Baby seagull falls from household’s roof and will get adopted by their Bengal cats

George the seagull has become part of the family after falling through the roof of a home and was even welcomed by two Bengal cats after he was taken in

A baby seagull has been taken in by a family after falling through the roof of their home – and has been ‘adopted’ by their pet cats. George the seagull tumbled into Andrew Moore’s home when he was just a week old last month.

The dad, 33, said the family initially hoped George’s mother would return. But when she didn’t, he and children Eva, 13, and Nairn, 10, decided to feed it themselves.

Andrew, who lives above the family-run Fish Hoose in Arbroath, said: “We had seagulls nesting on our roof and one of the young fell off at about a week old.

“It was on our balcony, so we just left it because we thought its mum would come back. But she never did, so we decided to feed it.”

Since then, George has gone from strength to strength thanks to a steady diet of fresh fish from the family’s shop. Andrew told the Daily Record: “He’s become quite a part of our family. We’re keeping him well fed with little bits of fish from our shop.

“He’s scoffing down everything we give him. My son named him George. He had been staying out on the balcony but somehow made his way into the house. We even got him a wee paddling pool.”

The biggest surprise has been George’s relationship with the family’s two Bengal cats, Benji and Bow, who have been keeping a watchful eye on the chick.

Andrew added: “They’ve really taken to him, which is quite a surprise because they’re hunting cats. They just seem to be intrigued by him. They watch everything he does and keep an eye on him. I think they just think he’s part of the family.”

The family has been learning how to care for the gull as they go, relying on online advice while hoping to prepare him for life in the wild.

Andrew added: “We’ve just been Googling how to look after them. We just want to bring him up and hopefully he’ll be okay to go on with his life.

“They’re supposed to fly within about six weeks. He has been spreading his wing and jumping around. I reckon it’s nearly time to say our goodbyes.”

While Andrew hopes George will soon take to the skies, he suspects the young gull may not become a complete stranger.

He added: “He’ll probably be coming back to see us when he knows he gets food.”

Videos of George’s adventures have attracted plenty of attention online, with viewers charmed by the unusual friendship between the gull and the family’s cats.

Andrew added: “We’ve had a lot of folk messaging us joking about how they can get a pet seagull from our videos. I’ve even had customers coming in wanting to see him.”