I’m not sure where you read that the owners don’t seem to want him back. The article states:
“”We are excited that he will be going back to his family and to the home where he finally returned after 3 weeks,” he wrote. Mason is expected to be able to walk completely normally after he recovers in about six weeks, though his front legs will be a bit shorter than his back legs. Mason’s family has requested to not be named in the media, Doster added, but they are “very excited” for Mason to come home when their house is again habitable in about five weeks.”
The first article said that they were unable to take him back because their house had been destroyed. A followup article said that Mason would be returned to his owners in about 6 weeks after his legs had healed from surgery.