[ SHOWGSD-L ] search for Vivi called off
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:48:17 -0500
Monday, February 27, 2006
FORMAL SEARCH CALLED OFF
FOR MISSING WESTMINSTER WHIPPET
The formal search for a Westminster award-winning Whippet that escaped
from her crate at New York's JFK Airport on Wednesday, February 15, has
been called off as of Sunday, February 26.
Ch. Bohem's C'est La Vie, co-owned by Jil Walton and Paul Lepiane of
Ojai, CA somehow got loose as she was being transported to a Delta
Airlines aircraft for a return flight home to California from the show.
She was last seen that day running across the tarmac and going under the
fence surrounding the 5,000-acre airport. Port Authority personnel,
volunteers, animal psychics and search dog teams have been involved in
the hunt for Vivi ever since, but there have been no sightings since
that first day that she escaped.
The owners believe that she has returned to the airport and is hiding in
one of the many unoccupied (but heated) cargo terminals. Security
considerations, combined with the fact that the airport itself covers
5,000 acres, have forced the owners and volunteers to reluctantly call
off the search. The owners will return to California and hope for news
of a sighting, which will bring them back to New York immediately.
The Port Authority and Delta Airlines have assured the owners that they
will continue to search daily for the dog, and continue to check the
humane traps that have been set for her.
A $5,000 reward is being offered for finding Vivi. Anyone having
knowledge of her whereabouts is asked to call the Westminster
communications office at 212-213-3212 any time (24 hours).
For daily updates on the search from Bo Bengtson, Vivi's breeder, log on
to www.awc2006.com. Another source of information is Denise Flaim's
blog on www.Newsday.com.
Vivi, a Best In Show winning dog, had won an Award of Merit in
competition at Westminster on Feb. 14.
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CONTACT: David Frei, Westminster Kennel Club
(212) 213-3212 david@xxxxxxxxx
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