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"Lilo, a 4-year-old German shepherd-Great Pyrenees mix, was found wandering the
streets of Chattanooga, Tenn., alone. All she had with her was a leash and
collar — which had a heartbreaking handwritten note attached to it.
“Please keep my name. My name is Lilo,” the note read. “Please love me. My mom
can’t keep me and is homeless with 2 kids. She tried her best but can’t get
help. I cost too much for her.”
“She really loves me and I’m a great dog and love to be loved on,” the note
continued. “Please don’t abuse me.”
Lilo was found by a local resident on Jan. 20 and taken to McKamey Animal
Center. When she first arrived, “she was really scared,” said Lauren Mann, the
director of advancement at the shelter.
“We all cried reading the note,” Mann said. “We see a lot of sad stuff every
single day, but it just really hit us all. The last line is gut-wrenching.”
Staff at the shelter felt that Lilo’s mom sincerely loved her dog and couldn’t
see any option but to let her go. They could also sense that Lilo was
desperately missing her family.
“We decided collectively that we were going to do everything we can to reunite
them and get them back on their feet,” said Mann, who has worked in the animal
sheltering world for nearly six years and has seldom seen an owner write such a
note.
“It definitely stands out,” Mann said.
Shelter staff decided to share her story on social media, in the hope that her
owner might see it. They titled the Facebook post: “A Note To Lilo’s Mom: We’re
here for you” and also shared a video on TikTok."
Via Lisa Stranger, who wrote "it really doesn’t get any more American than
that… there is no help… or what little help exists is impossible to find until
shit really hits the fan"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
