Hunter — the black Lab who sparked a social media maelstrom after he was adopted by another family while his owner was away fighting wildfires — awaits re-adoption at the animal shelter after he was picked up while roaming loose, and his owner refused to pay the ticket to get him back.

Paul Scarpelli, manager of Clark County’s animal control division, said the dog had a history of roaming around his neighborhood dating to before when he was picked up earlier this month.

Around Oct. 14, animal control picked up the dog and brought it to the animal shelter.

Scarpelli said the county wrote the dog’s owner, William Jones of Battle Ground, a citation, but he refused to pay.

“So, basically, he made it his decision he wasn’t going to reclaim the dog,” Scarpelli said.