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Dognapped puppy returned to Missouri shelter, two arrested

ArrestSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A puppy stolen from a southwest Missouri animal shelter has been returned.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that the 8-week old puppy disappeared Saturday. The puppy is named RBI after the baseball statistic.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says two men were arrested Tuesday afternoon after they were identified from shelter surveillance footage. They have been charged with a felony count of stealing an animal.

A third person returned the puppy to the sheriff’s office. From there, RBI made it back to the shelter, where he quickly fell asleep after a kibble snack.

Darin Landrum, executive director of the Humane Society of Southwest Missouri, called the puppy’s return a “big relief.”

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