India, Oct. 28 -- A Georgia family paid a veterinary clinic to euthanize their beloved Pug, named Cha Cha, but found out months later on Facebook that she was alive and well. A worker took Cha Cha home, and the dog appeared to be thriving.

However, tragedy awaited the pooch. When the family demanded answers about Cha Cha and the clinic learned about the cover-up, they took the dog back from the worker and euthanized her, Cha Cha's owner Rebecca Belote told WSB-TV.

Belote and her family loved Cha Cha, but the dog was suffering organ failure from diabetic keto acidosis, Belote revealed. In March 2026, Senoia Animal Hospital Coweta County advised the Belote family to consider euthanisa. Cha Cha was just four years old.

The family agreed. ...