Family’s lost dog adopted out to new family

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A California family is upset that their lost dog was picked up by a good Samaritan, taken to a shelter in San Diego, and then adopted out to a new family a short time later. According to Wednesday’s NBC 7 San Diego News, Prince, an Alaskan Malamute mix, managed to slip out of his harness in early October – his family tried to find him by putting up lost dog fliers, and posting to Facebook and Craigslist, but their efforts were apparently thwarted by the shelter who had him in their care.

After slipping out of a harness on October 2, Arlene Alvarado’s five-year-old dog ended up at the San Diego Humane Society in Escondido –  when Alvarado saw a post about her dog on Lost Husky San Diego Facebook page, she called the shelter, but learned that her dog was already adopted to someone else.

Alvarado claims that she phoned the shelter asking about her dog on the 7th of October – just one day after he was picked up, but she claims that the facility told her that her dog was not there. A spokesperson for the shelter issued a statement about the sad situation, “We’re very sorry for this misunderstanding and have offered Ms. Alvarado our deepest regrets and a free adoption. It is extremely important that pet owners have their pets licensed and micro-chipped so animal shelters are able to reunite pets with their owners as quickly as possible.”

Alvarado is going through the court to try and fight for custody of her dog – in the meantime, she hopes that his new family will hear her plea and opt to return him to her, of their own accord.

This sad situation is a reminder to all pet owners to keep their pets licensed, micro-chipped and fitted with current identification tags.

 

 

 

 

 


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  1. The shelter should at least contact the new owner(s) and advise them of the situation. Perhaps they’d be willing to return the dog. I know I get attached quickly to any pet I adopt, but knowing how I would feel if I were in the position of the person who has had the dog (or cat, or whatever) and had it be part of their family. It would be hard, but I think I’d do the right thing and let the animal go back home. Of course, it would depend on the situation. I’d be less likely to return a dog I adopted if I felt the original family wasn’t properly taking care of it. In this case, the dog looks healthy….. Once again, another case that proves just how important it is to microchip your pets (even my indoor-only cats are) and keep that information current. They can’t get the pet back to you if there’s no way of knowing who it belongs to.

  2. I feel your pain if anyone ever told any of my dog’s eye be heartbroken hopefully the shelter will contact him like that lady said and he will get your dog back I would never ever think of keeping another person’s pet ever in my life I will pray for you

  3. Return the dog. She shelter is at fault cause they are supposed to hold the dog a certain no. Of days. And they did not. Go get this dog and return to rightful owner

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