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How A Social Media Campaign Helped Reunite A Family With Their Ponies

Two missing Shetland ponies have been joyfully reunited with their owner James Penny after a successful UK-wide search campaign captured hearts across the country. The mother and daughter ponies disappeared from the New Forest in Hampshire in July, prompting neighbors Lisa Merritt and her daughter Anna to launch a dedicated social media campaign to bring them home. Their efforts paid off when a member of the public spotted the pair running down a narrow country lane in a rural London borough and contacted the family.

Owner James Penny traveled to collect the reunited ponies on Saturday, expressing his happiness at having them back safely. The community effort involved multiple neighbors who accompanied Penny to help with the emotional retrieval process. While four other ponies from the original group of six are still missing, this successful reunion demonstrates the power of community action and social media in bringing beloved animals home. The heartwarming story shows how people across the UK came together to help a local family, proving that sometimes the best outcomes happen when communities unite for a common cause.

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