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Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Yahoo
New Orleans rescue dog Scrim found safe again after going missing for months
Scrim, a runaway white Terrier who has captivated the attention of many in New Orleans after pulling off two escapes last year has been rescued for a third time, a local animal group announced Tuesday. After months on the run, Scrim was found Tuesday morning by a member of the nonprofit animal group Trap Dat Cat, according to Zeus' Rescues, a second animal group. Scrum had been missing since he jumped 13 feet out of a second-story window in November while being cared for in the home of Michelle Cheramie of Zeus' Rescues. "He has had quite an ordeal since leaping from a second story window in November," Cheramie wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday. "He had to start over in a completely different part of New Orleans. He spent a month trying to find a way from Uptown to Mid-City — and succeeded! On Christmas Day, he found himself lost in Old Metairie, vanished, and reappeared in Harrahan, and then found his way back to Mid-City. He survived thunderstorms and New Years fireworks. Loud noises terrify him. He made it to the start of Mardi Gras season and a Super Bowl." After his latest rescue, Scrim underwent a veterinary exam and X-rays, and apart from tapeworms and intestinal parasites, he was found to be in "good health," Cheramie said. Once fully recovered, Zeus "has a new home lined up with plenty outdoor space and other dog friends to help him socialize," she added. Cheramie first saved Scrim in early 2024, but he broke loose in April and managed to stay on the run while still being spotted on local security cameras around the city. He was later found in October and received medical treatment for his injuries, including two embedded projectiles, likely from a pellet gun, abrasions, and a missing piece of his ear. Scrim's back-to-back escapes led him to go viral. Dozens of people in New Orleans called in to report Scrim sightings, and a map was even tracking his movements in an effort to catch him. Zeus' Rescues, in collaboration with community volunteers and Trap Dat Cat, set up food stations and trail cameras to monitor his movements after his November escape, according to CBS affiliate WWL-TV. The runaway dog also seems to have managed to make it through a historic 10 inches of snow in New Orleans in January. "He has survived hurricanes, blizzards, fireworks, street cars, cars, being chased... He's some special dog," Cheramie told WWL. Breaking down the best commercials from the Super Bowl Here's what could be behind surging flu cases, plus symptoms to watch New poll on Trump approval rating as steel, aluminum tariffs set
CBS News
12-02-2025
- CBS News
New Orleans rescue dog Scrim found safe yet again after going missing for months
Scrim, a runaway white Terrier who has captivated the attention of many in New Orleans after pulling off two escapes last year has been rescued for a third time, a local animal group announced Tuesday. After months on the run, Scrim was found Tuesday morning by a member of the nonprofit animal group Trap Dat Cat, according to Zeus' Rescues, a second animal group. Scrum had been missing since he jumped 13 feet out of a second-story window in November while being cared for in the home of Michelle Cheramie of Zeus' Rescues. "He has had quite an ordeal since leaping from a second story window in November," Cheramie wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday. "He had to start over in a completely different part of New Orleans. He spent a month trying to find a way from Uptown to Mid-City — and succeeded! On Christmas Day, he found himself lost in Old Metairie, vanished, and reappeared in Harrahan, and then found his way back to Mid-City. He survived thunderstorms and New Years fireworks. Loud noises terrify him. He made it to the start of Mardi Gras season and a Super Bowl." After his latest rescue, Scrim underwent a veterinary exam and X-rays, and apart from tapeworms and intestinal parasites, he was found to be in "good health," Cheramie said. Once fully recovered, Zeus "has a new home lined up with plenty outdoor space and other dog friends to help him socialize," she added. Cheramie first saved Scrim in early 2024, but he broke loose in April and managed to stay on the run while still being spotted on local security cameras around the city. He was later found in October and received medical treatment for his injuries, including two embedded projectiles, likely from a pellet gun, abrasions, and a missing piece of his ear. Scrim's back-to-back escapes led him to go viral. Dozens of people in New Orleans called in to report Scrim sightings, and a map was even tracking his movements in an effort to catch him. Zeus' Rescues, in collaboration with community volunteers and Trap Dat Cat, set up food stations and trail cameras to monitor his movements after his November escape, according to CBS affiliate WWL-TV. The runaway dog also seems to have managed to make it through a historic 10 inches of snow in New Orleans in January.
Axios
11-02-2025
- Axios
Scrim is captured once again
New Orleans may have had thousands of law enforcement officers in town over the past week, but it actually took a cat trapper to finally nab the city's most notorious runaway. Why it matters: Scrim the stray dog is back in custody after months on the run. The latest: Trap Dat Cat captured Scrim in one of its humane animal cages early Tuesday morning, The Times-Picayune reports. Despite being on the lam for months during which he's run up to 13 miles in a single day and even leapt around active train tracks, Scrim is in perfect health, the paper reported. Catch up quick: The legendary little beastie first came to New Orleans by way of the Terrebonne Parish animal shelter. Zeus' Rescues owner Michelle Cheramie scooped up scrim to bring him to New Orleans for fostering and eventual adoption. But on his first night at his Mid-City foster home in Mid-City, Scrim escaped. It took seven months for Cheramie to get him back. Then, he escaped for a second time, launching himself from the second floor of a Mid-City home in November. Since then, Scrim's story has captured national attention, with headlines in outlets like CBS News, The Washington Post and the AP. Some New Orleanians even committed his likeness to their bodies with Scrim tattoos. And, honestly, Scrim's really been through it, too. He's been shot twice by bullets and other times by tranquilizer darts. He even lost a toenail and a chunk of his ear. What's next: Cheramie told The Times-Picayune's Doug MacCash that Scrim is being bathed and outfitted with a GPS tracking collar. "He won't get away again," she said. What we're wondering: Given the nature of his latest capture and his clear aversion for most people, could Scrim actually be a cat?
