A dog tied up outside a Burger King store in Illinois attracted a lot of attention when a group of people approached and saw a heartbreaking note attached to the dog’s collar. It said, “Hi, I’m King. I am a good guy. Likes to hug and kiss.” The note also mentions the dog’s birthday.
Although the person who left the dog there was not responsible to him, it was clear that someone loved him very much. So instead of finding King a new home, people in the community gathered together to offer to help King’s people if they wanted to.
Looking for King’s Family
The Monee Police Department brought King in and tried to find out who he belonged to. When they failed, they sent him to Humane Society in the Southern Suburbs. They planned to put him up for adoption, but then his human went to the shelter.
King’s mother explained her situation in tears. She said she was injured at work and had Post-Concussion Syndrome, which prevented her from doing her job. She has to move in with a family member while trying to get up. While she was there, one of her family members abandoned King outside Burger King without telling her.
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“Her family members abandoned King without her knowing and she is heartbroken. She brought all the food, toys, snacks for him and we had a tearful conversation,” the South Suburban Humanitarian Association wrote on Facebook. “She wanted to try and find a new place to keep her beloved dog well cared for.”
One of the charity’s employees offered to adopt King so his mother could find a place that would welcome the dogs. The kind volunteer agreed to keep King at her home for a month, and soon King and his mother had a happy ending.
Final reunion!
While King was at his foster home, someone set up GoFundMe to help the people of King. The goal of the fundraiser was $3,000, but it’s raised almost $7,000 now! So King’s mother was able to arrange temporary accommodation so that she and King could stay together.
The Humane Society captured the moment King reunited with his mother after being in a foster home for about a month. When King saw his human, it wagged its tail so fast that even its butt wobbled with it. His body squealed with excitement as she hugged her best friend.
Emily Klehm, CEO of the South Suburban Humane Society, said: “It was an incredibly emotional reunion for the two of them. “Our team clearly saw the love and affection between them, and he was absolutely delighted to meet her. She broke down in tears when she told me all the things that had happened to her, and I burst into tears.”
No matter what problems we face in life, our love for our dogs never fades. King and his humans have an unbreakable bond, and it’s amazing how many dog lovers are willing to help them stay together.
Watch the king’s reunion with his human here:
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