[GaMom06]

I did not know where to put this so I apologize if it is the wrong place. This is the forum I figured most people would read!

My neighbors house caught on fire Tuesday sometime during the day. When I got home from work their house was completely destroyed. I felt so horrible for them and just kept saying oh my god over and over. Well I went inside my house and my little Rusty got out of the front door around me and went running over to their yard. i am assuming he saw the comotion during the day and went over to investigate!

I of course followed behind him to get him back in the house and he ran right for where their dog usually stays in the back yard. Both of their dogs where still in the yard and the people were no where to be found!!! I made sure they had food and water and figured they would be coming back to get them the next day. Well last night both dogs are still there...one keeps getting loose and roaming in and out of the burned out house.

My question is do I wait for the owners to come back and keep feeding the dogs or do I call someone? Our shelter here is not a no kill shelter so I really don't want to call animal control. I also don't want to have this families dogs taken away if they are coming over during the day to visit them( I am at work during the day so I dont know). It has been above 100 here with the heat index and I worry about them outside. I also worry about the dog who keeps getting loose and going in the house that he may get hurt.

I do not have their phone number to call to see what their intentions are with the dogs. I do believe they could be the kind of people who just would not come back for the dogs at all. I would never leave my home without my animals if something like this happened! They are probably traumatized too!!

what would you do?