(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — When an abandoned dog was brought to the Monee Police Department earlier this week, it had a note attached to its collar.
“Hi. I’m King. I’m a good boy. Love to hug and kiss. Birthday July 22, 2018,” the note read.
As soon as Monee Police Detective Evie Lazzaroni found out about King, she posted something on social media. She hoped to find the owner — and find out why they abandoned King.
Not long after, Lazzaroni got a call from the South Suburban Humane Society, who said the owner had shown up.
"She told me the owner was very distraught,” Lazzaroni said. “Kind of felt like it was their only option. Had tons of pictures on their phone of the dog sleeping with them, driving their car with them. Pretty much doing every part of their life with them.”
Lazzaroni said the owner’s situation was such that they were not allowed to keep the dog where they currently lived.
“[It was] to the point where they were kind of told, ‘If you don’t get rid of it, we’re going to get rid of it for you,’” she said.
So, Lazzaroni said the owner reluctantly wrote a note and attached it to King's collar. As it turns out, the owner had a friend deliver the dog to the police in order to ensure it ended up in a good home.
"I could tell he was very loved,” she said. “His nails were cut. He was very clean. He ate well. He knew how to sit. Someone loved him. Someone took care of him. His teeth were super white."
Lazzaroni said King is now at the South Suburban Humane Society, and officials are working with the owner to try to make sure they're in a position to care for King again — with the goal of getting him back to the owner in 30 days.
“Like I told the relative [of the owner] that I spoke to, I said, ‘If something happens, and they’re not able to get him … one of our officers is interested and I have several personal friends that I know are great dog parents,’” she said. “I mean, he’s going to go to a phenomenal home. She’s going to let me know, so I can help place him and maybe make sure that the owner can still see him.”
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