![Kristie Pereira Kristie Pereira and her dog Beau pose for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c57b51197d374f929af30408e4fbf03c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kristie Pereira and her dog Beau pose for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)
![Kristie Pereira Beau poses for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Kristie Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/571041ae02a14fc793902b0dfee54680/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Beau poses for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Kristie Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)
![Kristie Pereira Kristie Pereira and her dog Beau pose for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1615657820ba44979eb856aa8aa383e3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Kristie Pereira and her dog Beau pose for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)
![Kristie Pereira Beau poses for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Kristie Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/514e26746c7f469899143935aec8f2ba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Beau poses for a photo in Laurel, Md., in January 2023. Kristie Pereira is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (Kristie Pereira via AP)
![Matthew Barakat The Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation signage is displayed on its building in Falls Church, Va. Friday, May 24, 2024. A woman is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to the foundation to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f9214c4c0c7b45b9995ad1a8a0a4132f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation signage is displayed on its building in Falls Church, Va. Friday, May 24, 2024. A woman is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to the foundation to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)