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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  There is so much information here, that I'm not sure I followed it all - so I hope I have some of it straight, enough to make the following opinion anyway:
1) Call the Humane Ass'n again, tell them you have personally witnessed these animals without FOOD and WATER - in temperatures above 90 degrees and worse. You've witnessed them tied out in the sun. You've witnessed the owners out of town, and the animals without any caregivers. You have VIDEO. Tell them you want these animals confiscated. Tell them you've previously contacted them. Tell them if the animals are not taken from the home, you'll forward the video to the ASPCA and the HSUS with a letter informing them that your local Humane Assn' is doing nothing. I mean....I don't understand how they'd do nothing - I've never experienced that ever...
2) If the HA still does nothing - if it were me, and their lives were in danger - I'd go get those animals myself and bring them to a private rescue group. 
Sorry you're going through this - these people sound awful. Good luck, and bless you for doing something. Keep us posted. |
Take pictures and video to keep as evidence.
Also, if you call the humane society/animal control and no one will help you after you give them these details...I would take the dog when they are not around and drive it straight to a rescue.
If you lived near me, I'd be able to put him in our rescue.
The only thing is, in my county, if you take a dog from it's residence without permission, even if it's abandoned, you can be charged with felony theft. (Personal property.) I just found this out a couple of weeks ago.
(Years ago I had a similar situation with a neighbor, and I took their dog and gave it to a great home!) If you talked to this neighbor about rehoming any dogs, she would take it to the pound and have it put to sleep out of spite. She was a horrible person...and she has since moved.
I wouldn't mess with the cat..I got into a scrap with a cat that belonged to my other neighbors, who was always in my yard, and I was trying to get it off my deck (I don't want any worms, or other yuckies in my yard from them) and the bastard bit the crap out of me!! I wound up with 15 puncture wounds, and the joy of getting rabies shots....horrible stuff!
I still have scars from that blasted cat...I find it humorous because I train dogs but have no scars from dog bites...my scars are from a cat bite!
Do you have a feral cat catch and release program? You may want to check because they will trap the cat, and fix it. They will bring it back to release it, but at least it can't reproduce. And outdoor cats have a VERY short life span...cars, dogs, getting, shot, fights, poisoned...I don't know why people have cats just to have them outside.
I know how you feel, really. It's a horrible feeling to not have help for animals like this, when it is in your face animal cruelty!
My dogs have fresh water, a pool to cool off in, spend most of their time indoors, and get a lot of attention from my family. I just can't fathom having a dog and leaving it outside tied to a tree!!!
I hope you have a "good" update for us soon.
This has really pissed me off...not you...but the situation. You have 5 dogs who are treated like family, and they have one dog that is treated like trash!!! How can they live with themselves???
I better go..my blood is boiling...
