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Bonded Strays Bird and Dee Find Home Together in Chicago

The viral rescue shows how social media can speed adoptions at crowded shelters.

Overview

  • The Anti-Cruelty Society said the inseparable pair were adopted together by a local family, preserving the bond staff saw in care.
  • Shelter workers first took them in after finding them abandoned near a Chicago rail line, where they had stayed side by side.
  • Bird is a chihuahua–pug mix and Dee is a German shepherd, and staff often saw Bird curled on top of Dee for comfort.
  • Their photos and updates drew wide attention online, which the organization says helped match them with a home faster.
  • With the duo placed, the shelter is urging adoptions of other animals with a temporary $50 fee through May 17.