A dog who was found stranded on a marshy island in Michigan in the fall has officially been adopted, according to the animal shelter that had taken her in.
MIDLAND, Mich. –
Zaria, a Great Dane, was stranded on an island in the middle of Cranberry Lake for weeks after officials said she ran away from her family in August,Authorities rescued her from the island in late September and took her to the Clare County Animal Shelter for rehabilitation. Workers at the shelter said they realized Zaria had severe fear and wanted to make sure she went to a home that had 6-foot fences to make sure she stayed safe.
Beth Wellman, the shelter director at the Humane Society of Midland County, said she had 6-foot fences and offered to take Zaria home to foster her there.. She also changed Zaria’s name to Zara. Zara was the last adoption of the BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event at the humane society.
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