What??? This seems very hard to believe.
A process involving the police would take days, if not weeks or months to sort out.
That dog did NOT look neglected or abused. He was well fed and groomed and even had on a harness instead of a collar for crying out loud. The harness rubbed a spot on him from being too tight or on too long. And you, your friend, and the "police" decide it's abuse??
Someone out there is suffering heartache missing their dog.
Once Sophia got out and made it down the street. This was about 5 years ago. I did not even know it yet.
A KIND neighbor brought her to my front door asking if she was mine or if I knew where she lived. She knew there were Yorkies at and near our house (both of my neighbors have Yorkies as
well.) Sophia was wearing a cute little dress. I guess I'm lucky she didn't think dressing dogs in clothes was abuse like some people do.
I saw a dog wearing a medical cone around his neck once wondering near a very busy
intersection. I parked my car and walked the dog to a nearby animal hospital a few blocks away. The dog was big, but friendly. The vets office checked and found the dogs owner. (I honestly dont remember if the dog had a microchip or if he was also their patient and they recognized him.) The dog's owners had let him out to go to the bathroom and he somehow got out. It's a good thing I didn't think it was abuse to let a dog out who had recently had surgery. The owners were very worried about him.