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Related: About this forumWatching video of police chase, woman finds her lost dog.
After days of searching, an Oceanside woman had given up hope that shed find Catalina, her 9-month-old puppy who went missing soon after Thanksgiving.
But then Salina Hurtado saw her dog on the news.
The 35-year-old said Catalina went missing from the apartment complex where she and her husband live on Nov. 25.
We went to feed her and she was just gone, Hurtado said. They searched the area and asked neighbors to be on the lookout, but they started to believe someone had taken her.
A week after the dog went missing, a neighbor tracked down Hurtados husband. He said he thought he saw Catalina on the news.
The couple quickly Googled pit bull shot in Valley Center.
The story was everywhere, Hurtado said.
After watching a clip on CBS News 8s website, she called the television station. Someone told her the puppy had been taken to the County of San Diego Animal Services shelter in Carlsbad.
Hurtado said she went to the shelter with veterinary records and pictures of Catalina in hand to help prove her ownership. She was told, however, that they would need to wait before picking up the pup.
Thats because Kevin Meza, the suspect who was arrested after the high-speed chase, claimed the dog was his. Dan DeSousa, director of the countys animal services department, said since Catalina wasnt licensed or microchipped, the county is legally required to give Meza two weeks to contest Hurtados claim.
We will be holding the dog through the legally required 14 days at which time we will allow the family to claim the dog, DeSousa said.
While the Oceanside family waits, theyre asking the community for help. Catalina accrued hundreds of dollars in medical bills while she was being treated for her gunshot wound.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-chase-dog-20171204-story.html
Doreen
(11,686 posts)I am glad they got her back.
BigmanPigman
(51,591 posts)shot, orphaned, found but NOT allowed to go home and recover from her emotional and physical wounds and damage. And during the holidays TOO! This is why I am leaving 70% of whatever assets I have when I die to the two animal shelters in San Diego and Phila that I have volunteered at during my life. They deserve it more than any person I know...unconditional love has no price tag.
I hope the sweetie is home for Christmas.