Thanksgiving stories just don't get much better than this. A pet Sulcata tortoise, who had been missing for months, was re-united with his family in time for the holiday, thanks to the power of social media and the mayor of a nearby Texas town.

From KVUE in Austin:

For the past several months Donna had posted fliers about her missing pet Tortoise, a 40 pound African Sulcata she named John Wayne who escaped from her backyard when he broke through a metal gate.

Little did she know, weeks later and miles away in San Marcos, someone had seen the wandering tortoise and turned him into an Animal Rescue.

San Marcos Mayor Daniel Guerrero who is also a pet lover adopted the tortoise and brought him home.

Through the power of social media, Guerrero had also posted pictures of the new addition to his family.

Different circles of Hays County residents who had seen the fliers and Facebook pictures began to put two and two together.

Three months after he disappeared, “Leonard” as he was named at the Animal Rescue was reunited with his rightful owner Donna.

Read the whole "awwww"-inspiring story here! And Happy Thanksgiving!