[theporkieyorkie]

There was this little black pit bull running the streets of Detroit It was probably 3-4 months old and was very emaciated and obviously abandoned. It was eating garbage off the ground. People just passed it by as if it was nonexistent or just another piece of trash on the ground.

I tried to save him. I approached him slowly but he was skiddish. He kept darting underneath the cars, staying right out of my reach. I couldn't stay for too long...I was in a dicey neighborhood at night....by myself. I had stopped for gas at one of those places where you don't even want to get out of the car and I spotted the dog wandering around a mostly empty parking lot, scrounging for food. Why do I see so many abandoned pets at gas stations??? That's how I acquired my cat...picked her up at the pump when she was a kitten. Tonight, I didn't have a stupid leash....I had a stroller....a dog purse...even a sweater in my car...but no leash to catch the pup.

There are feral dogs, mostly pit bulls, running all over the streets of Detroit and nobody pays attention. I hated having to drive away and leave that poor little puppy to it's fate on the cold streets of Detroit. I wish I could have rescued it. I just don't see how people can discard their dogs like a piece of trash.