I spoke to my son and we are getting Spacey back tomorrow. He is not far from us and the new owners (family friends) are happy to return Spacey especially as it has not been very long since we re-homed him. 

My son is very happy. He is still angry at me and that’s understandable. I can’t believe I did such a thing. It is not an excuse but I was caught up in feeling something again after so long and when my partner told me I had to rehome Spacey I just listened. 

I have not spoken to my new partner about this yet, but I suppose that doesn’t matter. 

Thank you for your help. 