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04-03-2017, 09:39 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Urbana, IL USA
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| Animal welfare emergency advice needed. 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? |
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04-03-2017, 10:32 AM | #2 | |
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I would do it over again in a heartbeat. They had a yorkie mix. She was darling, and who was pregnant, and she rejected her puppies. She had abuse before, during, and after pregnancy, too. They left a thing of butter out, and the puppies ate THAT, as well. They kicked the mama for rejecting them. I was told it happened several times. I wasn't privy to the kicking, so I'm not sure how many more times that happened; I was told about it from daughter little best friend who ended up buying in this complex. He saw. I've called on TWO neighbors. One who kept taking her dogs off leash and ended up attacking daughter trying to get to Chewie. She hoped all the dogs were friendly when she took them off leash, though! That one ran- daughter followed her. We tried to civilly work this out, and she was too much of a coward. But this neighbor who is doing that to these dogs? Yes, they might find out. I know. but if they are suffering, it's the right thing to do. I hope I don't sound pushy. | |
04-03-2017, 10:41 AM | #3 | |
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04-03-2017, 11:14 AM | #4 |
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| Update: The puppy is no longer in the cage and seems to be in the neighbor's house. If I spot the puppy in the cage outside one more time, I will speak with the neighbors first, and report them to animal control if they don't take care of the puppy responsibly. |
04-03-2017, 11:34 AM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I reported a neighbor once because they left their dog out all the time and there was no food or water. After that they started bringing him in but also put food and water out. I reported a family friend once because her dog had this huge lump the was oozing blood and she would not take it to the vet and it was really bad looking. I did all this anonymously. I do not get why people get dogs to not take care of them or leave them outside their whole life. ugh.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
04-03-2017, 12:30 PM | #6 | |
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Animal Control can definitely educate your neighbor on best practices for allowing a puppy to stay safely outside in the yard and I would request they specifically do that if you do have to call them. How many people would just be too scared to get involved and let the pup fend for itself! Doglovers can't stand to see any animal of any age, let along a young one, left outside in the elements w/out shelter and bravo for caring and getting involved in that pup's welfare. My hero!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
04-03-2017, 01:15 PM | #7 | |
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04-03-2017, 01:18 PM | #8 | |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
04-03-2017, 01:52 PM | #9 |
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| There is not question you are advocating for a puppy who has not say in its life!! You are the best I reported a neighbor once in my younger years and went through the tire slashing and when the neighbor tried to spray Round Up on my dog, who was in my years, I managed to get myself between the Roundup and the dog and go a good dose of it -- wonder of wonder, that was called assault and the neighbor went to jail- he,he ,he!
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04-03-2017, 02:09 PM | #10 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Urbana, IL USA
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| Thanks! I just went out back and checked again, and the puppy cage is completely gone from the neighbor's back yard. I think the neighbors saw me checking around and decided to move the puppy indoors. I'll keep an eye out, but we may have turned the corner on this situation. |
04-03-2017, 03:12 PM | #11 | |
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__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
04-04-2017, 04:17 AM | #12 | |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Urbana, IL USA
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| His name is Lightning and he's a cutie. Quote:
I think the big issue is that the little boy is away at school during the day and the mother is at work, so the dog is left in the care of a rather cranky grandmother who doesn't have the patience for little Lightning. I think it was the grandmother who insisted that Lightning be banished to the back yard. This probably wouldn't be as big a problem if Lightning had a properly constructed heated dog house with a decent dog run. They have the space and money for it, and they also have a big back porch they could set it up on, so there is really no excuse other than meanness or ignorance. I think that the mother knew that they were wrong to keep the puppy out in the rain yesterday, and she seemed relieved that I wasn't upset about the new puppy. I'll give them a chance and offer friendly advice if I see anything odd going on. At this point, calling an animal control officer would be a last resort. The attached photo is NOT a photo of Lightning, but he looks a lot like the puppy in this photo, except with thicker hair, if you can imagine. | |
04-04-2017, 06:53 PM | #13 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
04-04-2017, 10:20 PM | #14 | |
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You know I once heard that one of the tell tale signs that someone is a psychopath (and a potential serial killer in the making) is if they partake in animal abuse. Little things like that can be often missed- yet extremely clear signs that something wrong is going on in that persons head... I am glad to know you and your dogs were/are safe and the person got served a cold dish of justice with a side of reality check. | |
04-05-2017, 03:50 AM | #15 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Tough tough situation - I do not envy you this one. If there are other neighbors around you, then I also wouldn't hesitate to leave a kind, gentle, well thought out letter to them as well -- and they don't need to know who it's from. The nice thing about a letter is that it is not confrontational and in-person - no one need get defensive in front of another human being. A letter can be read several times, by more than 1 person - and can make people *think* more than an in-person tough convo can (where people forget most of what's said). I hope this kiddo does okay.
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