China Scene: East

Distraught owner offers reward for lost pet dog

Having already spent 30,000 yuan over the past six months on searching for his missing, much-loved Dalmation, the owner, surnamed Zou of Shanghai, continues to offer cash rewards for any information that could help him to find his pet of eight years.

Zou hired 15 people to carry out a month-long two-hour daily "blanket search" in his residential quarter, but without result. He also made 20,000 "lost" notices, incorporating a photo of his dog, relevant information and a reward of 10,000 yuan to anyone who could reunite him with his four-legged friend.