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An Arizona animal shelter's security alarm went off after a clever dog escaped his kennel in November, forcing a police officer to respond to the scene.
The escape artist, known as King, tripped the alarm around 12:30 a.m. after he managed to get out of his enclosure and opened the door with his paws. The husky preceded to "throw himself a party," as the text on the January 5 Facebook video reads.
King pulled down food, stuffing his face with a midnight snack. But as that was happening, the alarm alerted the Tempe Police Department. And the shelter's security footage captured the whole incident.
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The police department has 24/7 access to the shelter to drop off animals in need, which made it easy for the officer to walk in and catch the culprit red-handed. This incident is being dubbed the "cutest arrest ever."
King did not even mind getting "arrested." His tail was wagging when he realized someone was coming for him. That's probably because he wanted someone to join him at the party, especially since he was unsuccessful in letting out the other dogs.
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Shelter founder Jodi Polanski told Newsweek that King was only with them for a couple of hours before breaking out. They learned very quickly that he had no tolerance for being in the shelter.
Polanski added that because of King's successful escape attempt, they wanted to get him adopted as fast as possible. He was brought in as a stray, and because of that, they kept him for three days. Then he was snatched up by his forever home almost immediately.
"The officer is very private and wanted to stay out of the limelight," Polanski said. "We had to let the officer know we call him Officer Clean and that we appreciate him. He went above and beyond. He didn't have to do that."
Polanski mostly wanted to know who taught him to clean, as he did an excellent job, even getting behind the filing cabinet.
The most impressive part of King's escape is that he didn't even break the kennel, Polanski said. The shelter is clueless about how he managed to do it.
Lost Our Homes Pet Rescue is a no-kill animal shelter based in Tempe. Over 10,000 pets have been adopted through Lost Our Homes, Polanksi said. There are 52 cats and dogs listed on their website for adoption, but there is a total of 171 in their care.
Each year, 6.3 million pets enter U.S. shelters, an average of 17,260 a day, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The number of dogs and cats taken in by pet shelters hit 46,807 during January 2023, an increase of 1,744 compared to January 2022, the 24Pet "Shelter Watch Report" found.
Around 920,000 surrendered animals are euthanized every year. Shelters are striving to minimize euthanasia rates by promoting adoption campaigns, spaying and neutering programs, and behavior rehabilitation.
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