GRUMPY OR WHAT?

FunnyCamper wrote:

toedtoes wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:

mr. ed wrote:
...Anyhow, maybe next time those dog owners set up in a park they'll be more inclined to do something with their dog.

Somehow, I doubt that very much. They moved on, probably because management got in trouble with the law for the actions of the tenant. The management then went and confronted the tenant so THEY themselves would not get into trouble deeper. When confronted with management, they probably left angry and didn't learn anything. Next place they landed, they did the same thing.

We ran into someone who was beating and kicking (yes, I'm not kidding) their dog across the road from us when camping earlier this year. My wife (trouble maker she is... scared the bee-hee-bee-jees out of me) went running over and confronted the man and threatened to call the police on him (and she would have). He argued with her, and I do think that is the ONLY time in my life I wish I would have had my shot gun with me! (never carry a fire arm, but have them).

So she angrely returned to our camper, the dog owner chilled with the dog, his wife talked to him and he stayed away from the dog the rest of the time.... until ...

They were breaking camp (tent campers), and the last thing in the car was the dog. He grabbed the dog by the rope, yanked him, the dog yelped, and literally drug the dog and threw it in the car! We were mortified. He drove out of the campsite, spun his tires, and give us "the finger!".... really! We were shocked at such behavior!

Nah, mr.ed, they didn't learn anything. They just moved on.

I saw a neighbor kick his dog across the living room once. I didn't say a word. I simply waited until he left the dog alone, then I grabbed the dog and took it to a shelter. It was easier to save dogs from abusive owners before microchips...

hope ya got a NO kill shelter :)

Exactly what I was thinking but I said nothing.

Hundreds if not thousands of pets are put to death each year in shelters that aren't really shelters at all. just places where unwanted and abused pets are disposed of.

Humans, unlike domesticated animals have the ability to rationalize and put in perspective their ability to play God with lesser creatures.

Over the years we have taken in (and found homes) for dozens of dogs and cats, in fact my constant companion (right beside me, right now, was discarded in the middle of a busy highway. She's been my buddy for over 10 years now. She's blind and diabetic but she's happy and I believe in letting her live her life to the fullest extent. She will tell me when it's time to move on... all domesticated animals do... and that is certainly not a kill shelter.

No, I'm not a PETA person. In fact I hunt for meat regularly. if I'm not going to eat it, I don't shoot it.