A huge thank you to Carlos for taking Casper in and bringing him to Chicago Animal Care and Control to be scanned for a microchip. CACC attempted to call the phone number listed on the chip, but it was no longer working. Carlos also tried the address on file, but the family no longer lived there.

Carlos then submitted the microchip to Microchip Hunters, and the search began. After multiple attempts calling various phone numbers connected to family members through research, I finally received a text back: “Oh yes! She did say they lost their dog,” along with a current phone number!

Just a minute later, I received a call confirming that Casper belonged to an ex who only speaks Spanish. She offered to help with the reunite, but it turned out Carlos speaks Spanish too, making things even easier! Carlos told me that Ricardo was crying on the phone, he was so happy that Casper was safe.

Arrangements were made for today, and this wonderful reunion photo says it all.

Be sure to check out the video in the comments, it’s especially sweet when you see the moment Casper realizes his family is there!

Thank you to everyone involved in guiding this reunion, and to Carlos and his family for the wonderful care Casper received the few days he was with you! He was a lucky boy!
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Silk Was Missing for Over a Year; One Phone Call Changed Everything

Liz found this little dog running in the street and took her in to keep her safe. She did exactly what we always hope someone will do, she took the dog to be scanned for a microchip. THANK YOU!

And there was a chip!

But the excitement quickly faded when the microchip wasn’t registered. The two companies listed had absolutely no owner information at all.

Liz reached out to a rescue for advice, and they recommended submitting the microchip number to Microchip Hunters. Thankfully she did.

By the time the chip came to us it was later in the afternoon, and Liz wasn’t able to keep the dog overnight, so she had to bring her to Chicago Animal Care and Control.

Microchip Hunters started digging.

I was able to trace where the dog had originally been microchipped and contacted that veterinary clinic. They still had owner information on file, from 2017.

But then… another dead end.

The phone numbers were no longer current.

So, the search continued.

After tracking down additional possible contacts, one number finally answered, it was the owner’s sister-in-law.

Her first words were: "You found my brother’s dog."
She called him while I was still on the line.

He told us that Silk had been missing for over a year, and he couldn’t wait to tell his wife, who was at work at the time.

This morning, I received a call from his wife whose name was on the microchip. She told me Silk had gotten out of their backyard, someone had left the gate open. She told me she would be at Chicago Animal Care and Control at 3:30 today.

We let CACC know, and shortly after they sent us the reunion photo… and the video below.

Welcome home Silk!

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18 years old. Missing for a month. And finally going home.

Meet Darwin.

This little senior boy was found and brought to the Anti-Cruelty Society, who then transferred him to Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) for his stray hold.

Darwin had a microchip, but unfortunately the phone number registered to the chip was disconnected, a situation Microchip Hunters see far too often.

That’s when Microchip Hunters stepped in, receiving the case from CACC.

Using the chip information, Microchip Hunters began tracing additional leads to try to locate Darwin’s family. Microchip Hunter Amy D. was able to reach someone connected to the family. They confirmed they did want their dog back, but they spoke very little English. A younger girl got on the line and explained that Darwin had been missing for about a month.

To help bridge the language barrier, Microchip Hunter Carmen, who speaks Spanish, called the owner to make sure they received the text with instructions on how to reclaim Darwin from CACC.

Because of that call, Darwin’s family was able to get there and bring their 18-year-old boy home. Thank you to the person that took Darwin in for help getting home, and to ACS and CACC for their steps in this process!
After a month missing, this senior dog finally gets to sleep in his own home again.

This is exactly why Microchip Hunters works every lead, even when a chip seems like a dead end.
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