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Microchip Hunters Reunite Missing Evanston Chihuahua After 12 Years

8/28/2026

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Vanessa Antonino was reunited with her chihuahua Flor in Evanston, Illinois, 12 years after she vanished.
Volunteer Gillian Primavera found Flor near a road in Gary, Indiana, after severe weather damage.
Microchip Hunters used Flor’s outdated microchip to locate Antonino despite the old phone number.
Evanston Animal Shelter’s canine director Tanya Ohanian coordinated the rapid reunion.

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Story summary

Vanessa Antonino was reunited with her chihuahua Flor in Evanston, Illinois, 12 years after she vanished.
Volunteer Gillian Primavera found Flor near a road in Gary, Indiana, after severe weather damage.
Microchip Hunters used Flor’s outdated microchip to locate Antonino despite the old phone number.
Evanston Animal Shelter’s canine director Tanya Ohanian coordinated the rapid reunion.