AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Chicago woman reunited with long-lost dog after 12 years missing
Vanessa Antonino finally saw her dog Flor again this week, 12 years after Flor vanished from Chicago, an outcome that highlights the power of persistence, volunteers, and simple precautions in reuniting lost pets with their families. Flor’s disappearance was the kind most pet owners dread and few ever resolve. Twelve years ago, Antonino left Flor […] The post Chicago woman reunited with long-lost dog after 12 years missing appeared first on American Almanac .
Vanessa Antonino finally saw her dog Flor again this week, 12 years after Flor vanished from Chicago, an outcome that highlights the power of persistence, volunteers, and simple precautions in reuniting lost pets with their families. Flor’s disappearance was the kind most pet owners dread and few ever resolve. Twelve years ago, Antonino left Flor in her car while heading to work on Chicago’s north side. “And one day, I just went to work. I left her in the car like always, and when I came back out, she was gone,” Antonino recalled. In the years that followed, she moved from place to place, sometimes living in her car, and never fully let go of hope. “There was a time in my life when I wasn’t put together. I was from place to…Open