BRICK – One Brick Township family received the gift of a lifetime this holiday season that they weren’t expecting at all.
After being lost for over seven months, “Rocky the Collie” has officially been reunited with his family. Rocky was one of about 180 dogs and cats found in an animal hoarding situation inside a Brick Township home.
In early December, the malnourished animals were found stacked in crates in a home at 111 Arrowhead Park Drive. They were evacuated from there after police uncovered the illegal operation and were taken in by the Ocean County Health Department.
Eventually, the animals were brought to several different shelters for housing, one being the Northern Ocean County Animal Facility in Jackson. This is where Rocky was taken.
On December 17, the Ocean County Health Department shared the reunion story, with the 2-year-old collie jumping with joy getting hugs from his family.
“It was a very special Christmas present for the heart-broken original owners,” the Health Department said in a statement.
The Ocean County Health Department said Rocky spent the previous two weeks under the care of the Ocean County Animal Facilities. After finding out Rocky will be reconnected with his family, whose name was withheld by the health department, the animal facilities prepped him for an amazing homecoming, cleaning and bathing him squeaking clean.
“The family was emotional and so grateful Rocky was in overall good health and that their loving boy was coming back home, and just in time for the holidays,” the Ocean County Health Department said, “It really is a Christmas Miracle!”
Brick Township Police and the Ocean County Health Department are continuously working to reunite animals who were turned over from “Crazy Rescue Ladies,” the facility responsible for the hoarding situation. If you are searching for your pet, you can send a photo of your dog or cat and a short description to Brick police at petrescue@brickpd.com.
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