*MEDIA ADVISORY* Ludlow Animal Control Officer to Reunite with Rosie, Dog Who Was Missing in Freezing Temperatures

LUDLOW — Animal Control Officer Octavia Anderson will be reuniting with Rosie the Husky-Pitbull mix after she was missing for six days in freezing temperatures.

WHERE:

Ludlow Police Department, 612 Chapin St., Ludlow

WHEN:

Wednesday, Feb. 12, starting at 11 a.m.

WHO:

• Ludlow ACO Octavia Anderson
• Rosie, a two-year-old Husky-Pitbull mix
• Kendra Supersad, Rosie’s owner

WHAT:

On the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 21, Kendra Supersad was juggling her kids and various housekeeping tasks when she forgot to close her backyard gate. A short while later, she realized that Rosie, one of her two dogs, was missing. After frantically searching her home and the nearby area, she knew that Rosie had run off. 

She reached out to Ludlow Police, who directed her to Animal Control Officer Octavia Anderson.

ACO Anderson posted about Rosie on the Ludlow Animal Control Facebook page, and expected she would return home that same day. Unfortunately, she remained missing.

Rosie’s story gained a massive following on social media, with members of the community establishing a dedicated Facebook page called “Bring Rosie Home,” and a GoFundMe that raised nearly $700 in two hours to pay for Hawkeye drone service to look for Rosie.

Thankfully, the service wasn’t needed. With the help of ACO Anderson, Belchertown ACO Sarah Byrnes, and the entire Ludlow community, Rosie was found safe almost six days later near the solar panels behind Americo Street. 

The money raised through the GoFundMe page will be donated to the Friends of Ludlow Animal Control, a nonprofit group dedicated to raising money to build a shelter in Ludlow and to support Ludlow’s Animal Control.

“ACO Anderson is an asset to the Town and to my police department daily,” said Chief Valadas. “She does great work with these types of calls involving animals and provides an unmatched service that we greatly need and appreciate.”

Supersad, Rosie, and ACO Anderson will reunite at the Ludlow Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. to share their story and thank the greater Ludlow community for its help in bringing Rosie home. 

Media members interested in attending the event should RSVP no later than Tuesday, Feb. 11, by 5 p.m. by reaching out to Senior Public Relations Associate Camryn Langille, camryn@jgpr.net.