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Search for Bailey has happy ending in Melrose

From the streets of Puerto Rico, to an animal shelter in Salem; a loving home in Saugus; the woods of Lynnfield; a backyard in Melrose.

For most of his life, Bailey, a shy, rusty-brown Labrador mix, has traveled to find a place to call home, and a web of volunteers are working hard to help.

Comments

Excellent story! Well-written and researched. All those involved in Bailey's rescue and return are to be commended. I'm sure that adorable little pooch will have a forever home in no time.

Lovely that they found the dog - but is anyone else astonished like I am that we are importing strays from Puerto Rico - we don't have enough strays locally to manage without flying more of them here?