Bruce and I were e-chatting earlier this week about my earlier post, regarding people leaving behind their pets when walking away from their foreclosed homes. Bruce wanted to remind folks that if you find a dumped animal, you can try to find its owner through a free Sun-Sentinel classified ad. Click here for the details. However, you'll need to pay if you are seeking a new home for your own pet.

Bruce was speaking from experience, as he recently stumbled across a "lost" stray himself. Bruce did find the cat a home — although not the one he originally anticipated. Here's his story:

Mr. T, and eyes that would melt a heart of stone

Was about a month ago when I ended up with cute black kitten left at a local restaurant - the Georgia Pig.

I advertised on Craig's List for someone to take him but no luck. I just realized yesterday that animal ads in the Sun Sentinel are free and run for a few days. I should have thought about that...
In any case, the black kitten -- "Mr. T" -- seems to like us and we love him. Our other two cats took about a month to get along with him.

I just mention this ... so that the "free ad" thing could be mentioned in any future articles. Just one more idea that people could do instead of giving up on their pets.

I say Mr. T is one lucky guy.
So tell us... has a "lost" pet ever "found" you?