The Epitome of Stupid

After a long absence from blogging, I have returned. It's not like I can do much while feeding the baby, right? LOL

On to today's post.....the sheer ignorance of some pet owners. I swear, some people have no business having pets. I pity their children, if this is how they treat their pets.....

A family in my neighborhood has four dogs; a Pom, a Min-Pin, a Boxer and a Shar-pei. They keep all four tethered in the backyard, with little or no interaction. Sometimes the dogs have food and water. The poor things keep breaking loose and running around the neighborhood - poor babies are just starved for attention. The Shar-pei, in particular, loves my inlaws (who live next door) and my oldest daughter.

Earlier this week, they got the Boxer neutered - he's around 6, 7 months old - and when they bring him home, what do they do? Do they let him stay inside while recovering from the surgery? Do they set up a spot in the garage for him? Nope and nope - they put him right back outside on his chain and forget about him. They throw some food and water out there but never bother to check on the dogs 98% of the time - and a day or two ago, the boy was out there dousing the Shar-pei with ice cold water. The water is not necessarily a bad thing - but considering that by this point the Boxer was not feeling well (will explain that in a minute), it was probably not a good thing for him in particular.

Today, a neighbor was outside in her backyard talking to another neighbor when they looked over. One commented to the other that the Boxer did not look well at all, and they called Animal Control and the police. By the time AC and the PD showed up, the Boxer was DEAD. The owners were surprised to see the police on their doorstep - they claim they had no clue the dog was sick. Yeah, RIGHT.....I believe that one. Got any oceanfront property in Arizona to sell me next?

There is no way they could not have known the dog was not doing well - not if they would have checked on him once in a while. He was healthy one minute and DEAD the next? To hear them tell it, that's what happened - but I know better. Dogs do not hide their ailments the way cats do - if he was that sick, somebody would have noticed it for sure. Those people are just uncaring and clueless. AC took the body for necropsy - and hopefully they seized the other three dogs as well, for their own sakes. Those dogs deserve far better than to be left out in a backyard, with no human interaction, little food, little water and almost no shelter from the hot summer sun. I hope they find that the owners were at fault, at least of animal negligence and hopefully some cruelty charges thrown in for good measure - and they are banned from owning pets ever again. Even better, tie THEM in the backyard and ignore them for most of their lives - see how THEY like it.