13/11/2026
💔😭 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄, 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐓 😭💔
I am sooooo terribly sorry, boy......
What was supposed to be your happily ever after turned into our worst nightmare.
We loved you like one of our own, Bolt. We were so incredibly happy and excited the day you left for your forever home. We truly believed your beautiful new chapter had begun.....Never in our worst nightmares did we imagine it would end like this.
My boy, I have no words... 💔
You were such a special soul, with the most amazing personality. So clever, so full of life, and so incredibly loved 🖤
My beautiful boy, I am so, so terribly sorry. You deserved so much more. You deserved a lifetime of happiness, love and safety.
We searched for you, we called for you, we prayed for you, and we never stopped hoping we would bring you home.
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 🖤💔
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐲 🌈🐾💔
And perhaps that is what hurts the most. You trusted us to find you a home where you would be safe, loved and protected.
For those wondering, yes, a home inspection was done. In fact, his adopter had previously adopted two dogs from us. We had no reason to believe that Bolt's story would end this way 💔
From the moment we learned that Bolt was missing, our team searched tirelessly. We walked the streets calling his name, handed out flyers, shared posts across Facebook and community WhatsApp groups, and drove around searching, from 05:00 in the morning until 20:00 at night 😭
What broke our hearts was that many residents only became aware that Bolt was missing through our efforts. Throughout our search, we never encountered anyone else actively looking for him. To our knowledge, no alerts had been shared by his adopter in the local community groups.
Could more have been done? I firmly believe so.
The fuel, countless hours and reward money came from a rescue centre already struggling to make ends meet. But 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬 💔
And this is something I wish every person considering adoption would understand...
A home inspection is only the beginning. Adoption is a lifelong responsibility. Not all animals are the same, some needs time to adjust and patience to settle and above all, they need someone who will do everything possible to keep them safe. The responsibility does not end when you take an animal home. That is where it truly begins 🐾
𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 💔😭