Canadian family drops everything, drives 16 hours to adopt dog

A dog at a shelter.
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The Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento, California, was so crowded last month it didn't have enough room to take in any additional cats or dogs in need. The shelter posted about its dilemma on Facebook, and also shared the story of Joyce, who had been there for two months and was "sadly watching people pass her by for other dogs." That's all one family from British Columbia had to hear; they got into their car and drove 16 hours south to Sacramento, where they went straight to the shelter to adopt Joyce. She is the "perfect fit" for the family, the shelter said, and "her future looks amazing."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.