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    New Orleans dog finally caught after 6 months on the run

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    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scrim, a scruffy hybrid dog dubbed the “Houdini” of New Orleans’ Downtown neighborhood on social media, who lived on the run for more than six months after escaping his yard, has finally been caught. caught.

    The 13-pound (about six kilograms) fugitive was captured Wednesday night using a tranquilizer dart. New Orleans news outlets report that he is missing a piece of his ear and has various scrapes. X-rays also revealed that two bullets (possibly small bullets or air rifle pellets) were lodged inside his tiny body.

    Veterinarian Dr. Mary Miller told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate that she couldn’t be sure what type of weapon was used because she decided to leave the bullets embedded in the dog’s flesh. “We probably won’t remove them,” Miller said, “because they won’t cause a problem.”

    Karen Ocker, right, pet Scrim at Metairie Small Animal Hospital in Metairie, La., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. BRETT DUKE/Associated Press

    Despite his injuries, Scrim’s condition was “not bad,” Miller said.

    Michelle Cheramie, owner of the nonprofit Zeus Rescues in New Orleans, said she rescued Scrim from a dog shelter in south Louisiana where he was in danger of being euthanized. Scrim was eventually adopted by a family in Mid-City, but soon ran away.

    He quickly became the talk of the neighborhood and a star on social media, where people posted videos from their cell phones and security cameras when they noticed him. Until Wednesday, he managed to escape the traps and his would-be kidnappers with nets and tranquilizer guns.

    Finally, Cheramie received a call about Scrim being seen. He retrieved his tranquilizer gun and a group of volunteers arrived on the scene.

    “WE GOT HIM!!!!” Cheramie posted on social media Wednesday night.

    He will be adopted again when he is completely healthy. Tammy Murray, co-founder of the nonprofit New Orleans Animal Welfare League, told the newspaper she plans to take him in.

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