Local business owner ruined his own business.

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I say he's local, but he has a restaurant in the nearby city, and a food truck as well. I have not eaten any food from either establishment, but it did have high reviews and was very popular. Until a few weeks ago, that is. One night he was frustrated with his dog, and took the dog out to the country and dumped it. That's right, he just dumped his pet. He was not aware he had been seen doing this. The dog was scared of course. A local rescue finally was able to get the dog, limping badly from a bad cut on its foot. It was discovered at the veterinarian's office that the dog was microchipped 2 years before, and who owned it. Yep, the owner of the restaurant and food truck. This news spread like wildfire here. The main gist of it all was people telling others NOT to support his businesses, and his customers nearly disappeared. The owner then got on his social media, etc. with a long and lengthy apology on how he realized he did the wrong thing, there was no excuse for it, yadayada...now he is having a fund raiser for our local Humane Society--by selling his food at full price, of course. This isn't working for him, either. People seem to think he should make an immediate donation, and to do it out of what he already has, not off of the sales he would get from the promotion. He asked the rescue people for his dog back. They refused. After the poor dog heals, he will be adopted to someone out of our area, on the remote chance the former owner could possibly see the dog at some point or hear of who adopted it. He goes to court in a few weeks, and feelings are strong that he should never own another pet. I absolutely abhor people who dump or mistreat their animals. I can't help it. In rescue work I have helped in so many bad situations. It's time for people who do things like this to not ever, ever be allowed to own another pet. Having a pet is a lifelong commitment. Pets are not disposable.