Family rescues abandoned dog during pandemic
KENNETT SQUARE >> One local family found unexpected joy this summer thanks to the love of an abandoned dog found wandering alone across a busy roadway in Southwestern Chester County.
Kennett Square Borough resident Kris Smith said her daughter, Anna Smith, was driving home from work in late July when she saw what she thought was a coyote crossing the road in front of her car.
“Dogs find you,” Smith said. “That’s actually the real lesson.”
The incident occurred near the City of Coatesville.
“It was after midnight, and she wasn’t sure what she saw so she slowed down and pulled over so she could take a better look and found that it was a sweet dog that was running loose,” Smith said.
“She watched as the dog began digging through some trash cans and when she cracked her door open, just a bit, the dog came running over to her and put her nose right in the door of the car.”
Smith said the situation was clear: the dog was looking for food, and Anna thought she was in danger since at any moment as a passing car could have struck the pup.
“So she brought the dog home,” Smith said. The family posted the dog’s photo on social media and reached out to regional dog shelters and the police station near where she was found. No one claimed her.
The Smith family named her Zena.
The day after the Smith family rescued Zena, that next morning, she was brought to a Chesco vet who scanned her for a registration chip but none was found.