The mere thought of anyone abusing or neglecting one of these beautiful, peerlessly loyal companions is enough to put me in a black, murderous rage. That anyone might genuinely consider defending same --
... well. I was halfway convinced I might need you nearby, to hose me down. ;)
Alma [is she related to the guy or something?] has “suddenly” discovered the “real, heart-breaking truth”:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2920219/posts?page=5
He does nothing useful for the dog while it’s stranded but has lots of time and energy to post this “Jimmy Swaggart/I Have Sinned” screed?
*Somebody* knows he’s universally despised now and is busy trying to shovel his way out.
If you ever read that I’ve lost my mind completely and left one of my dogs to die somewhere, you have my written permission to put me out of your misery.
I’d deserve it and I’d accept it.
Hose you down?
Yes, I understand.
I wasn’t allowed to have pets as a child and didn’t get my first cat until I was 34 years old.
It took me a while to learn about animals, how to treat them, how they think and react, and how I should react to them. For 15 years, we only had two cats, but after the first one died of CRF, we got my Rocket.
He taught me a lot, and I learned his lessons well.
We adopted two more cats, and the lessons continued. Lather, rinse, repeat through more rescues, and there were some who were too sick to be saved.
Now I believe that the piece of bat guano who abandoned his dog without even attempting a later rescue should be barred from owning pets of any kind for the rest of his life. He should be made to pay all the expenses of the people who saved Missy. He should forfeit ownership of Missy and pay “alimony” for her upkeep for her entire life. And he should be cited and fined for the most serious charges of animal abandonment and animal cruelty with which anyone may be charged.
We may have to hose each other down.