Meet Rita! All Breed Rescue of Vermont saved Rita from a high-kill shelter in South Carolina last Spring. Poor Rita was very nervous so we gave her a lot of space and time to acclimate. However, Rita unfortunately slipped her collar while on a walk with a volunteer last April and ran away! 4 months later we received a call that Rita was found (she was brought into the local Humane Society and they scanned her for a microchip – which was registered to our rescue). Where was she living? Under the dumpster behind the Olive Garden – 6 miles away! When we brought her back she was as round as a meatball – and was thoroughly unimpressed with the kibble we were feeding. Rita now wears a harness and a martingale at all times, just for safety sake. She is ready to find a forever home … and maybe a family that will treat her to Chicken Parmesan occasionally 🙂
