Checking In On Myrtle, Brooklyn’s Most Famous Lost Dog
Do you have a sense of how far reaching the campaign is at this point?
Well, we haven’t reached the right spot yet, or maybe I’d get a call. But they are everywhere. I’m asking everyone in NYC to print out a few fliers and hang them up on their way to work, put one up in their grocery store or laundromat. I even ordered stickers so they can’t be ripped down. Myrtle could have been picked up and taken to any part of the city. We’ve reached out to every vet, rescue and shelter within 25 miles. If we have to go farther, we will.
If no new information turns up, would you ever hit a point where you’ll stop looking?
I will stop looking if someone sends me a photo of Myrtle snuggled up in their home, looking safe, fed, rested, happy. If they anonymously tell me they love her and want to keep her, I would say, “Ok. You can have her.” If this doesn’t happen, and I don’t get her back, I can’t say when I will stop looking. I have many more ideas I want to implement. Beyond finding Myrtle, I want to start a lost dog non-profit. No one should have to go through this pain without support. I’d love to help others find their animals, and fast, or at least make the process less confusing and give them access to resources they wouldn’t have had otherwise.
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