Sometimes I Hate Humanity.
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15833)
Manchester, England
December 1, 2016 1:54am CST
When the family of German shepherd Zuzu turned up at the Californian dog shelter that had found her after she went missing, it looked like a happy ending all round. Alas no.
Despite Zuzu recognising her family and wagging her tail and trying to get to them through the fence the family hadn’t arrived to take her home. Not a bit of it. They had come to get a different dog.
It would seem that poor Zuzu had become depressed after her father had died and the family decided they couldn’t be bothered with a grieving, mourning dog and would prefer one that wasn’t so upset and miserable.
Now I could go on a rant at this point about what a disgrace to humanity these people are and how they should never be allowed to own an animal again but I think that we all probably feel that way so I won’t bore you.
My other concern is what effect this will have on the children after seeing how their parents have behaved towards Zuzu. Just wait until Grandpa dies! They won’t dare shed a single tear or display even the tiniest sign of grief for fear they’ll be straight down to the nearest children’s home where they’ll be replaced by a couple of orphans of a more cheery disposition!
One can only hope their parent-induced suppressed emotions manifest themselves in later years as an act of parricide.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
1 Dec 16
What a cruel and unloving thing for them to do.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
1 Dec 16
@WorDazza our pets are like our children to us.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
1 Dec 16
@Tampa_girl7 Same here. In fact the kids complain that the animals get treated better than they ever did. I suspect they might be right!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Dec 16
it's as if the dog is like a shoe or a cellphone. just buy a new one.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Dec 16
@WorDazza someone i know moved to another apartment. i can't remember anymore why they can't take their dog, so she gave it to her parents. at first when they visited, it recognized them and whined when it's time to leave. but when their visits became sparse, the dog eventually no longer recognized them.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
1 Dec 16
@hereandthere They're very like small children. They will forget eventually. Just as well really for some dogs. They're better off forgetting some previous owners!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
2 Dec 16
I saw that on the TV today and first....Their Zuzu and my daughters Zuzu look alike. It broke my heart... Both named for the little girl in It a wonderful life... I heard a lot of people want that Zuzu, I hope the parents learned a big lesson and I hope no one lets them have another,,,the kids will grow up and know what idiots their parents were and probably will still be as they age... Very sad story with some strange evil-like tones...
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
5 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate Some people seriously underestimate the emotional intelligence of animals.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
3 Dec 16
@WorDazza My son a dog lover told me there are a lot of people like that. Pets are a toy to some and when they get bored, they switch. I must live under a rock, I've never thought anyone could do that to a pet. To me pets are a part of the family. I feel sorry for those kids with those parents.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
1 Dec 16
And when you find one maybe we should shove all of those sort of people on it. Let them live in overcrowded conditions with scarce resources while those of with feelings get to enjoy the rest of the planet and all of its wonderful creatures.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Dec 16
You aren't joking, are you
? Someone actually dumped their dog because it was grieving for it's father
?
I hope the rest of humanity didn't have their hearts removed at birth, too! 
Okay, this is the second time within a week that I have been left virtually speechless! 
? Someone actually dumped their dog because it was grieving for it's father?
I hope the rest of humanity didn't have their hearts removed at birth, too! Okay, this is the second time within a week that I have been left virtually speechless! 1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
5 Dec 16
@WorDazza Sorry, I meant dump it as in didn't want it back, WorDazza...
I agree, the dog probably overheard her owners planning to replace her, so took the situation into her own "paws".
She is being publicized as being available for adoption... The latest links I could find talk about her as being good with children and other pets.
Edit to add:
DOWNEY, Calif. – The dog heartbroken when her old family came by the animal shelter she was staying in and subsequently passed her over has found a new family.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
5 Dec 16
They didn't dump it. It had got out of the yard and was picked up as a stray and taken to the dog shelter. I think the family went there looking for a replacement, came across their dog but didn't want it any more.
I'm not surprised the dog did a runner. Probably figured out it was better off without them!!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
5 Dec 16
@DaddyEvil She does look like an absolute sweetheart. She should find better owners and probably be a lot happier.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
3 Dec 16
how heart-breakin' 
. sadly many folks treat critters like they're disposable 'n not the family members they've 'come. selfish, this human race. but, those young'uns 've choices, jest's we all do, 'n hopefully they'll recall this injustice 'n not repeat the same when they're older.
. sadly many folks treat critters like they're disposable 'n not the family members they've 'come. selfish, this human race. but, those young'uns 've choices, jest's we all do, 'n hopefully they'll recall this injustice 'n not repeat the same when they're older.2 people like this
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
6 Dec 16
@WorDazza so true, they use such's'n excuse fer their behavior :(
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
1 Dec 16
Now that totally pisses me off @WorDazza . If I would have been working at that shelter, I would have told them, "You have got to be kidding!!" And would have told them that Zuzu was worth more in society than they ever would be. And you can bet I would not have allowed them to adopt a dog.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
2 Dec 16
There was no mention of whether they were allowed to adopt another dog. I would hope not. I suspect Zuzu will be adopted by someone who loves her and really wants her and she'll come out of this far better off than she was with that bunch of *&%$!% (expletive deleted).
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
1 Dec 16
I see that with my siblings visiting our aging parent. Some of them are to busy......then I hear them complain they never see their own children and grandchildren.....wonder what their example was?
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 Dec 16
I am certainly with you on that. How heartless. When we moved house we could see our dog was depressed I felt so sorry for her you could actually see she was depressed, sad eyes, sunken head and ears down. Thankfully she picked up after around a month! Dogs do have feelings too.
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