After 5 Years Missing… 14-Year-Old Binks is HOME!

Binks went missing from his family five years ago, but thanks to a kind-hearted Good Samaritan and a microchip that still had a trail to follow, he's finally back where he belongs.

Binks was found on the North Side of Chicago by a wonderful woman named Shainy, who brought him to a vet to be scanned for a microchip. The chip company was contacted and made attempts to reach the registered owner, but no luck. That’s when Shainy reached out to Microchip Hunters for help—while continuing to care for Binks with 'food, water, gentle pets, scritches, and lots of sunbeam naps.'

Microchip Hunter Weslee took on the case and, after hitting some dead ends with the primary contact, was able to locate a working number for the emergency contact listed on the chip—Binks’ owner's ex-husband. He was shocked to learn Binks had been found and didn’t hesitate to drive a couple of hours from his home in Indianapolis through a dust storm to reunite with him last night!

Binks is reportedly very thin after all this time, but he’s now safe, loved, and finally back HOME after five long years. We are so grateful for Shainy’s compassion and persistence, and for Weslee’s detective work to track down the family!
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Welcome home, Binks.
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