Fort Worth Star-Telegram: 12 years ago, ‘Island Girl’ was also all on her own
Filed under: Pets 911 - December 20, 2007
By Paul Bourgeois
The story of Highway is reminiscent of the saga of Island Girl, a stray German shepherd discovered living on a traffic island near Interstate 30 and Texas 183 in February 1995.
Fears that the dog would be hurt or cause an accident led authorities to capture her, but a tranquilizer dart struck her spine and left her partially paralyzed. The dog’s recovery was tracked in a series of stories in the local media and a book, The Miracle of Island Girl, by newsman Stephen Gage Michaud.
Island Girl eventually was adopted by animal lover Midori Traywick, who helped establish the Island Girl Animal Rescue Society.
Island Girl died on Dec. 15, 2006, according to petfinder.com, a pet-adoption Web site.
The nonprofit Island Girl Rescue Society can be reached at Box 122023, Fort Worth, TX 76121. See more at islandgirlanimalrescuesociety.pets911.com.