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A Long Way Home
POSTED: 9:20 am PST November 9,
2006
UPDATED: 2:08 pm PDT October 15,
2007
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A dog that survived Hurricane Katrina and ended up in a Pennsylvania home is back with its owner in New Orleans after a custody fight that went to court.
SLIDESHOW: Katrina Pet ReunionsLawyers for both sides say the suburban Philadelphia couple who adopted the chow-Finnish spitz mix originally named "Rocket" has returned the dog to previous owner Sheila Combs.Combs agreed to drop a lawsuit she'd filed last month against Lynne and Joseph Welsh and the kennels that handled the dog before the Welshes adopted him.The Welshes took in the now two-year-old dog a year ago and renamed him "Rusty."Similar animal custody battles have cropped up in states including Florida and Maryland over pets left behind during the August 2005 storm and the mass evacuations afterward.
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SLIDESHOW: Katrina Pet ReunionsLawyers for both sides say the suburban Philadelphia couple who adopted the chow-Finnish spitz mix originally named "Rocket" has returned the dog to previous owner Sheila Combs.Combs agreed to drop a lawsuit she'd filed last month against Lynne and Joseph Welsh and the kennels that handled the dog before the Welshes adopted him.The Welshes took in the now two-year-old dog a year ago and renamed him "Rusty."Similar animal custody battles have cropped up in states including Florida and Maryland over pets left behind during the August 2005 storm and the mass evacuations afterward. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
