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Originally Posted by Freak
One more thing.What is the point of having a dog if your gonna keep it chained up in the backyard? i see this in alot of places.People tell me they do it for protection.Whats that dog goning to protect beside the little radius he can go with his chain.I've always had dogs and they have always been inside dogs.
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This part of the story I can definitely relate to. While I haven't seen anyone in my neighborhood personally hitting or beating their dogs, I constantly see them just chained or roped outside on a leash, which drives me utterly insane. I live in a low-income neighborhood with really tiny apartments and I think what happened in most cases is that people purchased dogs ("What a cute little puppy!") without realizing what they're getting into. Part of the reason why my boyfriend and I
haven't gotten a dog is that our apartment is too small (and we don't want to get one of those little "toy" dogs - LOL). It's about being a RESPONSIBLE OWNER. If you're getting a pet, you need to be aware of their needs. Especially dogs. Dogs vary from breed to breed and have extremely different personalities - some need LOTS of room to run (weinerimers), and some just tear the shit out of your stuff unless you train them not to (terriers). People need to know what they're getting into BEFORE they purchase a pet, dogs especially. Dogs are pack animals and they NEED to identify who the alpha dog is. Owners NEED to train their dogs (not ABUSE them), but train them.
But people are lazy and stupid. Most of them don't see dogs as members of the family or as a responsibility; they're like a piece of furniture or an ornament. It's utter bullshit and it kills me to see those poor dogs tethered outside like that.
Back to your story - I'm glad that you stood up to him. I'm not sure if I have the cajones to do it myself (I'd probably call animal services and pester
them until they took the dog away), but I applaud you for sticking up for the puppy. Good luck with this douchebag in the future. Hope he doesn't fuck with you.
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Originally Posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X
personally, I think cruelty to animals starts by owning one as a pet anyway. would you want to live like that? they belong in the wild.
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This made me giggle. These are my cats:
They are hairless and wouldn't survive a day in the wild. :p