Dog Missing From Florida Miraculously Found In Oklahoma

If you've ever questioned how microchipping your pet can really help them, this story should change your entire outlook on the process.

Two years ago, a family in Pensecola, Florida found themselves looking hopelessly for their family pet. Brenna Denmark, the pup's originally owner from Florida, admitted that the search for their dog wasn't looking hopeful at first.

In an interview with Oklahoma News 4, she said "we don’t live in the best neighborhood and there’s a lot of people that like to fight Pitbulls and stuff, so that’s kind of where we thought she ended up."

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Instead of the fighting ring, the Denmark family found their blue and white Pitbull pup, Andora, in Enid, Oklahoma - all thanks to a microchip. Enid resident Destiny Druse found Andora by her house and posted about her on Facebook with no luck.

After scanning her for a microchip, Destiny and the groomer who helped scan made a 'found pet' report. Within minutes, Brenna Denmark was in touch with Destiny and they made plans to come get Andora.

Microchips Save Pup's Lives

Andora's story is a beautiful one and would've never ended the way it did without the help of the microchip. In fact, in a study of over 7,700 animals in 23 states, it was proven that lost animals were more likely to be reunited with microchips.

Even if your animal was found and waiting for you in the shelter in Oklahoma, there's an unfortunate problem causing several unclaimed animals to be euthanized.

Overcrowding in the shelters limits the space available for animals to be taken in. Unfortunately, this means shelters either:

1. Have to turn away stray animals in need
2. Must euthanize animals with the least likely chance to be adopted to make space for more

As much as animal lovers hate this fact, it's something that seems to be inevitable, unless people around the state step up to the plate and adopt. Good news for Oklahoma is that shelters around the state are pushing fervently to have the shelters in the state turn "no kill" by 2025.

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