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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  The problem with taking the dogs away, where do you suggest the dog goes? Realistically, do you think it would be adopted? If a home can't be found should it be euthanized? Should a dog be punished because the owner isn't responsible. I hate the fact we are killing all these dogs, but what else can we do with them? Isn't spaying and neutering better than death? Before Joey was neutered he frequently tried to run out the front door, you just couldn't trust the little guy, after he was fixed, I can open the door, and he'll just stand there. People seem to think we are dealing with lots of wonderful people whose dogs accidentally got loose; this is just not the case. |
If an owner purposely lets their dog run, obviously the animal could easily go into the street. Most dogs don't understand that that isn't a good thing and they are wide open for being hit by a car. A toddler shouldn't be left outside by the road alone and animals shouldn't either. It just isn't safe. And if that happens, wouldn't it be considered neglect? Neglect is animal cruelty. So why should a person who neglects their animal like that be able to keep reclaiming it? The third strike is msn, so isn't that saying you must get your dog altered after three times because we know you are going to keep letting your dog loose? Why should they be allowed to continue to do that?
Now of course there are accidents and dog run out but it is probably easy to tell if it was done on purpose or not because there would be posters all over the neighborhood if they really cared about getting their dog back...