Created: 6/2/2009 6:01:49 PM 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Chris Mirro knows what happened and how, but finding a solution to her problem is not as easy.
"I am the sole owner of the dog. I am the only one who could sign her over to the shelter, which I would never do," says Mirro.
She didn't, but her soon to be ex-husband did, and that's where her problems began.
Mirro says she was in Texas, and her soon to be ex-husband was taking care of her service dog Elizabeth. Mirro says he surrendered the dog to the Jacksonville Animal Control Center and told her the dog got out.
Safe Pet Rescue, Inc., rescued the dog from animal control, treated it for heart worms, to the tune of $800, and adopted Elizabeth out to a new family.
Mirro says she was able to locate Elizabeth because of the microchip she was wearing. But she doesn't know who has her now.
"And they are refusing to even notify the family who has her," says Mirro.
Mirro says she and her family miss Elizabeth. She hasn't seen her in four months. "I dream about her, waiting for her to come back," says Mirro.
The President of Safe Pet Rescue, Inc., says she is aware of what happened but she hasn't seen proof that Elizabeth is a service dog.
Robin Kantner says, "We are caught between what is best for the dog."
Kantner says Elizabeth is doing well in her new home and she was advised by an attorney that the pet rescue has a contract with that family.
"I have not talked to the current owners," says Kantner.
She added,"This is the first time this has happened to us."
Mirro has documents showing that she owned the dog and that Elizabeth is a trained service dog. Mirro says she would be willing to reimburse the cost of the heart worm treatments, and would like the family to return Elizabeth.
"I'm really sorry. All I want is to have my dog back; she is not a pet, she has a higher purpose," says Mirror.
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