Queenie - looking like she was never lost
Queenie never had a home or people at all. K9 Lifesavers rescued her from a depressing situation, and had found her a home where she would learn what it was like to have a home and a loving family to take care of her. They simply needed one night before they could bring her home, so a foster was found for that night.
Not understanding that she was in good hands, Queenie was on the lookout for an opportunity to flee, and did so that night at the fosters’ home. She was on the run from early Sunday, February 1st and for two weeks almost to the minute. She was all over embassy row in NW Washington DC, spending time on more foreign embassiy grounds than I can recall. She was sighted at the Naval Observatory and the National Cathedral and other spots in that area many, many times over two weeks.
From the first sighting to the last, volunteers would respond to sightings by setting up feeding stations or re-evaluating existing feeding stations, calling in a lost pet tracker and a lost pet trapper, and initiating targeted fliering of the sighting area. Humane traps and wildlife cameras were borrowed, permissions were sought to set up traps. There weren’t enough volunteers to respond to sightings, but it went pretty well despite that. Here’s what happened.
Some night watchmen working in the area who sighted Queenie many times were happy to help. They were in a good position to check the trap that the team set up that Saturday. They would be able to look in on it every so often throughout the night. They would have no shortage of fast food leftovers to replace in the trap if any food was gone. The trap, with food in it, was essentially placed right in Queenie’s path, which was determined via the many sightings called in response to fliering. So around 8am that last Sunday morning, she went right in, and the door closed behind her just like it was supposed to. It was picture perfect. The guys even lifted that trap into the minivan to warm her up while they waited for volunteers to come and get her. The two week ordeal was over.
In no time, pictures of her in her new foster's home were posted on the web – looking very much like she belonged in that beautiful home.
Read how it all went down on Queenie's blog at www.helpfindqueenie.blogspot.com
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