{"id":51402,"date":"2025-08-05T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/a-child-left-their-stuffed-animal-behind-at-a-holiday-inn-then-the-staffs-attempts-to-find-its-owner-went-viral\/05\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:13:48","slug":"a-child-left-their-stuffed-animal-behind-at-a-holiday-inn-then-the-staffs-attempts-to-find-its-owner-went-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/a-child-left-their-stuffed-animal-behind-at-a-holiday-inn-then-the-staffs-attempts-to-find-its-owner-went-viral\/05\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"A Child Left Their Stuffed Animal Behind at a Holiday Inn. Then the Staff&#8217;s Attempts to Find Its Owner Went Viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Holiday Inn has been trying to reunite a lost stuffed animal with one of their guests who left it behind during a recent stay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The hotel started a series on their Instagram account explaining how they found the toy, which they\u2019ve now named Jack, and what he\u2019s been up to<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They noted that the traveler who lost Jack was staying at the hotel for Katy Perry\u2019s Perth concert back in June, but they haven&#8217;t been able to track down the exact guest<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Holiday Inn in Perth, Australia is going to great lengths after one of its guests left their stuffed animal behind during a recent stay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an effort to find the toy\u2019s owner, the hotel started a social media series on July 17 after finding the stuffed dog in their laundry room a few weeks earlier. The saga has since left many users hooked as they eagerly await for an update on a possible reunion between the owner and the stuffed animal, which the hotel named Jack and jokingly hired to be part of their staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cA few weeks ago, our housekeeping team found this well-loved stuffed toy in our laundry. We thought someone would come looking, but he&#8217;s still here! So we&#8217;ve named him &#8216;Jack&#8217; and made him part of the team,\u201d the hotel wrote in their initial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/holidayinnperth\/p\/DMM2Z3DzV9p\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They added that the stuffed animal has been \u201ctraining across the hotel\u201d and \u201cliving his best life as our unofficial mascot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post shows Jack doing a number of jobs around the hotel, from &#8220;greeting guests at the front desk\u201d to \u201crestocking the housekeeping trolleys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf you recognize this little guy (or know someone who might be missing him), please get in touch &#8211; we&#8217;d love to get him back home to his family,\u201d the caption added. \u201cUntil then, he&#8217;s living the suite life with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/people-app.onelink.me\/HNIa\/kz7l4cuf<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>holidayinnperth\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A week later, the hotel was still searching for Jack\u2019s owner, so they shared more details about the stuffed animal in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/holidayinnperth\/p\/DMhhPq_TlnI\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:July 25 post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">July 25 post<\/a>. In the caption, they noted that Jack was left behind the weekend that Katy Perry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katy-perry-us-tour-kicking-off-includes-choose-your-own-adventure-aspect-11730292\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lifetimes Tour;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lifetimes Tour<\/a> came to Australia in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt&#8217;s been a month since we found this little guy in our laundry, and despite our best efforts, we&#8217;re still searching for his family,\u201d they wrote in the caption, adding, \u201cWe&#8217;ve reached out to all guests from that weekend, searched every message, and checked through our logs for any leads &#8211; but no luck yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"holidayinnperth\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6EOv78d8l8Sy4KUYSt.jaA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/6286ad83da04bcf436bbe7b61aa5f6d8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>holidayinnperth\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most recently, the hotel shared another attempt at finding \u201cJack\u2019s pawrents\u201d after \u201ccountless emails, phone calls and database searches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/accounts\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDM1NfJpz8sk%2F%3Fhl%3Den%26img_index%3D3&amp;is_from_rle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">post<\/a>, shared on Saturday, Aug. 2, shows the stuffed animal sporting a Holiday Inn nametag that says \u201cJack\u201d on it as he explores the city of Perth in an effort to find his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the slides, he\u2019s seen traveling around the city and making stops at some of its famous sites, including the Bell Tower, Elizabeth Quay and Kings Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFrom laneways and landmarks to bell towers and botanic gardens, he&#8217;s left no tree un-sniffed across Perth. No luck yet, but don&#8217;t worry &#8211; he&#8217;s safe, loved, and now a very important member of our Holiday Inn Perth City Centre team,\u201d they note in the caption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE has reached out to Holiday Inn for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/people-news-inline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sweet series has caught the attention of a number of Instagram users, with many flocking to the comments to express their hope that Jack gets reunited with his owner soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs a kid who lost a favorite stuffed animal when I was 3 years old moving from Denmark to NY, I hope Jack finds his family. I bet his person is missing him too,\u201d one commenter wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another adds, \u201cWe are so invested in this story at our home &#8211; I can\u2019t imagine losing our fav puppy!!! Hoping for a reunion soon and loving his adventures in the meantime.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"holidayinnperth\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tPvli0sM1agddjPLh5_S0w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/7d559b57b61e4bd9cf674af80054b013\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>holidayinnperth\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One skeptical user questioned whether the series was a marketing ploy as they thought they recognized the stuffed animal from one of the hotel\u2019s previous ads. However, the hotel assured them that Jack was found recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIsn\u2019t Jack in your ad for your \u2018family getaway package\u2019 on your profile dated 6th June? With the two little girls,\u201d the comment read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response, the hotel wrote back, \u201cBelieve it or not, that&#8217;s a completely different dog! Those photos were taken back in 2019, and that puppy went back home with the two girls in the photo. Our &#8216;Jack&#8217; showed up in our laundry last month and we&#8217;re still trying our best to track down his family to get him back home! Some followers on our TikTok have pointed out that he&#8217;s from IKEA, so he has many siblings out there!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/holiday-inn-makes-sweet-attempt-to-reunite-lost-stuffed-animal-with-owner-11784746\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/child-left-stuffed-animal-behind-173128480.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW A Holiday Inn has been trying to reunite a lost stuffed animal with one of their guests who left<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/a-child-left-their-stuffed-animal-behind-at-a-holiday-inn-then-the-staffs-attempts-to-find-its-owner-went-viral\/05\/08\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/B1ERy8QnmRaaskDh7rZ4PA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/7c2e8f65c4086edf6ecde3ddacbc6256","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}