MrsMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I went outside (in the mid-90 degree heat), this afternoon to mow our lawn, and discovered that our neighbors had left their dog out, with no water and no shade. He was dead. I've never seen something so cruel before. I feel just awful...what a horrible thing to happen to any living creature. And we're supposed to finish school...trying to pull myself together (and wait for the police to show up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Ohh poor dog :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 How awful. :( :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I hope the police take it seriously. How awful! Poor pup. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That is awful. I hope they are prosecuted for animal cruelty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 that is awful! Hope the police show up and prosecute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm glad you called the police. I hope they do something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :grouphug: That is so horrible. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingmama Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 How awful. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alef Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Oh how awful! ((hugs)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :grouphug: Poor dog. That's just cruel. I can imagine how you feel. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 We called the humane society first, just in case it was still alive (which we really doubted, but we wanted to give it a chance). They told us to just call animal control, which we did. The police haven't been out yet, but they said they might want to take a statement from us. There are some other neighbors out there now, obviously also trying to call animal control (I can tell from the way they can't figure out the phone system for our police department, because we sure couldn't!). This has been a terrible way to start the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That is horrible! What is wrong with people?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :( :grouphug: I hope your state has good animal cruelty laws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Well, I just gave my statement to the officer. I hope they're prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I'm so sorry. Have you had trouble with this neighbor before? (I'm sorry, I know there are various people who have posted about weird/difficult neighbors and I haven't kept track very well.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I am so sorry. You did the right thing by reporting your neighbors. They did a cruel and horrible thing. That poor dog!!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 My sil's dog died from heat stroke. He had wrapped his leash/chain? around a pole and couldn't get to the water dish or into the shade we suspect. My in-laws feel just horrible about this. It is very sad and a harsh lesson to learn. I hope this was just a very bad mistake and not typical of your neighbors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 My sil's dog died from heat stroke. He had wrapped his leash/chain? around a pole and couldn't get to the water dish or into the shade we suspect. My in-laws feel just horrible about this. It is very sad and a harsh lesson to learn. I hope this was just a very bad mistake and not typical of your neighbors. There is a slim chance it is a tragic mistake. I hope it is that. Either way, I am very sorry for The dog and MrsMommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 How horrible! I hope they are prosecuted for animal cruelty/neglect. Sadly, they'll probably just be fined and there's nothing to stop them from owning pets in the future. I'm sorry you had to find the poor dog. :grouphug: How are your dc handling it, or do they not know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 I had to tell the children, once I realized that there would probably be a police officer at our door. My oldest daughter is a wreck (she loves all animals so much!), and my oldest son is very angry. My middle daughter doesn't quite get it, which I think is a blessing, and my younger son will hopefully not find out (he has autism and goes to the public school, and I don't think he could grasp any of it). We've not had direct problems with these neighbors, but we have suspected them of mistreating the dog in the past, and contacted the Humane Society once before. Not that it did much good. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in SC Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That's truly awful. I'm so, so sorry that you are dealing with this, and even sorrier for that poor dog who suffered so horribly. :( You did a good thing in contacting the authorities. (((Hugs))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 That's just so sad. It was difficult reading about it; I can't imagine what you and your children are feeling. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thank you for taking the time and effort to deal with this. I'm so sorry that you had to do it. :grouphug: This is the second animal cruelty story on here within 24 hours. WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?! Edited to add: I'm not upset with everyone posting these stories -- it's a great way to vent to other adults without upsetting your kids -- I"m upset that we all seem to be running into so many people who are either stupid or cruel around animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thanks, everyone. I can't believe how drained I feel. I mean, this wasn't a nice dog (which is probably because it wasn't treated nicely), that had scared me on more than one occasion with how aggressive it was. I still can't believe anyone could be so cruel. Even if I didn't like the dog, I never wanted to see it suffer like that. Now if I could just stop seeing the poor thing laying there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Thanks, everyone. I can't believe how drained I feel. I mean, this wasn't a nice dog (which is probably because it wasn't treated nicely), that had scared me on more than one occasion with how aggressive it was. I still can't believe anyone could be so cruel. Even if I didn't like the dog, I never wanted to see it suffer like that. Now if I could just stop seeing the poor thing laying there... :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Did anyone actually come out to follow this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Yeah, the animal control guy came out first, took a lot of pictures, and then he called the police to come. They took my statement, and one from the other neighbor who called. The animal control guy seemed pretty upset about it; the owner didn't seem like she cared at all. What is wrong with people?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I'm so sorry you had to go through that, and I'm so sorry the dog suffered, too. I know there can be extenuating circumstances when things like this happen, but to hear that the owner wasn't concerned at all is very sad. An almost identical thing happened to me a long time ago. My neighbor's vicious-acting dog was tied to a tree in the front yard, and I found it dead on a very hot day. The neighbor had hired another neighbor to watch out for the dog during the day, but the neighbor was too scared of the dog to get near enough to untangle him from the tree so he could get to his water. It was horrible. Many hugs to you and your family~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffnkids Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 So sorry for you and the dog. What an awful situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: Stupid people suck. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 That just makes me sick! So sorry that you have to deal with something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 That poor dog. I am so sorry. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 That's just awful. I'm so sorry. :( :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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