Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama (Post 3407555)

There are actually a lot of good reasons for caring if it's legal or not. First and foremost is your own physical safety. In this case, it worked out that the owner (I use that word loosely) didn't care. But this isn't always the case and you could just as likely end up with the type of person who thinks retaliation is best. The next reason is that you could be charged with a crime, even though you were acting in the best interest of the dog. Legal fees aren't cheap. The last reason, is that by doing it this way, there is no record on file of their neglect and abuse, and therefore, no consequences for them.

I think that in most cases, it would be a much better idea to call either animal control or the local police and tell them that there is an animal in peril. Let them come and take their pictures, file their reports and possibly press charges.

While I think most of us would react in a manner similiar to the OP and we believe that the judicial system would look the other way, theft and rescue are not the same thing in the eyes of the law.

Originally Posted by NickRodriguez (Post 3406900)

OMG.... So let me start of by saying " If you buy a puppy/dog, ONLY do it if you know your going to be able to give it the care and love it deserves!!!! "

So our neighbor (whom i never have spoken too) apparently bought-was given-idk. a little chihuahua puppy about a week ago. Last night i heard the puppy out side as I got home around 9ish. I saw our neighbor, but not the puppy. I didnt really give the situation a second thought. Let me just say that it has been roughly 30 degrees here, raining, and snowing for a couple days. So not comfortable weather. Well my partner got home from work around 5 today, and heard the puppy whining. He walked over to a fence about a 100 feet away from our town houses and found the little puppy in a 8x10 rabbit cage!!!!! She was shivering cold, covered in soaking wet towels, and had a can of soggy catfood to eat. REALLY!?! Who in their right mind would put a little puppy no more than 10 weeks old in this situation?? Both of us furious, polity took the puppy inside, gave her some water/puppy food, and wrapped her in a little blanket. The owner wasnt home, and i wasnt about to take the puppy back to them. So we took pictures of the cage and of her. Im not one to cause problems with anyone and I know we probably should have called the cops. Instead we took her to Petsmart, bought her some food, and nutrical. We took the little baby to a friend of ours where i know she will be cared and loved like she deserves. Im not even sure if they have noticed she is gone or even care. UGH... Im still so mad, but i hope what we did was the right thing...... Sorry so long!

Originally Posted by BlueBelle (Post 3407580)

I don't care what some people think, that was not an "illegal" thing to do, it was a humane thing to do. What you do to the least of these you do to me, heard that somewhere. Sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do.
And you did. Kudos to you!!:thumbup::thumbup: