Here is a link to the petition. It explains the original owners case. There is also info at krqe in a bit titled Tasha tug of war. Feel horrible for Rachel and her dog.
http://www.change.org/petitions/city-of-albuquerque-give-back-a-dog-that-was-wrongfully-adopted-out
City Of Albuquerque: Give back a dog that was wrongfully adopted out.Why This Is Important
We, pet-owners, pet lovers and generally good people, request that The City of Albuquerque and/or the Hills, to return a dog that was wrongfully adopted out.
This is important because my sister-in-law, Rachel, lost her dog Tasha and she was adopted out even though she is chipped. The ABQ Animal Control didn't call Rachel's work number nor check with AKC for the vet info on the chip. They simply adopted out the dog. Tasha was held in a shelter 30 miles away from the area the City says she was picked up at. They never contacted the shelters in that area knowing the dog was far from home and with whom Rachel was in close contact. Tasha did have a collar on but we don't know what happened with that info either. It was easier for the City to just let her out for adoption than to spend the extra time and effort to call one more number.
When my sister-in-law contacted the new "owners" and explained the situation they became irrate with her saying what was done was done. Rachel offered to reimburse them adoption fees and/or give them whatever money they wanted besides and they slammed the door in her face dragging Tasha, away as she tried to run out to Rachel.
The woman trains dogs in town and one would think she would have the compassion to give back a nearly 7 year old dog who was raised since they were 7 weeks old to the rightful owner. It is morally wrong of this woman to keep the dog knowing the real owner is doing everything they can to get their beloved pet back. This is also a situation where the City should step in and admit they did not do all that they could to reunite Tasha with her owner. They chose to take the quick simple route that most likely ended in them receiving extra money they might not otherwise have had and causing a woman and her dog to be separated in a way that they have never had to deal with before.
Again we plead with the City and The Hills to do what is right and GIVE TASHA BACK TO HER ORIGINAL AND RIGHTFUL OWNER!!!!!
And I just found the KRQE video. The lady who lost the dog is a vet tech with the veterinarian who implanted the microchip! A phone call to the vet would have prevented this!
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/tug-of-war-over-tasha
A newbie! Welcome to FR! I will say you are very much more welcome than the most newbies who sign up just to troll.
Having viewed the video, it seems the city is just trying to cover their collective butt. Herring did err in not updating the chip info and the city erred in not going back to the original vet. Herring has offered to reimburse Hill for all fees and expenses that Hill has paid related to the case. If it goes to court, a judge will have to decide if the Herring error was sufficient to cause her to lose her dog. The fact that a simple backup procedure by the city (a call to the original vet) would have prevented this should give the city some pause too and maybe have them change procedures.