Tino and I searched for Widget near Dearborn and I-5. Widget is about 11 pounds. He is a rescue, a bit nervous usually. He escaped from an apartment near Broadway and Jefferson when someone came in the entry unexpectedly. Widget was seen near the Goodwill store at Rainier and Dearborn. Tino started on the scent trail there, and followed it to the freeway. If Widget crossed I-5 during rush hour traffic, the cars would have been going very slow. We tried to get access to the property across the freeway, but it was all City of Seattle public services, parking, police, DOT, etc. Ironically, this publicly owned property is not open to the public, so they wouldn’t let us in to search. Later on, after dark, there was a sighting of Widget at Jefferson and 14th, much closer to home. Tino started on the scent trail again, but it appeared Widget was going through and under fences where we couldn’t continue. We set a trap in the area.
While we were searching the first time, one of Widget’s owners came upon a homeless man in a tent under the freeway. He had overdosed, presumably on opiates. She called 911, probably saving his life. We saw several camps in that area near Dearborn and I-5, probably over 100 people living a marginal existence. Tino and I were excluded from searching on acres of land devoted to City of Seattle public services, and right next to that, more than 100 people lived in squalor, in thin tents, among needles and trash, not receiving any services. I don’t know what the answer is, but the system is not working. If any of those individuals was a dog, I could help. Because they were humans, I was powerless.
While we were searching the first time, one of Widget’s owners came upon a homeless man in a tent under the freeway. He had overdosed, presumably on opiates. She called 911, probably saving his life. We saw several camps in that area near Dearborn and I-5, probably over 100 people living a marginal existence. Tino and I were excluded from searching on acres of land devoted to City of Seattle public services, and right next to that, more than 100 people lived in squalor, in thin tents, among needles and trash, not receiving any services. I don’t know what the answer is, but the system is not working. If any of those individuals was a dog, I could help. Because they were humans, I was powerless.
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