Publix employees comb through landfill to find 3-year-old's stuffed bunny

We all know that child whose 'lovey' provides comfort. For 3-year-old Madison, it is a stuffed flop-eared rabbit named Bunny she had since the day she was born.

Jenna Rachal, Madison's mom, knew the girl had taken Bunny into the Publix grocery store in Daphne, Alabama. But when unpacking at home, Bunny was gone. Rachal returned to the store and was told that no one turned in Bunny. 

The desperate mom sent out a plea on Facebook. After hundreds of shares and a couple of days, the post drew the attention of Mike Gayheart, the Publix store manager. He scanned surveillance footage and saw what happened to Bunny - it was left in the shopping cart and then, horror of horrors, thrown in the trash. That trash had then been taken to the dumpster which in turn went to the landfill. 

Without letting Rachal know of the attempt, Gayheart asked three Publix employees, Alex Chandonnett, Jordan De La Rosa, and Bobby Barnhart, to join him at the landfill in the search for Bunny. Unbelievably, the men agreed. Even more incredible, they found the stuffed animal. 

Gayheart took Bunny home and washed it repeatedly. Then he called Rachal to deliver the stunning news. The happy Madison was soon reunited with Bunny. Rachal again went to Facebook to share her delight. “This is above and beyond," she said, "a true example of the good people in the world!”