Sunday, December 14, 2008

Virginia woman sues SPCA. They let someone adopt her dog.


A dog escaped a yard in Newport News, Virginia, was picked up, and taken to the animal shelter.

The dog's owner, Catherine Welch made repeated attempts to locate the missing bichon/poodle mixed breed dog and gave the SPCA a description of her pet. The shelter allowed someone else to adopt the dog.

The woman who originally found the lost pet saw Welch's flyer and contacted her telling her she had taken the dog to the shelter the day the dog went missing.

The shelter refused to release the name of the person who adopted the dog. Welch filed suit to have the name released. Five months after the adoption mistake, the SPCA released the name of the person who adopted the dog.

This is obviously an unusual occurrence.

Read the rest at the Daily Press and learn about Welch's reunion with her dog named Diamond.

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