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The Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) recently shared the story of Tacloban City resident Ailyn Marie Alcantara-Metran, who was reunited with a pet that had gotten lost when Typhoon Yolanda struck.
By sheer luck, Metran found her dog, a nine-year-old dog named “Bunny,” wandering in the streets a year after their separation.
Below is the full text of Metran’s letter to PAWS (with very minor editing for clarity):
I am happy to share to you that we found Bunny last October 9, 2014 at around 7 p.m. she was roaming around at Imelda street while we were waiting for a jeepney. At first glance I told my husband that I think that dog across the street looks like Bunny. I decided to check if it’s really her so we followed the dog . Then, we found her looking for food in a black trash bag but we were still not sure if it’s really her.
But when I called her, “Bunny?” she glanced at me and immediately jumped towards me!
At that time, we still couldn’t believe it it’s really her [because] she was sooo dirty, sooo skinny, dehydrated, and didn’t wag her tail at all. But as I repeatedly called her name, she also kept jumping at me.
My husband told me to compare her pictures in my cellphone and check for marks to confirm if it’s really her. My heart really beat faster, my hands were shaking as I was searching for her pics in my cellphone. Yes! We proved that it’s really her. We decided to bring her back home.
I feel so blessed for almost a year after Yolanda, we got reunited with Bunny. Now, she’s still trying to recover from the “trauma.” I guess because she didn’t want to be left at home without us even if she already had new playmates (we have three new dogs).
We also discovered she isn’t able to wag her tail anymore because she might have been beaten up when she was wandering the streets of Tacloban.
Again PAWS thank you for your effort in looking for bunny last year (sorry for the late update).
Photo: PAWS Facebook page
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