A dog’s accidental escape landed him in the care of an animal control officer, and he was adopted into another home 4 days later. Now, his original family wants him back.
When a German Shepherd named Karma escaped out of a window, local animal control officer Robin Gaydos-Behanna picked him up after receiving multiple phone calls. It was not the first time she had a run-in with the pup and his family, and she took him to her kennel, which she also owns.
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Aramis Purdue and his wife, Heather Churchfield found out that their dog had been taken to the kennel and went to pick him up. Gaydos-Behanna requested a $150 kennel fee, and said that if they couldn’t come up with the money in 48 hours, they’d surrender ownership. She claimed that the dog was legally unlicensed because he wasn’t wearing the issued blue tag, despite the fact that Purdue was able to produce licensing paperwork.
Gaydos-Behanna further defended her position, saying that Churchfield, Purdue’s wife, told her two times to keep the dog since they couldn’t afford the kennel fee. Churchfield admits that those were her words, but claims they were said out of frustration. After spending a total of 4 days in the kennel, Karma was adopted into another home.
“She knew perfectly well whose dog it was, 100 percent. Because we’ve had run-ins a time or two before,” Purdue claimed in a story by KDKA.
Despite being told that the pup would go up for adoption if they didn’t pay the fee, Purdue feels they did not get a fair enough warning.
“Call me first and say, ‘We’ve only got so much time left; if you can’t come up with the money, I’m going to have to adopt her out.’ There was no consent from me or nothing. She just up and did it,” he said.
He added:
“Just heartless and cruel about it, you know? You don’t understand that this is my children’s dog, you know. Our family dog. It’s not just some stray dog running around.”
The family still hopes that they’ll be able to get Karma back. Gaydos-Behanna says feels bad that things unfolded the way they did, but she had to stick to her guns, since similar situations have happened with the family twice before.
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via Whisker Therapy