You can have a lot of sad experiences while working at a humane society: taking a family pet away to a back room because they can no longer keep their animal, cats and dogs so sick that they just lay motionless in their bed, sad puppy dog and kitty cat eyes that stare at you through the bars of their cages for months on end.
But one of the happiest things that you can witness is a Return to Owner (an RTO, as we call it). In fact, I'd almost go as far as to say that it's happier than an actual adoption.
Don't get me wrong, it's always wonderful when a dog or cat finally finds a forever home. But there's just so much more emotion when an animal is reunited with his family (at least, that's the case when it comes to dogs). How they pull at the leash as they run up to their owner, the little whine that grows louder and louder the more they jump and spin around, that brief silent moment as the two hug.
It's always horrible when you lose a pet, but such a feel good moment when you see owner and pet reunited.
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