Dog Lacking for two Years Turns Up 590 Miles Away: ‘By no means Misplaced Hope’

A canine that was stolen two years in the past is ready to be reunited together with his proprietor.

Gunner was discovered as a stray in Dunbar, West Virginia, and delivered to Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association in the identical state by a involved citizen. But no person predicted the place his story would go subsequent.

“Part of our consumption protocol is to scan each animal for a microchip. Sure sufficient, Gunner had one,” Angie Gillenwater from Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association informed Newsweek. Thanks to the microchip, the crew was capable of get his proprietor’s contact data and gave him a name.

“He was overwhelmed with feelings,” Gillenwater stated of the decision with the person who was to be reunited together with his pet. “His canine was stolen from him in Ohio, and he had tried desperately for 2 years to search out his buddy. Personally, I could not think about that telephone name. He was near tears, completely satisfied tears, in fact.”

Each yr, 6.3 million pets are surrendered to U.S. shelters, which is a median of 17,260 a day, in line with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The variety of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 throughout January 2023, a rise of 1,744 in contrast with January 2022, the 24Pet ‘Shelter Watch Report’ discovered.

Around 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized yearly. Shelters are striving to attenuate euthanasia charges by selling adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering applications, and conduct rehabilitation.

However, there was one other snag on this explicit. Gunner’s proprietor, Cody Crider, had moved to Savannah, Georgia, and doesn’t have the means to journey again to West Virginia to gather Gunner.

Gunner and his proprietor had extra excellent news when a suggestion got here in to move the pup the 590 miles so the pair might be reunited.

“As of proper now, Gunner is scheduled to go away subsequent weekend, October 14,” stated Gillenwater. “A neighborhood organization by the title of PigPig of St. Albans is transporting [him]. They have two drivers who’re making the journey to Savannah.”

In a publish on Facebook, Crider stated: “I by no means misplaced hope and simply wished him to be protected wherever he was. It’s been over two years and I acquired a name that he was discovered at the moment. My coronary heart is full and I’m so glad he is coming home protected. Thank you guys for every little thing you do this can be a great group.”

Earlier this yr, one other canine was reunited together with his proprietor after turning up in a special state. The 7-year-old bull terrier Panda’s microchip meant that he went again together with his human in Colorado after displaying up in Kansas.

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