- A New York woman's dog was adopted while she was in the hospital, the New York Post reported.
- Denise McCurrie's dog, Roscoe, was sent to an animal shelter while she was in medical care.
- She later learned Roscoe was adopted by a rescue group and now she's fighting to get her dog back.
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A New York woman's dog was adopted by a rescue group while she was receiving medical care. Now she's trying to get her dog back, according to the New York Post.
Denise McCurrie, a 51-year-old Bronx resident who lives by herself, told the Post she called police after having a "nervous breakdown" on April 16. As she was transported to a local hospital, she asked authorities to take her dog, a mini Schnauzer named Roscoe, while she received treatment. Police took the dog to the Animal Care Center located in Manhattan, according to the report.
The report said that McCurrie contacted that shelter on multiple occasions to inform them about her situation and that she was Roscoe's owner, but she was getting the runaround. However, three days later, she was notified that her emotional support dog was not only adopted by one of the shelter's rescue partners but given a new name, the New York Post reported.
The dog was sent to the rescue group three days after it arrived, the shelter told the outlet, adding that Roscoe "had no identification or microchip," the Post reported.
"We have reached out to the rescue group with whom the dog was placed, and they are currently conferring with legal counsel regarding the situation," the shelter told the Post.
Police told the outlet that the dog - who was receiving treatment for an ear infection -was not in the best condition and claimed that a man in McCurrie's home said he wanted to harm Roscoe. However, Currie disputed that claim stating that she lives alone, according to the report.
McCurrie is heartbroken about losing Roscoe and said she's "fighting" to get her dog back, according to the report.
"I had to take him off my screensaver because it was just too painful to see him," McCurrie told the Post. "We were inseparable. My dog and I went everywhere together, we went shopping to the supermarket together, I used to put him in this little carrier. We were always together."
McCurrie added: "The only thing I do all day is make phone calls and try to get somewhere, somehow," she told the outlet.