iN VIDEO: B.C. family reunited with dog missing for three years
A family in Vancouver was reunited with their dog after it had been missing for three years.
Delilah, a 13-year-old Chihuahua, was brought to the BC SPCA after being found “shivering in a box outside at Richmond Trail Appliances store,” according to a BC SPCA media release.
“The poor little thing was in horrible condition,” said assistant manager of the Richmond SPCA, Emma Michel in the release. “She was emaciated, dehydrated, she appeared to be partially deaf and blind, she had no teeth, she had suspected frost bite on the ears, and she was anemic.”
The dog was rushed to a veterinarian for treatment and the dog’s photo was posted on the SPCA Facebook page.
“Someone saw our post and remembered that a woman named Mary Kleiner and her family had been looking for their lost Chihuahua nearly three years ago,” said Michel.
“When we got an email from Mary saying that the dog in our care might be hers, we were in shock. We asked her to provide us with more information, and we were just praying that this really was her dog.”
Once Delilah’s ownership was verified, a reunion was arranged.
“We have no idea how little Delilah ended up in that box, alone and cold, but we were just so thrilled that we could reunite her with her family,” she said. “Our whole team was there for the reunion and there were a lot of tears.
“She is so sweet and we are just thrilled that Delilah will be spending Christmas at home, safe and warm, and that she will get to live out her last years with the family she knows and loves.”
While Delilah will require ongoing care with her family, her initial medical bills were covered through the generosity of BC SPCA donors.
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