Thanks to a South Florida business owner, a cat that had been missing for nearly a year was reunited with her owner.
Tango left Sara Stout's house about 10 months ago.
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"Obviously we were heartbroken, but after several months went by, I thought someone had kittynapped her," Stout said.
But Stout got an unexpected phone call recently from Rocco Mangel, the owner of Rocco's Taco's. She said she was pleasantly surprised to hear he had her cat.
Mangel said he saw Tango get hit by a car and was determined to save her.
"The cat was laying in the middle of the median," Mangel said. "It had just got hit. It was laying there and I couldn't just walk away."
Mangel said he called his ex-wife to help. Together, they took the cat to the vet where they learned she had a broken pelvis and some scratches.
Mangel raised money to help pay the vet bills and he and his ex-wife pitched in to make sure Tango got the proper treatment.
"Luckily, financially we were able to do what we did," Mangel said.
He credited a microchip in the cat that allowed him to track down Stout and reunite her with Tango.
"I think everyone has their cause and this is mine," Mangel said. "I am happy the cat is safe."