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Criminal charges were ultimately dropped against the woman after it emerged that her desperate break‑in was the only way to stop her dog Max from being euthanized at a kill shelter. She had spent months searching for him following a painful breakup, only to discover that her ex had surrendered him without her consent and that he was scheduled to be put down the next morning.Racing against time, she entered the shelter overnight, found Max, and got him out alive before turning herself in days later with detailed proof that he was legally her dog. In court, the judge accepted her documentation, dismissed the criminal charges, ordered that Max be returned to her, and filed charges against the ex, while she took responsibility for and paid the cost of the property damage.