“My sister thought it was a very good thought to get her when she’s young, and you may develop old with them and dwell loads longer,” mentioned highschool pupil Leanne Le, who could by no means get that want to develop old along with her calico, Blackie, after the feline disappeared from her household’s home in October 2023.
So Leanne and her mother posted fliers, reported her lacking to Animal Care and Control and searched an Excelsior park.
“Three months. We appeared each single day,” mentioned Leanne’s mother, Jioana Huang.
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The fliers labored. Leanne and her mother bought a tip on Blackie’s whereabouts and have been in a position to join with a young lady who had Blackie.
But that happiness was short-lived. Huang says the person Blackie was dwelling with refused to provide her again. Even after providing a $2,000 reward, and suggesting shared custody.
“We miss her a lot,” mentioned the teenager.
San Francisco Animal Care and Control verify they scanned the cat, and it certainly was Blackie. But that is all they might do.
“All we will let you know is the chip matches we have no thought if somebody in household one gave somebody in household two the cat,” mentioned Virginia Donohue, govt director on the San Francisco Animal Care and Control.
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Bruce Wagman, an skilled animal legislation lawyer says animals are thought of private property in California. He says he will get quite a lot of pet custody circumstances and though Leanne and Jioana are technically in the precise, proof of possession makes issues difficult.
“If I left my laptop on the seashore, it does not develop into your laptop. If you picked up my cat, it is nonetheless my cat. But typically animals are given as items. If I mentioned ‘Dion, comfortable birthday. Here’s a cat.’ it is yours.”
Leanne and Jioana say they positively didn’t give Blackie away and calls by ABC7 to the person Blackie is staying with weren’t returned. So for now, this household is contemplating authorized motion and are holding out hope.
“We need her to return the cat to us,” Jioana mentioned.
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