Overview

• On July 15 at around 11:40 CET, a driver on Hamburg’s S-Bahn line S1 reported an unattended poodle at Hauptbahnhof
• Bundespolizei officers brought the six-year-old dog to the station precinct and provided water and toys while verifying its identity
• Police dispatched a chip reader from Polizeikommissariat 11 and successfully read Goofy’s microchip implant
• Officers used the chip data to locate Goofy’s owner and returned the dog later that day without incident
• The case highlights the value of mandated microchipping, railway staff vigilance and coordinated police response in reuniting lost pets on public transport