YEs, or it could have been an abusive situation wherein the abuser used Tyson as leverage in the threats of punishment and then just finally carried out the threat by discarding the dog as punishment for whatever the victim did “this time.” Divorce wouldn’t necessarily have to be in the picture in this scenario.
Or murder. Or suicide.
He seems too young, but a neighbor very close to the wide end of the funnel leading to our back yard killed himself and burned down his house (not in that order) about 5 years ago.