LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Crying in her mother’s kitchen, the original owner of a Las Vegas dog recounted the moment she was told Lucy, her 11-year-old Chihuahua, would not be returned. However, a Henderson animal rescue defended their actions amid a social media firestorm.
On Apr. 26, Regina Lukens, a Las Vegas resident, said she was preparing a bowl of food for Lucy, her companion since a puppy, when she realized something felt odd.
“I just looked, and she wasn’t there,” she said. “It was like, seven maybe 10 minutes, and she was gone.”…