Our next door neighbor has a puppy in a cage with no roof outside at the back of the property line, and it is currently sprinkling and 62 degrees. (See this link for our current conditions and forecast:
https://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:61801.1.99999 ). The puppy is not a Yorkie--it's a larger breed--but it can't be more than two or three months old. It is crying continuously. We are expecting heavy rains beginning at 3 PM. There is someone at home next door who put the puppy outside under those horrible circumstances. My partner went over to check on the puppy and it was wet, crying, on wet ground, with poop all around it. I'm at work--my partner reported all of this to me over the phone. I wanted to call animal control immediately to report this, but my partner begged me not to. He told me to give the neighbors and chance to do the right thing. I will be home in 2 1/2 hours. I told him that if the puppy is still there when I get home, and if heavy rain is imminent, I'm calling animal control to get the puppy. I asked my partner if he was willing to go next door to speak with the neighbor about the puppy and he said no, he doesn't want to cause any trouble with the neighbors
. Also, he's leery about me calling animal control because the neighbors might know that we did it. How do people recommend I handle this situation?