Posted on 03/18/2015 5:18:09 PM PDT by BBell
The case of the abandoned dog in Slidell has "morphed into a case of irresponsible ownership," according to Humane Society of Louisiana Director Jeff Dorson. The dog - "Butterbean" - remained missing late Tuesday (March 17).
Dorson went to Slidell after a woman snapped a photo of a mixed German shepherd flat-out chasing a pickup truck supposedly driven by a man who had cruelly ditched the dog at a gas station. The incident drew national attention.
Through interviews with locals, the Humane Society learned the pure abandonment narrative doesn't really apply to Butterbean, but it's not as if she has a happy home life, either.
Butterbean splits her time between two houses that feed her. Thus, Butterbean is "co-owned'' by Lisa Pearson and Jake Cursh, and it was Cursh who took Butterbean to the station Monday, Dorson said.
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This is what I would call a clash of different societies. When I grew up in the Country we did have dogs like this.
BTW I doubt Butterbean is missing. Someone is probably hiding him until all this blows over.
I read the whole story, but I’m not sure how to comment on it, other than to say that this is not how I would treat my dog.
This dog is a metaphor for how Democrats treat their children, that is to say, since the government destroyed the nuclear family through programs that destroy marriage and promote government dependency.
Anyway on the bright side he’s got more freedom than any other dog from those parts, that likely spend their lives chained up in the yard, and nobody has ever tried to snip his gonads.
Let Dorson take the dog. Just because it regularly runs around, between homes, and through traffic, doesn’t mean that it should. It’s a dog. You give a dog boundaries (particularly around traffic) because you care about it. They ought to care for this dog better.
I would not treat my dogs like this either but it is a country thing. It must be a good dog or someone would have shot it by now.
This dog is a survivor, not a pampered pooch, and I bet the dog would be miserable in a house or fenced in yard.
You’re right. It is a country thing. It’s the way every dog I ever knew lived - until I met people that actually kept dogs in houses and yards.
What do you think Joe?
I live near Slidell. When I moved here 35 years ago it was a pretty common practice for many people to let their dogs run free. As the population and traffic grew, it became commonplace to see dead dogs (as well as other animals) littering the roadside. The danger is not only to the dog but to the people driving in this area. I know several people who have been in a car accident because they either hit a dog or tried to avoid to.
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