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The hunt for the missing dog in Dulles continues
For those of you following the story of the the solider's dog that was lost by United Airlines earlier this week, you can now get updates on the unfolding events on the website helpfindjeddah.com or via a Twitter feed that they set up.Apparently, enough people had caught wind of the story via the web such that there's a serious movement towards finding the animal -- well over five hundred people are now following the feed, garnering enough attention to get the Washington Post to run an article this morning.
In it, we learn some new facts about the debacle, including the interesting note that the owners only fed the dog people food and are concerned about her ability to fend for her self on her own.
Judging from some of the intense comments we got on our earlier story, there seem to be two schools of thought on the attention and resources that this search is getting: either you think we should shut down DC tomorrow and form a human chain across the the metropolitan area or you think we should sack up and let things sort themselves out -- haven't you ever seen that movie Homeward Bound?
I personally am a bit divided. I do hope that we find the dog quickly and think that all of the effort that people have put into finding her is quite touching. At some point, however, we'll probably need to stop consuming resources and leave the rest up to fate.
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DJ Jul 19th 2008 1:35AM
Obviously, you don't have a pet or aren't a pet lover...people will do anything to find a lost pet, because they become part of your family. I lost a dog in 18 degree weather in Colorado for 3 days in February (a 15 year old, 6 lb yorkie). It was devastating. He was found alive surrounded by coyotes which was truly amazing. It was like losing a child while he was missing. I am not divided at all, and hope that the good people of Washington use all resources to help this family find their dog.