Homeless Man Asks People For Help After His Beloved Pet Rat Gets Stolen
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Every day, Alyson who lives in Sydney, Australia sees a homeless man sitting in the same spot. The 59-year-old Chris happily chats to passersby and allows them to play with his adorable pet rat named Lucy. The rat never leaves Chris side and munches on snacks and entertains strangers.
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Recently, a homeless man named Chris had his beloved pet rat stolen
However, a couple of days ago Alyson noticed that Chris is alone and distressed. She decided to check on him and noticed his sign telling passersby that his beloved pet was stolen from him.
Chris Says that Lucy was probably taken from outside Footlocker on Pitt Street after he briefly left to go to the bathroom. Alyson was completely baffled when she heard the news and called the stealing from a homeless man ‘a low act’.
Many people were appalled too. After Alyson published a Facebook post detailing the incident it quickly went viral and received more than 16k shares in a few days.
While most of the commenters expressed complete disgust in the lack of humanity of the person responsible for stealing the rat, others tried to figure out the way they can help. Many began sharing photos to help others recognize Lucy in hopes that someone will find her safe and sound.
Meanwhile, heartbroken Chris contacted the police. He says that police are checking CCTV in hopes to identify the suspect. However, there is no new information and the saddened man is left in uncertainty if he will ever get his friend back.
Over the years Chris and Lucy have become locally known to passersby in Sydney. He and his little friends would often cheer up and befriend strangers.
After the news of the despicable act came in, people began sharing they fond memories of the pair, hoping that the pet will be eventually discovered.
Here’s how people reacted
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I need an update when the rat is found to mend my broken heart. How could someone do this? Only a truly heartless person could steal a beloved pet. Shame on whoever did this.
Right??!! Please let us know if she's found. I'm way too sensitive for this :-(***
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3287/Homeless-Man-Reunited-With-His-Beloved-Pet-Rat she's been reunited with her dad!
SHES HOME
Hey this is my local area... I’ll let you all know if Lucy is found
We know who took Lucy... we have security cams... this if from Auther and Co pet Concierge: To the woman who took the rat Lucy from Pitt St - Please contact us ASAP! We understand you may have thought Lucy was abandoned or needed help. She was and IS very LOVED ❤️ I’m sure you know this by now. We also understand that you might have been trying to do the right thing and now feel you can’t set things right because you might get in trouble. Please just call us and we will meet you somewhere, collect Lucy and return her to her loving owner, Chris.
Same, I need to know! I hope Lucy is brought back to him
UPDATE: I am pleased to let you all know that Lucy is safely back with Chris. The police have returned her unharmed. The story shared is that Chris had gone to the bathroom and during this time a woman walked past who was not a local, saw the domestic rat and feared it was abandoned. She believed she was rescuing it and took it home and cared for it. Obviously at some point she has become aware of her mistake and contacted police. Happy ending this time around with no apparent malice involved. Surely though if she had just made an enquiry in the closest shop (as Chris obviously has a table and chair set up ) they could have let her know Lucy's story. Whether she is lying about her intentions or not Chris has been reunited with Lucy. :)
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They found her! I saw an update and photo on r/Australia. The police and community worked together and bought Lucy back to her human- friend. Yay!
I know links don't really work in here from my phone, but if you wanted to check out the story - https://au.news.yahoo.com/homeless-man-reunited-stolen-pet-rat-heartwarming-video-074427008.html?utm_source=Campaign_Monitor&utm_medium=Edm&utm_campaign=DailySnap_Newsletter&utm_term=DailySnap_Newsletter&ncid=dailysnapshotau_dailysnaps_yaptekbs7gs
Something tells me the person took Lucy because they hate rats and Lucy’s future looks bleak. I really hope I’m wrong. I had a pet rat when I was little and he was so sweet and smart. I feel bad for rats. So many people hate them but they really are beautiful creatures
SHES HOME
https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomememes/comments/bejlbt/wholesome_homeless_man_is_reunited_with_his_pet/
What sort of person would do that?
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Maybe the rat just found a better place to live...and left?
Why be horrible? just because you can?
This just infuriates me! Who the hell has a heart cold enough to do something like this??? I’m really disappointed in humanity right now :(
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It's a good thing that Not Alec keeps things in perspective. No wild generalizations. Just solid, focused commentary.
He's a troll with over -6600 points. IGNORE HIM.
This is a despicable act and it increases my hatred for the human race even more, if you can't see how something this pointless has such an effect on an already beat down guy then you need to rethink things.
When I first saw this I cried. He looks so sad!!! That poor man. They didn't take his pet, they took his very best friend. It's cruel to do to anyone, but to a defenseless elderly gentleman who literally has nothing?? I only hope that something wonderful will come of this........ maybe someone can give him a job caring for animals?
https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomememes/comments/bejlbt/wholesome_homeless_man_is_reunited_with_his_pet/
Omg, that made my day!!! Thanks for letting me know :D
I need an update when the rat is found to mend my broken heart. How could someone do this? Only a truly heartless person could steal a beloved pet. Shame on whoever did this.
Right??!! Please let us know if she's found. I'm way too sensitive for this :-(***
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3287/Homeless-Man-Reunited-With-His-Beloved-Pet-Rat she's been reunited with her dad!
SHES HOME
Hey this is my local area... I’ll let you all know if Lucy is found
We know who took Lucy... we have security cams... this if from Auther and Co pet Concierge: To the woman who took the rat Lucy from Pitt St - Please contact us ASAP! We understand you may have thought Lucy was abandoned or needed help. She was and IS very LOVED ❤️ I’m sure you know this by now. We also understand that you might have been trying to do the right thing and now feel you can’t set things right because you might get in trouble. Please just call us and we will meet you somewhere, collect Lucy and return her to her loving owner, Chris.
Same, I need to know! I hope Lucy is brought back to him
UPDATE: I am pleased to let you all know that Lucy is safely back with Chris. The police have returned her unharmed. The story shared is that Chris had gone to the bathroom and during this time a woman walked past who was not a local, saw the domestic rat and feared it was abandoned. She believed she was rescuing it and took it home and cared for it. Obviously at some point she has become aware of her mistake and contacted police. Happy ending this time around with no apparent malice involved. Surely though if she had just made an enquiry in the closest shop (as Chris obviously has a table and chair set up ) they could have let her know Lucy's story. Whether she is lying about her intentions or not Chris has been reunited with Lucy. :)
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They found her! I saw an update and photo on r/Australia. The police and community worked together and bought Lucy back to her human- friend. Yay!
I know links don't really work in here from my phone, but if you wanted to check out the story - https://au.news.yahoo.com/homeless-man-reunited-stolen-pet-rat-heartwarming-video-074427008.html?utm_source=Campaign_Monitor&utm_medium=Edm&utm_campaign=DailySnap_Newsletter&utm_term=DailySnap_Newsletter&ncid=dailysnapshotau_dailysnaps_yaptekbs7gs
Something tells me the person took Lucy because they hate rats and Lucy’s future looks bleak. I really hope I’m wrong. I had a pet rat when I was little and he was so sweet and smart. I feel bad for rats. So many people hate them but they really are beautiful creatures
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https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomememes/comments/bejlbt/wholesome_homeless_man_is_reunited_with_his_pet/
What sort of person would do that?
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Maybe the rat just found a better place to live...and left?
Why be horrible? just because you can?
This just infuriates me! Who the hell has a heart cold enough to do something like this??? I’m really disappointed in humanity right now :(
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It's a good thing that Not Alec keeps things in perspective. No wild generalizations. Just solid, focused commentary.
He's a troll with over -6600 points. IGNORE HIM.
This is a despicable act and it increases my hatred for the human race even more, if you can't see how something this pointless has such an effect on an already beat down guy then you need to rethink things.
When I first saw this I cried. He looks so sad!!! That poor man. They didn't take his pet, they took his very best friend. It's cruel to do to anyone, but to a defenseless elderly gentleman who literally has nothing?? I only hope that something wonderful will come of this........ maybe someone can give him a job caring for animals?
https://www.reddit.com/r/wholesomememes/comments/bejlbt/wholesome_homeless_man_is_reunited_with_his_pet/
Omg, that made my day!!! Thanks for letting me know :D