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More turn to social media when pets go missing, but many in Lincoln go unclaimed

• Alyssa Johnson | Lincoln Journal Star
• Jan 12, 2025
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It was about 4:30 a.m. when Courtney Vesely realized her beloved dogs, Bodhi and Wilson, were missing from her garage last October just southwest of Lincoln.

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Wilson, a 2-year-old black flat-coated retriever, was last seen running on Warlick Boulevard in Lincoln on Oct. 18.

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Bloom, a 1-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier mix, chews on a rubber chicken toy Thursday at the Capital Humane Society's Pieloch Pet Adoption Center.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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Natsumi Rosenau, lead adoption counselor, gives a treat to Bloom, a 1-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier mix, Thursday at the Capital Humane Society's Pieloch Pet Adoption Center.

KATY COWELL, Journal Star

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Moses is a 2-year-old Great Pyrenees. His owner, Jessica Scott, said he’s been missing since Nov. 3 and was last seen near North 14th Street and Mill Road in Raymond.

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Amanda Carson, director of customer service, gives Melon Mango the cat a nose rub on Jan. 9 at the Capital Humane Society's Pieloch Pet Adoption Center.

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Pickles, a 1-year-old domestic shorthair cat. Her owner, Dylyn Fry, said she’s been missing since Jan. 3 and was last seen near North 81st Street and East Avon Lane

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Natsumi Rosenau, lead adoption counselor, gives a treat to Bloom, a 1-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier mix, Thursday at the Capital Humane Society's Pieloch Pet Adoption Center.

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Amanda Carson, director of customer service, gives Melon Mango the cat a nose rub on Jan. 9 at the Capital Humane Society's Pieloch Pet Adoption Center.

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Wilson, a 2-year-old black flat-coated retriever, was last seen running on Warlick Boulevard in Lincoln on Oct. 18.

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Moses is a 2-year-old Great Pyrenees. His owner, Jessica Scott, said he’s been missing since Nov. 3 and was last seen near North 14th Street and Mill Road in Raymond.

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Pickles, a 1-year-old domestic shorthair cat. Her owner, Dylyn Fry, said she’s been missing since Jan. 3 and was last seen near North 81st Street and East Avon Lane

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