A family from Monroeville said a visit to the vet became a very worrying situation for their dog Scoobee after the dog somehow escaped. Nicholas and Darcie Chontas said they took Scoobee for a follow-up appointment at Banfield Pet Hospital in Monroeville on Friday. They said they got a call 15 minutes later that Scoobee was gone. The dog has apparently slipped between a fence and a gate. Later that day, the Chontas received a report that Scoobee had been sighted along Parkway East towards Pittsburgh. Scoobee is still missing on Monday night. Banfield Pet Hospital said it is now offering a $ 5,000 reward for returning Scoobee safely. The family hopes Scoobee will be found by Christmas. “This will be the first year, we have a newborn and the first Christmas in our house with our family. I just hope for a Christmas miracle,” said Nicholas Chontas. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 asked Banfield Pet Hospital to comment on the incident. Read the full statement from Banfield Pet Hospital below: “The health, safety and wellbeing of pets are of the utmost importance to all of us at Banfield Pet Hospital. As a result, we have strict guidelines for the handling of pets in and around our hospital, and we continue to evaluate and find ways to improve and improve our guidelines to keep our patients safe. We will continue to make it our priority to find Scoobee and work directly with her family during this difficult time to offer any help and support. we can.”
MONROEVILLE, Pennsylvania –
A family from Monroeville said a visit to the vet became a very worrying situation for their dog Scoobee after the dog somehow escaped.
Nicholas and Darcie Chontas said they took Scoobee for a follow-up appointment at Banfield Pet Hospital in Monroeville on Friday.
They said they got a call 15 minutes later that Scoobee was gone. The dog has apparently slipped between a fence and a gate.
Later that day, the Chontas received a report that Scoobee had been sighted along Parkway East towards Pittsburgh.
Scoobee is still missing on Monday night.
Banfield Pet Hospital said it is now offering a $ 5,000 reward for returning Scoobee safely.
The family hopes Scoobee will be found by Christmas.
“This will be the first year, we have a newborn and the first Christmas in our house with our family. I just hope for a Christmas miracle,” said Nicholas Chontas.
Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 asked Banfield Pet Hospital to comment on the incident.
Read the full statement from Banfield Pet Hospital below:
“Pet health, safety and welfare are of paramount importance to all of us at Banfield Pet Hospital. Therefore, we have strict guidelines for the handling of pets in and around our hospital and we continue to examine and find ways to improve our guidelines. to keep our patients safe. We will continue to make it our priority to locate Scoobee and work directly with her family during this difficult time to provide all the help and support we can. “