mersey area on October 13. Call 282 8643.

* SMUDGE: a black and white, Felix type female cat with a black smudge across her nose. Wearing a blue collar when she went missing in Flixton on October 14. Call 755 3342.

* BILLY: a chubby, black, neutered male cat. Went missing in the Orton Road/Moorcroft Road area of Northern Moor on October 10. Call 07957 949 088.

* LUCY: a white female cat wearing a red collar. Went missing in the Broadheath area of Altrincham on October 8. She is new to the area and could be heading for her old home on the Broomwood Estate in Timperley. Call 929 5461.

* BEN: a one-year-old, white, Jack Russell type male dog with brown markings and a full tail. Wearing a beige studded collar when he went missing in Stretford on October. Call 610 3592.

* PINKIE/ELEANOR: tortoise shell and white female cat. Went missing in the Brooklands Road area of Sale on October 12. Call 973 7860.

* FANG: a ginger, neutered male cat with a collar and disc. Went missing in the Wellington Road/Navigation Road area of Timperley on October 13. Call 928 7461.

* SALEM: a black neutered male cat wearing a blue flea collar. He has a cut on his front paw. Escaped from his owner near the Metrolink station at Elsinore Road in Old Trafford on the way to the PDSA for treatment for his paw. He lives in Blackley, north Manchester. Call 07949 625 686.

* TABITHA: a female, ginger tabby cat with white markings and a small head. She isn't wearing a collar but has an identity microchip under her fur. Went missing in the Urmston area at the beginning of October. Call 747 7116.

* ARNIE: a large, ginger and white neutered male cat wearing a collar and tag. Went missing in the Greenhill Road area of Timperley on October 18. Call 980 8282 or 969 0331.

* ROCKY: a golden coloured, male, mongrel dog. Went missing in Woodhouse Park on October 19 and was found on the same night in Altrincham. He was wearing a collar and disc and an identity chip under his fur. The lady who found him in Altrincham rang his owner but didn't leave any contact details, like a phone number. Could she please contact the owner again? Call 437 9053.

* BETTY: a black and white female cat wearing a green tartan collar. Went missing in the Wardle Road area of Sale on October 20. Call 976 5459.

* GEORGIE: a dark tortoise shell female cat with white tummy and paws. Wearing a blue flea collar when she went missing in the Woodlands Parkway area of Timperley on October 19. Call 928 2600.

Using Petline

If you would like to put a pet on the register or have any news about animals but do not wish to speak directly to the owners, call Chris Butterworth on 902 0483, between 9am and 9pm. If she is not around, keep trying.

If you would like a picture of a lost pet to accompany a written appeal, send it to Rick Bowen, SAM, 25 Ashton Lane, Sale, M33 6TP - but speak to Chris at Petline first.