The woman who abandoned a dog at a Scottish train station has come forward, saying she left him after an attempted sale went bust.
Kai, a Shar-Pei mix who was tied to the railing along with a suitcase of his belongings in front of Ayr Station, became a canine cause célèbre after making headlines around the world.
Fin Rayner, 39, told the Daily Record she travelled from Aberdeenshire to Ayr to collect Kai after seeing an advert for the dog on Gumtree. Upon arriving, Ms Raynor claims Kai was not the dog that featured in the Gumtree listing.
She told the newspaper: "The guy rushed out with a food chest and lead on the dog.
"I said I wanted to take the dog for a walk, so he asked me for £150 as a deposit in case I didn't come back.”
"Then I saw him tearing off in his car. I phoned and said 'You better come back for your dog'. He never turned up.”
"I thought I'd take the dog to Aberdeen but my son phoned and said the photo from the ad was an American picture from 2005. I said to a member of staff it was somebody else's dog. I said, 'I'm just going to tie him up out there', and I did that."
Ms Rayner said she ensured Kai’s safety before abandoning him, but hastily left the scene with her nine-year-old daughter in order to catch the last train.
“What about me and my daughter, what we had to go through?” she said.
The Scottish SPCA, which has been caring for Kai since January 2nd, has received calls from people all over the world offering a new home to the dog. And if this photo is anything to go by, he seems to be doing well.
You know that dog that got abandoned at the railway station? Here he is now. pic.twitter.com/ePTr6ncDPy
— Alan White (@aljwhite) January 9, 2015
