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Originally Posted by Banner
I am curious to hear what you guys think of this? Personally I think she is an idiot. Leaving a dog outside is irresponsible, she didn't even try bringing him to an adoption centre or anything if she truly cared about it. And apparently, someone else who saw the dog tied outside put him in a bag and dumped him in the garbage. Guilty or not guilty? And what should be the extent of her punishment?
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The probability someone other than the owner put him in the garbage is fairly slight.
She has to go to jail for that.
If you take a dog/cat into your household, you're responsible for their welfare and safety throughout their lifetime . . . . . and that's an eight to 16 year committment in most cases. It's a serious endevour and should be thought through carefully to ensure such a committment fits into your budget and lifestyle.
Nevertheless, I think about 50% of puppies are surrendered to shelters/other, new owners, etc, before they reach one year of age.
In our house . . . we were the third home for Ruby in her first 1.5 years of life, we were the second home for Pete in his 2.5 years of life, we were the second home for Polly and the six kittens she brought (we kept one, Skyler) in her 1.5 years of life and we took in two starving six month old kittens that washed up on a neighbouring acreage.
Lots of people chuck their animals to the curb.
Ruby and Pete . . . . . safe in their new home and still haven't been thrown into a garbage pile.
Cowperson