Poor Dog

[modaz]

ive got a neighbour that has a 5 month old staffy who given the ways hes treated is a really loving and gentle little fellow esp with my Dog. anyway to cut the story short, they go out for up to 15 hours a day and leave the poor sod locked in a 6foot by 6foot bathroom with a floor space of 4foot by 3 foot (if you take away the bath, toilet and such.

he has spent the last 2 weeks, 15 hours a day ,5 days a week and 6 hours at weekend evenings) howling and screaming like hes being beaten but i know that he aint b/c i see them go to work, hes there all on his own and obviously very lonely and frightened but today i had ENOUGH so went on google and found the number and reported them for neglect, i feel really good knowing that someone will now come to help out the poor little boy, if my dog wasnt a ***** i would have him and have the 2 but dont want pups as shes not far from her first season, i just wanna smash the bathroom window and steal him (ashamed to say )

The owners are really nice people, and hes well fed, clean and well groomed thats why ive left it this long till reporting it, just proves that nice people can also be really BAD people when it comes to their pets. if that makes any sense?

I did offer taking him to work with me and my dog for the weekdays but they refused the offer.

 

[Tolak]

It does amaze me that people who are so sensible in other phases of life can be so ignorant of the needs of pets. It could be worse; http/www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/14...e.ap/index.html

I wonder how this poor pup gets fed, 15 hours is quite a stretch. Any puppy, and most dogs for that matter, like to chew. A really nice product for dogs that must be left for any length of time are the kong toys; http/www.kongcompany.com/

I've heard of plenty of folks feeding their dog their regular meals using these. A few of these stuffed with kibble, with a good hard biscuit blocking the hole will keep a dog busy for a while.

 

[modaz]

It does amaze me that people who are so sensible in other phases of life can be so ignorant of the needs of pets. It could be worse; http/www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/14...e.ap/index.html

I wonder how this poor pup gets fed, 15 hours is quite a stretch. Any puppy, and most dogs for that matter, like to chew. A really nice product for dogs that must be left for any length of time are the kong toys; http/www.kongcompany.com/

I've heard of plenty of folks feeding their dog their regular meals using these. A few of these stuffed with kibble, with a good hard biscuit blocking the hole will keep a dog busy for a while.

your right, it could be as bad as that, im so glad i live where i am and the life i lead, what a situation to be in

the KONG!!!! someone mentioned this to me the other day but i really wasnt listening to much b/c they talk for england but now i know what they were talking about

 

[mommyof2bettas]

Poor little puppy!
I imagine he must be very bored and lonely...

 

[cardinal sinner]

Thats really terrible, the poor puppy, they needed to be reported. I would have done the same, some people are so stupid.

 

[alessasavoca]

Well done Modaz that's really disgusting how someone can do that to a dog. That's why I wouldn't have a dog at the moment, I am at work for 9 hours a day, Wes is at work for 10, and we live in a poxy little flat. When we get a bigger place/work less hours I'll definitely get a dog or two but I wouldn't dream of leaving my Mac or Chester in the bathroom all day!

 

[pica_nuttalli]

It could be worse; http/www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/09/14...e.ap/index.html

Oh wow Tolak, I'm generally pretty stoic when it comes to animal cruelty links, but this one really did get me close to tears. I'm going to post the text because I think everyone should read that article.

Pets being slaughtered in meat-starved Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed them, animal welfare activists say.

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it could not feed surrendered animals or find them new homes and was being forced to kill them and destroy the corpses.

Animals, like people, are being hard hit by Zimbabwe's economic meltdown, with official inflation of more than 7,600 percent, the highest in the world. Independent estimates put real inflation closer to 25,000 percent and the International Monetary Fund has forecast it will reach 100,000 percent by the end of the year.

Vets have run out of the drug used to put down the animals and are relying on intermittent donations from neighboring South Africa. One veterinary practice was waiting for supplies to destroy about 20 animals, and on Friday could neither feed them adequately nor fatally inject them.

In its latest bulletin to donors and supporters, the SPCA said it launched an awareness campaign on "the ethical and moral issues regarding the killing and consumption of trusted companion animals."

"But in the face of starvation and the burgeoning number of stray and abandoned animals, the moral issues become far more complex and we should not be too hasty in our condemnations when animals and people are suffering equally," it said.

One animal rights activist, who asked not to be named out of fear of arrest, called the situation "too ghastly for words.

"We are accused of giving the country a bad name," the activist said.

Zimbabwe's and international human rights groups accuse the government of intimidating, threatening, harassing and physically attacking critics or those seen as casting the government in a bad light.

Sweeping media laws have brought the closure of independent and opposition newspapers, speech and gatherings are tightly controlled, and President Robert Mugabe has applauded police for beating opposition activists.

Animal activists say they have been threatened with arrest for speaking out and SPCA offices were raided by secret police agents of the Central Intelligence Organization on Thursday. SPCA inspectors said they were ordered not to release details of surrendered, abandoned, slain or eaten pets.

No comment was immediately available from the government.

Mugabe's critics say corruption and his stewardship of the economy have led to the crisis. They point to the often-violent, government seizures of thousands of white-owned commercial farms that began in 2000 and disrupted the agriculture-based economy in what was once a regional breadbasket.

Meat, cornmeal, bread and other staples vanished from shops and stores. A government order to slash prices of all goods and services in June worsened acute food shortages and has left stores virtually empty of basic foodstuffs.

Food shortages have also emboldened rats to forage for scraps in homes and far beyond their usual hideaways, pest control specialists said.

Leftover food that would have been discarded has become too precious to throw away, said a rat catcher in western Harare.

"We are getting rat problems where we never saw them before," he said, asking not to be identified in the mounting climate of fear of the authorities. "Please, I don't want any trouble."

Illegally slaughtered meat sells for more than 10 times the government's fixed price on the thriving black market. It comes in plastic bags of 22 pounds and more, containing bone, fat and offal and no indication of types or cuts of meat.

"You're getting brisket, shin, flank, rump and anything else that's available, all lumped together. It's meat, take it or leave it," the animal protection activist said.

"It is not illegal to eat dog meat in this country, but we have laws on how animals must be humanely slaughtered," he said.

I would just want to die if I was forced to sacrifice my pets like these poor people. This is just so, so tragic.

 

[AlexAndCarmen]

Good on you Modaz. It never ceases to amaze me how cruel and ignorant educated people can be. Doesn't matter how many programmes they have on TV or advice people give, they still act like idiots.

Hope the little puppy is soon a happier puppy.

 

[modaz]

UPDATE

The day after he screamed and screamed again, i just started to boil inside and had to stop myself ringing them up again.
Today its all silent, dont know whats happened but im sure i will find out in time. hopefully theyve taken him to somewhere better.

It got so bad that my dog would sit looking at the window and listen hard to his screams and just lying down very quiet with her head in her paws as if to be upset, she must have sensed his torment in his cries.

 

[x-Twinkle-x]

Aww poor puppy please let us know whats happened!!

Good on you for reporting them!