Back in August, I made this post about Tequila getting stolen. It unfortunately didn’t get much reblogging - but I am reblogging it myself to share this amazing story.
We never heard anything about Tequila again - until Wednesday. I was running around like crazy, prepping for a corporate visit, when there was a page for an MOD phone call. I grabbed it up, and this is what I hear:
“This is Kelly calling from Denny’s Pet World - and we’ve found Tequila.”
See, after Tequila was stolen from our store, the thieves went to Denny’s Pet World, located about 20 minutes south from us in Kirkland, Washington, where they stole a Turquoise Green-Cheek Conure. Unlike us, Denny’s has CCTV, and they were able to get the entire theft on video - but with no leads. Denny’s called us after their bird was stolen to alert us, and we at the time told them about Tequila.
Well. In downtown Bothell (about half way between us and Kirkland), there is a bird store called Wings of the World, where they sometimes sell birds on consignment. And last week, a couple walked in with two conures - a Cinnamon and a Turquoise - to sell on consignment. The lady, who happens to be friends with Kelly from Denny’s, recognized them at once. She contacted the police, who contacted Kelly, who contacted me. She asked me for Tequila’s band number, to which I replied:
“I don’t remember it all, but it starts with FFC.”
She says, “Yep. That’s your bird.”
I freaked out. I started cheering and screaming and crying, and my boss and I basically raced around like a bunch of nut cases. Today, the birds were dropped off at Wings of the World for “consignment”, and handed over to her - and this weekend the people that stole them will be arrested for felony theft, due to the cost of the birds (over a grand together). There is a lot more technical issues here that involve the police and other things, but the point is, both birds were safely recovered.
Today, my district manager was in the store to do a routine animal walk, and my boss told him the entire story. He then said he wasn’t sure what we were supposed to do with Tequila if we got him back - since he’s now over a year old, has been away from the store since August, and who knows what they’ve done to him? And Derek mentioned in passing how much I love that bird.
And my district manager told me to take him home.
Tequila has been in a house with smokers and he absolutely reeks. He’s a bit underweight - but he remembered me. He is now in his new (big) cage, chirping away.
I am overwhelmed with happiness and amazement - because this sort of thing NEVER happens. For once, a bad story had a wonderful ending, and Tequila will now always have a place to call home <3
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