This family is fighting like a dog to get its lost pooch back.
When Rosa Torres’ 8-month-old Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy Raffiki went missing last month, she scoured their Panorama City neighborhood and put impassioned pleas on the Internet.
Torres finally located the pooch, but an animal rescue group had found the dog and gave it to another family — and refuses to return the hound to its original owner, according to reports.
Now Torres and Karma Rescue are fighting like hounds over a hunk of steak over little Raffiki, who has since been renamed to Kami and is living 10 miles away in the San Fernando Valley.
“I’ll compensate the family that has her,” Torres told the L.A. Times. “I’ll do whatever it takes. She’s not just an animal, she’s a part of our family. My 4-year-old son cries whenever he looks at her picture. We just want her back.”
The puppy was held for seven days in the West Valley Animal Shelter before the rescue group took ownership on Feb. 20.
“Had she been a little more diligent, we would have spoken with her,” Karma Rescue’s lawyer Susan Willis told the Times.
Kami was adopted the following day, but shelter officials admitted that Torres had left a voicemail hours later that she was the dog’s owner.
Torres, Karma Rescue claims, then went on an underhanded campaign under the pseudonym Lexi Queen — bashing the group and threatening to protest outside its offices.
The dog spent seven days at the West Valley Animal Shelter before Karma Rescue claimed the pup to save it from being put down.
“The proliferation of false accusations and the spread of rampant misinformation breaks out hearts and dampens our power as an organization that can effect good change for the animals and owners in our community,” Karma Rescue said in a statement.
An online petition with 645 signatures has cropped up pushing the group to return the dog.
Kami was due to receive microchipping before the disappearance and Torres believes that she wasn’t allowed to have her dog back because she lives in a cramped adobe in a “bad part of town,” she told CBS Los Angeles.
“How do I explain it to my son, you know? ‘I’m sorry, but a rescue doesn’t want to help us get your dog back,’” Torres told the station.
Karma Rescue said that it contacted local authorities and determined that it was legally allowed to transfer ownership of the pooch to the new owners.
It’s unclear if Torres will pursue a lawsuit to get her dog back.
“We regret any pain that these events have caused,” Karma Rescue said. “We will continue to advocate tirelessly on behalf of the animals of our city and the people who love them.”
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/animal-shelter-won-return-lost-dog-family-adopted-article-1.1711346
This is exactly what is happening in Pensacola fl at Escambia County Animal Shelter, they clearly had my dog, labeled his breed wrong and everything and I went in to prove he’s mine and they won’t even investigate, this is a terrible tragedy to do to people who finally find their dogs only to be miles away still. Please help them and all of us who suffer this everyday it’s not fair or right to force an animal away from where he was raised by their real families
My dog was adopted out by shelter. We called several times. And they had my dog . Under the wrong dog breed. I miss my dog so much. My number is 480) 216- 3008
Why are they doing this to people this is horrible I found my dog after a year missing and I tried to get him back but he had been adopted a few days prior to me Calling . I was even willing to at least maybe work out some kind of deal where I could at least walk the dog see the dog anyting that was my baby boy I had him for 6 years I even went into the humane society and talked with them as I was bringing in a lost dog it’s unbelievable in a horrible situation this is an Arizona
This is what happened to me because I didn’t have a job and living in a homeless shelter with my son and couldn’t get the money
Our dog was taken and put into so-called fostercare and i went to get our dog and was told no and they will never give her back and 2 weeks later put her up for adoption and i went to the police filed a repourt explaining that i was thete and had proof of ownership and would not except it and after an investigation by the local athorities was emailed to talk to the lady from the rescue center and i did in hopes we were to get her back after trying for weeks or more to get her and the lady told me this is the first she heard of this and that i did not have proof of ownership the first she heard of this and been fighting her and her partner for weeks really and they call them selfs volunteer rescue more like thief and sell and all these workers get there pay from the same place the city for the exception of the volinteer at $175.00 + per animal quite a unique role they have going on i do need legal help and am going to do so retaliate and in hopes to get our dog back from these vicious people whom use the position as a way of taking what they want with no reguards note the city pound and the volinteer rescue wonder how many animals are rescued at $175.00+ each week? This is moberly mo. The magic city. Where all things are possable we see how magic and possible it is i pray every one can see this and send there reguards to the magic city thank you johnwaynethompson58@gmail.com
This is happening to me right now!! my family and I have done everything we can to find our dog Marley. We’ve hung flyers around, posted on Social Media and even Craigslist, posted on lost dog apps and websites, and called numerous dog shelters including the Peninsula humane society in San Mateo CA. We lost our beloved Marley on the 10 so it had been little over 2 weeks and we hadn’t found him yet. Yesterday we called the peninsula humane society to do our weekly check ins for Marley (we call multiple shelters every 2 days as recommended) and they informed us that a dog with marleys exact description was brought it the day he went missing. They then informed us that he had been ADOPTED to a whole new family when his actual family has been looking for him since the day he went missing. Apparently their protocol is to hold the dogs for only 4 days and if they are not claimed within the 4 days they are replaced and moved into adoption. HOWEVER We’ve called them before and each time they claimed no dog had been brought in with marleys description but suddenly on our call yesterday we are told he’s been there since the 10th, seems fishy. They also claimed that they “did everything they could to find the dogs owner” however we do not believe that to be true since we have Marley posted everywhere and a simple search could have led them to our contact information. Finally they told us they cannot put us in contact with the family who adopted our Marley. Does anyone have any suggestions on what we could do? If so please contact (650) 669 4765 or jhasittigardley@gmail.com
I feel all of you! My bestie an I are trying to find a way to get her emotional service dog back from humane society. It’s like they don’t give a crap how you feel how much you love your fur baby or how depressed you’ve become because they refuse to return your beloved fur baby.
Wow. I feel so sorry for all of you. My late and beloved dog went missing for a week when she was 2. We finally found her at the Humane Society and a man who was in the process of adopting her kindly backed out and gave us our dog back. She was able to live happily until she passed away from multiple strokes at 12. I was her mom and she was my baby. I feel so lucky that she wasn’t ripped away from me the way your dogs have been. I wonder if these shelters are making money from stealing your family members and adopting them out? This might be worth looking into…
Jeez. At least they weren’t immediately euthanized by PETA in the van they were picked up in like before.
My mother lost her husband so we was out of state for that and my aunt who lives in the 2nd trailer down said she would keep an eye on both trailers as well as our dogs. She didnt like my baby he is part pit so I get lied to about cops being at my place and told my dog gos or I can be tooken to jail so the guy across in another trailer offers to take him train him and we could see him anytime wanted to give our dog to a disabled room mate. Seen him once been trying to find him to get him home but he no luck. I found out the guy who ok took him was 1-homeless
2-not for a disabled person. 3-no cops come my 3 year old & 4 year old miss him we found him in a shelter how excited we was then they said we have to adopt him so we go threw the paperwork n wait to b denied what gives them the right he belongs home got him at 2 months lived here for months with him for the park owner to say no pit he is part pit n not a problem when I moved here or the whole time he was here what can I do to be get him home where he should be
Something similar happened to me. Only I had left my dog with my ex as those two loved each other so much and he would do everything to make sure she was taken care of. Only other people told police he hit the dog and several other lies and he went to jail. I then asked a friend to bring the dog to me as I had moved about 10 hours away. More lies were told to.me and then a few days later a friend sent me a link of a dog for adoption it was my Lucy. They didn’t even change her name. I then talked to someone at the shelter and she told me to apply for her. For my own dog. Then she chose someone else over me. I just want my dog back. I had her for 8 years my son grew up with her being only 3 months younger than Lucy. I wish there was some way to get her back
She was taken from melfort Saskatchewan. And taken to the Humboldt spca also in Saskatchewan. This happened end of November 2020. I miss her so much
This happened to me at Texas Animal Services in Temple Texas. This is my Molly. Located in Temple Texas. I rescued her at 6 weeks old and she has been in my life for 8 years. The City of Temple animal Services adopted her out after finding her within 72 hours. She is microchipped with Home Away! I have reported her missing. I went to pick her up from shelter today after being told she was there. The supervisor informed me she was adopted and there is nothing they can do about it! On their website it states they have to try and contact the owner or chip check before adopting a dog out. I never got notification from the shelter and Home Away confirmed they did not receive notice from this shelter that they had my dog or chip checked! They told me they can only make a PLEA to the family to return my dog they adopted her out to I am so heartbroken! Please if you have seen my Molly contact me. I am looking into getting a lawyer as I don’t think they can do this. This has been a traumatic process and I am grieving. Please only leave positive advice and help locate my pup ☹️ My email is Annaburgdorf@gmail.com
Before people misunderstand and start crucifying me let me make this very very clear my baby Roxy was never abandoned or neglected. She was left with my ex-roommate who offered to take Roxy until I found us another home. I’ve have screenshots of this lady saying to bring Roxy not once but twice and I also have screenshots showing how she would contact me when Roxy needed dog food and the screenshot also show me telling her I brought the food or I’m bringing the food. This lady had my dog for maybe one month and a week or so and did not contact me to tell me Roxy got pregnant and that she couldn’t deal with it she didn’t contact me for anything other than needing food for Roxie. This lady called adore Houston Pet Rescue under false pretenses bleeding these people to think Roxy was left behind when her owners moved out of the neighborhood in the neighborhood have been feeding her. Now whether or not the neighborhood was feeding her I don’t know because I was not there but I showed up on a to pick my dog up and bring her to her new home with me shoes only learn she was given to adore that passed Thursday. She acted like Roxy was a stray dog and she didn’t know much about her when that is far from the truth Roxy was living in this lady’s house with me from the time she was 8 weeks old up until a year ago and keep in mind Roxy is going to be 4 years old this Valentine’s Day. My dog has never a day of her life been neglected all I wanted for anything. She’s my baby and this lady will not give me my dog back she coldly told me on the phone you’re not getting your dog back and hung up on me. And will not return my calls. I call every day leaving a message for her to contact me and she does not. Please somebody help me
You guys need to microchip your pets now cry me a river
My parents had to give away my dog while I was away due to fears my neighbors would seriously harm or kill my dog. They gave him to who we thought was a loving family. This is a loving dog with a hard life. He had come to my family as a sickly stray and then had to be rehomed again. I recently found him on a website for an animal shelter. I told them about the situation and about how I no longer live with my parents or near the concerning neighbors and wanted my dog back as the family we gave him to decided to not tell us that they were going to give him up. The shelter refuses as he has already had multiple adoption offers. I understand where they are coming from, but I still miss him dearly and just want him to come home.
So I’m in South San Francisco & just learned that the SPCA refused to release my 2 dogs to my family when they attempted to pick them up from the shelter. Even tho I had contacted the shelter multiple times and told them to allow my family to get them in my absence. Now I just found out the shelter put both of my babies up for adoption without notifying me at all. How can I locate my babies & what do I do to get them back.
So I’m in South San Francisco & just learned that the SPCA refused to release my 2 dogs to my family when they attempted to pick them up from the shelter. Even tho I had contacted the shelter multiple times and told them to allow my family to get them in my absence. Now I just found out the shelter put both of my babies up for adoption without notifying me at all. How can I locate my babies & what do I do to get them back.
Our local animal shelter is refusing to let us see a cat we think might be ours. He has been missing and the picture on their website looks so much like our cat. He even has a tipped ear like ours does because he used to be feral. We talked to two different people who gave us two different stories and not only did they contradict each other, both of them kept contradicting themselves . And everything both of them said contradicts what is on their website . We are currently in communications with our county councilman . So far he has gotten an admission from them that they lied to us ( they said he wasn’t there and he is and they said he was sick and he isn’t .). But they still seem unwilling to lets us actually see him. His message said they have papers that “prove” he’s been there since he was a kitten and he could get a hold of them and send them to us. How do we know those papers belong to that cat? And how do we know they’re not fake? How do they expect us to believe a word they say now that they’ve admitted to lying? There is absolutely no fathomable reason for them to refuse to let us identify the cat. If anyone has any advice, please lettered me know . Thank you.
Everyone should MICROCHIP their dog!!!! They are property and this is proof that it is yours.
Exactly what happened to my Like my dog’s, My dogs were on a private property and had alot of land to play on , and one day I did my regular day washing down there 9 foot kennel 10 feet each side and the day was nice till I turn the hose on and not knowing there was a live wire that the dog’s bit into …. The dog’s were screaming and I thought they were fighting till my son touch the fence and yes I was shocking them so I called 911 cause I was saving my dog’s but when the dog catcher SANDRA arrives . I had let her take my dog that passed .bubble’s she was like my baby I cried so much for her…Well this woman SANDRA comes back a week later and wants to take my dog’s and mind you I was on my father’s private property and she took 2 dog’s to re-home them well she lied saying that dog’s went to Marin shelter 4 hours away from my home and I asked her over the phone just to bring my dog’s back cause they were fine with me and after that she kept on hounding me for them. So tell me somebody does she have that right????
And 10 months later my truck breaks down and that night I was stranded Nobody helped me till a homeless man came the next day and pushed my truck out of the back of the store cause the indian workers were threatening me and wouldn’t let me use the restroom or get any water so my small dog’s were getting sick and I had to do something cause we were in my truck no shade it felt like a oven my baby puppy which the momma died ddd
if someone did this i can and i will kill them if they take my practical child aka my dog i will hurt them
My friends dog got out of my yard 3 times , he has been going me at my home . The Santa Monica Animal Shelter won’t let him get his dog , said he won’t get her back. The dog is loved and well cared for, she just got out looking for him when he went to the store. We are both so upset ,he loves his dog they are always together. Can someone help us get her back 310 492-1892
My friends dog got out of my yard 3 times , he has been going me at my home . The Santa Monica Animal Shelter won’t let him get his dog , said he won’t get her back. The dog is loved and well cared for, We are both so upset , they are always together. Can someone help us get her back 310 492-1892
My friends dog got out of my yard 3 times , he has been going me at my home . The Santa Monica Animal Shelter won’t let him get his dog back . The dog is loved and well cared for, We are both so upset , they are always together. Can someone help us get her back 310 492-1892
My sister-in-law had her dogs and a cat taken away from her for neglect. She has made changes in her home to make things better for the animals. She and the local animal control had a hearing before a judge and basically she is not getting the dogs back after the animals were checked out by a local vet.
She is wanting my sister to adopt the animals and then return them to her and we both feel that is illegal. From an animal standpoint we feel they would be just fine but I’m hoping that someone from this website can explain to her the serious trouble if my wife was to do that and the animal control found out how she got the animals back. We keep telling her that has to be illegal and my wife could get fined and/or jail time.
Are we correct in telling her this?
I went to go reclaim my pet they’re telling me that she’s not mine but she came from my home well Mike’s been missing for a while I’ve been looking for her I put flowers everywhere she’s my little cookie and now I went to go get some more poop family members so she can recognize him and now she’s been adopted out just took one day and I’m trying to get her back
Well February 14th I was in the hospital I got out the 28th my sister picked up my cookie from the hospital when I got out he said that she ran away to shut up missing I don’t know if he’s telling me the truth or not but anyway 8 months later I find her at the pet at the vet shelter and went to reclaim her and they were telling me she’s not mine but she is and it took one day to a doctor out I want her back I’ve been searching for her everywhere every day I had flyers everywhere and her name is Cookie and everyone reached out to me it’s 4:08-903 0569-0569 0569 she’s my service animal and they adopted her out from the Monterey shelter and I’m trying to get her back if I have to go through a lot of things to hoops to get her back I will
I’d be going in with a baseball bat and cracking skulls. I’d first try destroying the organization financially, I guess My dogs are my life. Torres is a Saint compared to me.
i had my dog since a puppy and was in the process of registering him as an emotional support animal to help me. i had to return to work and was told by my roommate to leave the dog with her until i become better situated. with my heart breaking i trusted her with him to later find out that she had been lying to me about his well being for about a month and lied to the animal control officer telling him that she had no idea whose dog it was. i found out only about a month later and when i went to retrieve my beloved Snoopy the humane society stated that i could not adopt him because he is now their property. i miss him badly and don’t know where or whom to turn to because as of this date he is still there. does anyone have any suggestions as to whom or how i would be able to get him back. i’ve been really depressed lately and just want him back so we can start our happy home back together. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME YOU CAN CONTACT ME ON MY EMAIL IF NEED BE IM PRAYING FOR HIS RETURN EVERYDAY
The very same thing has happened to me with the Rockingham county nc animal shelter! I need help. And this facility new Ivy was my dog. Please help. She’s been gone since January 2023.
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i Had this exact problem the shelter denied having my PITBULL there and they knew he was mine I had the shelter message me online due to a public post I made showing eve since that they had my dog there. My dog was token from his play area and my boyfriend caught up to the people who took my dog but didn’t see my baby because he was lying at the bottom by the feet area in the passenger side a month went by I finally knocked on the peoples neighbors house and they told me everything that the neighbors found my dog and they took it to my local shelter. The neighbors came out and they indeed had took my pup to the shelter I went to the shelter and I demanded that I knew the name of the person who dropped my dog off and I wasn’t leaving until I got my dog back I was told previously that I would be trespassing if I went there and once they were still denying my dog even being there the people who dropped him off showed up to tell them they had to give me my dog back because there making it seem like they have my dog and they don’t want any problems that’s messed up of them there making them look like Liers. Well the lady told me she was sorry she wasn’t working when my dog came in and told me to pick up my dog in 2 days. The dog shelter made me pay 600$ in order to receive my dog. I have a lawsuit just don’t know we’re to go best of luck tho hope you get your pup don’t give up I never gave up and he’s here at home with me safe and healthy
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My dog came up gone. On 19th of March. In Hytop AL. I assume she was stolen. Ended up at Huntsville animal services. My dogs foster mother who had seen an commented on her flyer. Adopted her on day 7. The same day I found out. And called and emailed telling them she’s my baby. Alabama law says adoption after they keep for 7 days. So the next morning when they answered the phone said she’d already been adopted N nothing I could do about it. Said new family already attached.
Idk what to do. I’m lost without her.
Its a shame they can just adopt out my stolen dog.
I searched every day n this Foster lady was a admin over the group she woulda been posted n.
Every dog was posted n that group within 24hours or so. Except mine, she was posted the seventh day, and a lady tagged me n it. Any suggestions on what to do?? Please help!!!
I’m sorry but you all need to keep better tabs on your fur babies! You wouldn’t let your kid get stolen why would you let your dog get stolen of they are just as much your child?? I’m actually dealing with an owner right now who is harassing me. One day her dog was sitting on my porch so I held the dog for as long as possible. I got her scanned for a chip and nothing came up. I tried everything to find the owner. I had to rehomed the dog after a week because I already have animals and she had to stay in the yard. An acquaintance reached out after I had asked everyone if they knew anyone to take her in (Because I didn’t want to bring her to an overcrowded shelter to be euthanized) and brought her to a family for rehoming. Almost a week after that, I was contacted by the owner. I explained to her what happened and she went off on me saying the dog was originally stolen and who ever has her is in possession of stolen property then called me a liar because I said there was no chip. THERE WAS NO CHIP and I had literally no info to go on. Then this lady found out where I live and has come to my house leaving notes on my door like I know where her dog is. Yall can’t expect people to hold your damn dogs forever because that’s why they have to euthanize them! You should all be thankful your pet went to another loving home instead of being put down! To demand anything different is honestly selfish and ridiculous. You’re only caring about yourself and not the animal’s well being. Like, you’d rather have them euthanized then go to another home?? I DON’T GET THAT AT ALL.
I’m dealing with the same thing! My dog was in my mother in laws care and was stolen! I was not made aware of this till I had to find my dog on the lost and found page! It led me to an animal shelter to only find out that they adopted him out to another family! I called and was told “sorry nothing we can do for you” and hung up on!
My fur babies Loki and shadow were taken from me unlawfully! They manipulated me and never had any intention of giving my dogs back! They got into an incident with a Llama and put a slight injury on its leg. Nothing major. They considered this Llama to be a town institution. And the owner had a friend put the Llama down because it was 25 yrs old. No vet records or anything! They illegally had a hearing before a city council with two members that were livestock owners ( illegal) the hearing was public record! I studied law at that point and called dozens of lawyers! I served the county and tried to sue them to get my babies back. I eventually needed an actual lawyer to pursue it. And they required a 20 thousand dollar retainer. Which I did not have. They were adopted out. This past weekend I have checked every day for a yr! I even had someone try an adopt them and they thought it was for me said they were in danger. Bullshit! They also have done this to many people in that county I did my research and contacted many of those families. It’s my life mission to get my babies back! As well I have graduated from animal behavioral college due to this incident. I am determined to not let this happen to other families! Please help bring my babies home to there rightful owner. I am offering 1500. 00 dollars for the return of my babies! I’m heartbroken!
5/22/2023
Melissa
I am going through the same situation with the Humane Society in Belknap County NH. I love my dogs I have spent all my time with them since their birth. Even quitting my job to stay home with them. They are not just some cute puppies that my bf got me as a gift. I got their dad when he was only 5 weeks old I never once spent a night away from Sampson (13 years)he was the love of my life. If he couldn’t go then I didn’t go.One day while I was at work some asshole stopped by and thought I would be ok with her letting him out and he got hit by a car and passed away right in front of my house I am still devastated to this day (3 years later) my bf talked me into keeping one of his puppies he thought it would help me deal. Since we had just mated him. So I kept my two boys and quit my job so I can never be away from them. This is their second x getting out of the yard first time was two years ago. They are super friendly and love all people and animals and absolutely not abused or mistreated in any kind of way. The humane society has refused to give them back to me when I was there within 15 minutes of them being dropped off. I have proof of ownership and they won’t even give me a reason why they won’t. I went to local court house and have had two court dates in which no one from the humane society has showed up at. I have a court order to get them back even though I know that they have been adopted out to employees or local police officers. But when I go there to talk to someone or show them the court order they have me arrested for trespassing. I don’t know what to do from here… I need help I can’t loose my babies
For all the people who claim they refuse to give your dog back. Was it microchipped with your info? Guessing not.. so yea it is on you. It costs 25$ and is easy to do and id your dog gets lost they can be traced back to their owner. Shelters all scan and if a chip is found contact the owner by phone and mail a letter.
To Krospy the answer to your question is a Yes they both where and I had them microchipped two years prior at that same humane society. They new 100% that the boys were mine and never showed up to either of our court dates for the replevin that the judge granted me. But I show up to get my babies and they call local police and have me arrested for trespassing but will only release the dogs to the sole owner which is me. A friend stops in for me to check they arent even there
Our 9 yr old Boxer nipped my husband’s hand when our new pug and he had a domination issue over food. Three days later we went to the ER because it was infected. The dog officer came to our house and said that we needed to quarantine Charlie for 10 days at the animal shelter. The rescue took him out of there and then we could not get him back. He recently went up for adoption. I paid the fee and applied and they are telling me that he is being adopted by his foster family???? Then why was he up for adoption? I have been emailing without a response from them and trying to get him back, HELLLP. Should I hire a lawyer? We are in the Wilmington NC area and a Boxer rescue full of mean people has him. My heart is broken, I have been so depressed without my best friend…
My dog went to stay with a family friend until we moved into our new place and than we would get our dog back but the person we let keep our dog said she was to hyper and took her to HUMAIN society but didn’t want us mad so told us two weeks later she ran away and so by that time the humain society legally “owned her so they said I needed to fill out a application to adopt her as if she was a new pet we wanted and so I did but because they only seen her while she was in their when she was scared to death the said she can’t be adopted back to us due to we have a cat even though the dog and cat lived together for yrs and loved each other and due to her being so depressed and not getting along with other dogs they told us we can’t have our baby back and instead the “no kill animals shelter feels it’s best to put our healthy happy loving dog to sleep because they don’t think she should be by cats or kids although she was with many kids all ages and idk what to do how are they going to kill my dog when we want her home so she can have a happy life they really would rather kill her what the heck is up with this what can I do please somebody this isn’t right
My baby Chica a 13 year old 61/2 lbs no teeth chihuahua and emotional support baby was stolen February 27 2023 at 2:30 pm from a busy San Francisco intersection on Market street at 4th Street. I managed to get the footage from Union Square bid office and went to the precinct to file a report. It took a week to assign to burglary detail. I couldn’t just sit around so I posted LABELS everywhere because flyers get ripped off and during late night hours and daytime as well I asked anyone and everyone in the street if they have seen any of the people in the picture which was a snapshot from the footage. I found out where the woman that stole my baby was stay and informed burglary division but nothing was done. I kept looking at the footage playing rewinding playing rewinding. I started doing background checks on everyone I could think of and remembered that I had called animal control on a neighbor whos dogs died in the past and the present one had a litter who’s baby kept crying and this guy was just watching t.v. While this baby was crying with absolutely no intention of getting it checked and he kept his door open. When a.c.c got there they seized the mother dog and the baby and turned out the baby had a broken leg. Couple of days later he got his dog the mother back but in retaliation he set up my baby to be stolen and those were the woman involved that played the role of the look out for the thief and to make sure they got the right persons dog, mine. I provided this information to burglary division as well as the a.c.c report as proof, identified all of the culprits. They did absolutely nothing. I filed a claim with dept of police accountability. Waste of time. All though my allegations were true the findings were that their negligent conduct was proper. Months later September 22 I found my baby listed by Pima animal care center coincidentally the same day my baby got there according to the listing which didn’t say much just her description and that she was in a kennel at the facility waiting for her owner. I called immediately and explained the situation. The woman in a firm cold demeanor said that she is not my dog because she’s not spayed nor chipped like mine. That was a lie. I asked her if the dog had any teeth because mine had a complete oral extraction due to periodontal disease. She said she couldn’t check because she was in foster care. Hmm according to the listing THAT WAS A LIE. Since she didn’t seem to understand reclaim I tried something simpler. I called the next day hoping I would get someone else. No luck so I said I would like to adopt this particular dog. She told me” why don’t you go to your local shelter?” Mind you just the day before I told her the whole situation about this particular dog. I called the day after hoping to catch the program director but it was a Jewish holiday. By the next day although I got to speak to the program director I was told she was owner reclaimed. I know 100% that is my dog. When I obtained the medical record from the county clerk online it stated they couldn’t verify the reason for the oral surgery/alteration and that she was spayed prior to arriving at the shelter and they re- chipped her and I could only see the last 3 numbers of the microchip. Along with the medical record a note said if I had questions to call this number and a woman’s name I’ve called that number a million times and no one ever picked up and you can’t.leave a message. I looked up the woman on Facebook and in one of her pictures she looks like she’s holding my dog. My baby was listed in September and now it’s January. To sue a government agency you only have 6 months. I am in San Francisco but desperately need an attorney in or around Pima county Arizona. If anyone has any ideas please email me iza4100@icloud.com