I just watched a video on cnn and it brought me to tears

United States
January 29, 2009 8:01am CST
A dog was left abandoned and under his coller was a note written by children which states they can no longer care for the animal. I am against dumping of animals, but these are children and are probably heart broken their pet had to be left out in the cold because the economy is terrible right now. I have 2 dogs and an array of fish and even though i have the ability to care for my animals many dont. Whats can we do to help familys who can not afford to care for an animal?
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• Hong Kong
30 Jan 09
I think that any org trying to save dogs have to try harder to persuade ppl to giva away their dogs to shelters not put them out in the wild where they'll breed more puppies! I think the previous owner of the dog was really poor and had never heard of animal shelters before. If they had any heart, they should've fed him poisen instead of letting im out in the wild. because it'll break the poor chap's heart to see himself out in the street and getting into fights, starving on the street, fighting for a peice of old bone or a scrap of steak and getting hiself in the pound where he'd probably suffer. I personaly think the two options are quiet cruel if you didn't know what animal shelter means.
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@sammy009 (259)
• United States
29 Jan 09
HI. I saw that news. What that poor dog must have been thinking, when left him in a strange place. I got to give those 2 elderly ladies hands up on taking care of the dog. I think the dogs name was Cuzo. He seems to be a very good and loveable dog. Instead of just leaving the poor dog off, there was no excuse for them not calling the shelters, or spca and explaining, they could not take care of him no more. Thank God for those two ladies, who cared enought to take care of him. I have 2 dogs, and 4 cats. I feel if anyone knows of someone who cannot take care of there animals due to any reason. Please tell them call the shelters, the spca's,. Get word around looking for a good home for my dog. Anything is better than leaving a dog off, and walking away.
• United States
29 Jan 09
I would agree but unfortunatly spca and or the shelter will only take animals who are strays. if you were to take one of your pets to either of these places they would turn you away, they might try to help you though to keep the animal but i dont know if they will for sure
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• United States
1 Feb 09
That is so sad maybe those children abandoned their dog knowing their parents having hard times. I wonder if the parents even knew they did that. Times are tough I just started buying cheaper dog food. I will feed my dogs table scap before I abandon them. Thank goodness my cat food is realy cheap and last me a while.
@Corimore (249)
• United States
30 Jan 09
A puppy showedup at our doorstep and I wanted to keep him but we hawd to fix the fence before we coul take him in the next day someone purposely hit him with a truck. I wish I knew who did it and who dropped the dog off in town to get hurt in the firstplace. People think they can just leave an anima and it will fend for itself. I wish there was a way to ttake an animal so that people wuldn't feel abandonment is the only option. I wish I could take care of them all but I don't want to be an animal collector either those people can be just as harmful to animals too.
• United States
30 Jan 09
ohh exactly i wish i could as well but you are right animal collectors are just as bad if not worse
• India
29 Jan 09
we can help those families by giving them animal food and other necessary things for animals which they can't afford. Some days before i heard about a organisation which work for dogs only. Those who are left by their owners and don't have anything to eat. This organisation is in Mumbai.
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• United States
29 Jan 09
we have an organisation here but they respond to animal abuse. What i find hard is the people who need the help dont always mention they need the help so i am not sure if i should offer. I want to donate food to the shelter.
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