An American family found out the whereabouts of a dog that went missing after a year, and was in danger of being separated from the dog forever due to a mistake by the abandoned dog shelter.



On the 14th local time, foreign media such as USA Today, USA, introduced the story of Marino Savannah, who lost his dog 'Byron' in December 2019.



Marino and his family adopted Byron in January 2017 and raised him with love for three years.

But on a cold winter day last year, Byron, who was playing in the yard, disappeared.



At first, Marino thought he would find Byron soon.

This is because by implanting a 'pet recognition chip' on Byron's body, if someone finds Byron, they could be contacted immediately with the guardian information entered in the recognition chip.

However, as time passed, Byron did not return to his family.




In March, 14 months after the puppy disappeared, Marino had a dream that Byron had miraculously returned home. Marino, who felt that the dream last night was unusual, looked up the pet recognition chip information the next day after a long time. Surprisingly, 

Byron's guardian information contained the name and contact information of a stranger.



Marino, who immediately contacted the recognition chip maker, found out that it was a Houston abandoned dog shelter that changed the owner's information. To Marino's fierce protest, the 

shelter responded, "The owner of the dog did not appear, so he was adopted into a new home."




Byron was adopted by a new owner in February 2020, three months after his disappearance, and it is known that he is living under the new name of 'Bert'. Marino continues to ask for Byron to be returned, but the shelter keeps repeating the words, "Currently, the guardians say they can't give you a puppy."



Marino posted on his social media account, "The shelter said they contacted us when they found the puppy, but I can't believe it. Our family informed all the dog community that they were looking for Byron, and put the contact information of the guardian on the pet identification chip. It has been constantly updated."



The shelter offered to introduce him to a dog similar to Byron, but Marino flatly refused. "We hope the new family will show some recognition and send Byron to us, but if that doesn't happen, we will take legal action."



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(Photo='Help Us Bring Byron Home' Facebook)