Man tries to reclaim pet dog from rescue centre two weeks after leaving it only to be told it had been PUT DOWN

By ANNA EDWARDS

Jody phoned the Ark in the hope of being reunited with Rosie but was told it was not possible - and later discovered she had been put down

A dog owner who tried to reclaim his pet from an RSPCA re-homing centre just two weeks after dropping it off discovered it had already been put down.
Distraught Jody Long, 28, gave Jack Russell Rosie to the Stubbington Ark when a letting agent said pets were banned from his new house.
He was due to move home for work and thought the RSPCA centre, near Fareham, Hanmpshire, was best placed to care for the five-year-old dog.

The RSPCA centre says it covers a huge area and has more than 500 animals to look after each day

But after moving into the property in Worthing, West Sussex, his landlord said he was happy for Jody to live with the pet after all.
Delighted Jody, who publishes an online knitting magazine, phoned the Ark in the hope of being reunited with Rosie but was told it was not possible.

He initially thought Rosie had been successfully rehomed or that they had a policy of not returning pets to their original owner.
But when he phoned again a short while later to check Rosie had settled with her new owner and old basket, he was distressed to learn she had actually been put down.
Jody said: 'When I found out I could have Rosie in my new place, I was so happy. I rang the Ark straight away.
'But they told me that I couldn't have Rosie back.

source: dailymail