Chance the Dog, Animal Control Officer Reunite for Magazine Cover

Keep your eyes peeled for the March issue of San Diego Pets. It’s out starting March 2, and you can pick it up at various points around town where your find other free circulars. (Sometimes they’re found on fourth floor of the CAC, by the cafeteria.)

As you see, the monthly magazine’s cover is a huge photo of County Animal Control Officer Gina Raygosa and Chance the dog. Raygosa is the animal control officer who aided Chance when he was found critically injured with a bullet wound on the Viejas Reservation a couple weeks ago. (More coverage of Chance’s saga here.)

Raygosa and Chance were reunited for the first time for the photo shoot. The pictures pop with joy, and they’ve captured the essence of the entire department, says Supervising Animal Care attendant Tiffany Shields.

“This is why we in the Department of Animal Services do what we do every day, for the chance to make a difference in the life of animal,” Shields says.