Wednesday's Warrior: Dog Gone Recovery reunites thousands of pets with families
CANTON, Conn. (WTNH) — You've likely seen their posters, but we want to introduce you to the organization behind them.
'We have 67 volunteers,' said Carol Ferruci of Connecticut Dog Gone Recovery Volunteers Network, which works to reunite families with their beloved dogs.
'We are going to do what we can to try and help you. We don't turn people away,' said Ferruici, who is at the helm of the nonprofit.
CT Dog Gone Recovery was founded over 10 years ago and has brought thousands of dogs back home.
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'So many lost pet owners have told us how it's the worst feeling they have gone through and when we see that reunion, it's the best,' Ferruici said.
No rescue is too big for the nonprofit.
'We had a Bernice Mountain dog, Trixie, we put up traps, but she wasn't going, crossing any thresholds,' Ferruici said.
But CT Dog Gone Recovery didn't give up.
'We designed a trap that was huge for this dog,' Ferruici said.
After six months on the loose, Trixie was caught! Today, she is happy, healthy, and home.
'Any donations made to us goes directly back into helping find more dogs,' Ferruici said.
In Meriden, a dog named Salsa went running after getting into a car crash.
'The woman was traveling from Boston to New York. We sent a drone up in the air and we spotted it on our drone very close to the edge of the highway,' Ferruici said.
It was a dark and cold night and Salsa was right there, next to cars whipping by. Scared, not knowing her surroundings, she just wanted to return to the site of the accident to find her family.
With the help of a thermal imaging drone, state police and Meriden animal control, Dog Gone Recovery volunteers were able to safely get Salsa back into the woods and into a trap.
Salsa wasn't the only dog involved in the crash, another dog also broke two bones in one of its legs, CT Dog Gone Recovery helped raise funds to pay for its surgery.
To learn more about the nonprofit, volunteer or donate click here.
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