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And I had a neighbor that had a dog that lived and loved the outdoor life. A dog is a dog, after all. Once, during a thunderstorm, the dog crawled out from under the fence and disappeared. Some animal "rights" group found the dog, and ID'd the owner (chip and collar info). REFUSED to give the dog back until my friend forked over 500 bucks for its care, feeding and doc visit (just an exam, nothing else). Friend called the cops, set up a sting, met the group in a parking lot, money was exchanged and WHAM, the group found themselves in jail.

Nosy do-good biddies get no respect when they steal and harass and cause deliberate harm.

I am not talking about that kind of thing. After a bad thunderstorm I saw a golden retriever staggering in traffic in a 4 lane highway. She was obviously in distress. Traffic was not stopping for her. I pulled over and ran out in a break in traffic and picked her up and got out of the road before a semi got us both. I took her home and called her owner after I got the number from the dog warden when I gave him the tag number. It turned out the owner was someone I knew. He said the storm had knocked out their electric fence and she was so scared she ran away. She was a long way from home where I found her. We were both glad I had gotten to her when I did. She was a great dog. I would never refuse to give a dog back unless there were signs of abuse.