Donna Secory went back for Cocoa.
The Pharr resident found the Chihuahua mix covered in ticks, hungry and running free beside a city street a few months ago.
Thinking the dog’s owner might want him back, Secory took Cocoa to Palm Valley Animal Center to allow the owner to claim the missing pooch.
When nobody took the dog in, Secory adopted him just like she had done with three others from the shelter.
McALLEN — The clincher for Amber Valinski was the Rio Grande Valley’s huge pet shelter.
Contemplating two job offers, the veterinarian planned to take one in Arizona until she flew down to check out McAllen.
On Valinski’s tour, the directors at the city’s new nonprofit pet sterilization clinic took her to the Palm Valley Animal Center to pull on her heart strings and close the deal.
Valinski called Arizona soon after to turn down that job, telling them she was needed here more. READ MORE
