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Harlen is a nature enthusiast from Canada who spends much of his time exploring the outdoors

In October 2024, while foraging for mushrooms in the forest, he came across the remains of what appeared to be a dog

Determined to bring closure to the animal’s owners, he turned to TikTok for help

In October 2024, while picking pine mushrooms in his favorite forest, a man from Glade, B.C., Canada, came across something unexpected and unsettling.

Scattered on the ground were the skull and bones of an animal , but what truly caught his eye were two surgical plates, with serial numbers on them, attached to what looked like the legs of a dog.

“I knew it was someone's pet right away,” Harlen, who asked for his last name to be omitted, tells PEOPLE exclusively.

Hoping to locate the

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