Filled with regret, Minot flood survivors ask for dog back from Grand Forks shelter

When Minot flooded in June, Erin Fitzgerald and her husband lost their rented home and most of their belongings. Late last summer, they felt compelled to surrender Nell and her “sister” — a 2-year-old cat named Jade — to the Circle of Friends Humane Society in Grand Forks. Two weeks later, full of remorse, Fitzgerald called the shelter. “We want our pets back,” she said. But it was too late.