Reunions

The strangers who brought them back.

Every one of these started with a slipped-open gate, a bolted door, a moment of distraction. And ended with a phone call that we, and they, will remember.

Missing · Day 1

Home · Day 2

Mika — Casablanca

Home after 1 day.

She slipped out during Aïd. Twenty-two hours later, a neighbor two streets over read the tag, called me, and drove her home in a shoebox.

— Salma, Mika's owner

Missing · Day 1

Home · Day 4

Simba — Tanger

Home after 3 days.

Three nights of walking every alley in Kasbah. On the fourth morning a café owner called — Simba was drinking milk on his terrace.

— Karim, Simba's owner

Missing · Day 1

Home · Day 3

Louna — Fès

Home after 2 days.

She squeezed through a gate the plumber had left open. A tourist found her that evening, read the tag under a streetlight, and stayed with her until we got there.

— Hafsa, Louna's owner