A young man who lost his dog in Álava found him days later in Valladolid.
The owner, a French touring the area, denounced his loss when he stopped at a gas station to fill up gas, and offered him a reward of 500 euros.
While the events are new, in reality these types of events are more common than they seem, when someone loses an animal and is found hundreds of miles away within a few hours.
Obviously, they are not produced by a supernatural cause or a black hole that abducted them and transported them through space.
It is normally taken by people who pass through the area when the animal is lost and decide to retrieve it after finding it, thinking it will be abandoned and worried that it may be crushed. The rest is easy to imagine, the animal will accompany you on your trip, take it home or take it to a recognized animal shelter in your area.
In reality, none of the above should have happened if there were effective animal collection services in a municipality that met all the needs that could arise, and if they were able to act and take care of them immediately when the service was requested. animal. However, the truth is that there is a huge shortage of them.
Therefore, although the law says that collecting animals can only be done by associations or companies designated by each municipality, in practice, there are many people who try to help with all their good intentions. It’s important to remember that you should always notify the authorities if the owner calls, which helps make it effective.
Helping is not always doing what one wants and believes, but always following the minimum logical and basic rules.