Having a real home
So I can go on and on about pets on leashes, pets on chains, pets kept outside all the time and sometimes feel like the issues will always be around and will never be resolved.
Then a situation happens like the one I was privy to last week where a dog, a puppy really, followed someone to our office and would not leave. He was a very happy dog and because all of us are animal lovers, we took him in the offices and began trying to find his owner.
He had been neutered but had no collar, which led me to believe had must have come from a shelter somewhere, since most strays I have come in contact with have not been altered. He was a happy boy, with a tail wagging constantly.
We put out some calls and finally located a tatoo and called the appropriate place. We were told his name and his owner's number and when we called and left a message, it was two days before they got back to us. According to them, they didn't want the dog any longer because he kept getting off his chain. They were not willing to come get him but advised us to turn him loose and he would find his way home again if he chose to come. My problem is why, if you take the time to go to a shelter, adopt a dog and bring it home, would you then simply discard it like it was worth nothing to you? I mean really, why bother?
Well, that isn't going to happen with us in charge of him and one of my co-workers has now provided him with a new and loving home, complete with kids to play with, plenty of food and a real family to call his own.
I am glad he found us. He will have a much better life now.
Then a situation happens like the one I was privy to last week where a dog, a puppy really, followed someone to our office and would not leave. He was a very happy dog and because all of us are animal lovers, we took him in the offices and began trying to find his owner.
He had been neutered but had no collar, which led me to believe had must have come from a shelter somewhere, since most strays I have come in contact with have not been altered. He was a happy boy, with a tail wagging constantly.
We put out some calls and finally located a tatoo and called the appropriate place. We were told his name and his owner's number and when we called and left a message, it was two days before they got back to us. According to them, they didn't want the dog any longer because he kept getting off his chain. They were not willing to come get him but advised us to turn him loose and he would find his way home again if he chose to come. My problem is why, if you take the time to go to a shelter, adopt a dog and bring it home, would you then simply discard it like it was worth nothing to you? I mean really, why bother?
Well, that isn't going to happen with us in charge of him and one of my co-workers has now provided him with a new and loving home, complete with kids to play with, plenty of food and a real family to call his own.
I am glad he found us. He will have a much better life now.
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