disney junky
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- Dec 16, 2004
I love animals. And I think her wishes were silly, but they were her wishes. I don't have any strong feelings beyond that.
If the dog was initially left alone when the owner died, perhaps the police took the dog to the shelter while they were waiting to contact next of kin?
Sometimes our local shelter keeps pets who are in legal limbo until the matter can be sorted out. Those dogs can't be adopted out until the legal issues are settled and the original owner loses custody and runs out of appeals. There was one case that went on for years and got a lot of press - the owner had been ticketed for not properly restraining the dog on a couple of occasions and finally the dog was removed from the owner; the dog was kept at the shelter while she appealed it over and over.
M.
If the dog was initially left alone when the owner died, perhaps the police took the dog to the shelter while they were waiting to contact next of kin?
Sometimes our local shelter keeps pets who are in legal limbo until the matter can be sorted out. Those dogs can't be adopted out until the legal issues are settled and the original owner loses custody and runs out of appeals. There was one case that went on for years and got a lot of press - the owner had been ticketed for not properly restraining the dog on a couple of occasions and finally the dog was removed from the owner; the dog was kept at the shelter while she appealed it over and over.
M.
I kinda think that depends on where you live. I don't think the odds are high because I see plenty of times where the local shelters here call out for assistance on an animal now left once an owner has passed. There's many resources available to help rehome that animal (couldn't tell you how many times I see posts on Nextdoor or Facebook regarding this). It's just some places you'll have much better opportunities out there.However, realistically if there was no one to take the dog odds are high that would have been its fate in the end.
I think it depends on a lot of things. How old the dog is, it’s temperament etc. Unfortunately there are more animals than there are prospective owners. A lot of times there’s no room for a shelter to take an animal in no matter the circumstances. Like I said I don’t agree with it but I also feel like that would have most likely been it’s fate had it gone to shelter.I kinda think that depends on where you live. I don't think the odds are high because I see plenty of times where the local shelters here call out for assistance on an animal now left once an owner has passed. There's many resources available to help rehome that animal (couldn't tell you how many times I see posts on Nextdoor or Facebook regarding this). It's just some places you'll have much better opportunities out there.
I think there's a difference in thinking the dog is just left to roam the streets (which could happen if no one is aware the owner has passed and it's been a decent amount of time with no one checking on the residence of the owner) where the dog may have a much higher chance of being hit by a car or die unfortunately some other way and a situation like being discussed.
True true. I think I just don't agree that it would have been most likely or the odds are high. That's more the part I don't personally agree with but of course it's just an opinionI think it depends on a lot of things. How old the dog is, it’s temperament etc. Unfortunately there are more animals than there are prospective owners. A lot of times there’s no room for a shelter to take an animal in no matter the circumstances. Like I said I don’t agree with it but I also feel like that would have most likely been it’s fate had it gone to shelter.
I agree. But I think some of it may be depending on where you live. We take a lot of dogs from all over here in the northeast because we seem to be able for the most part to find them homes.True true. I think I just don't agree that it would have been most likely or the odds are high. That's more the part I don't personally agree with but of course it's just an opinion
I think it depends on a lot of things. How old the dog is, it’s temperament etc. Unfortunately there are more animals than there are prospective owners. A lot of times there’s no room for a shelter to take an animal in no matter the circumstances. Like I said I don’t agree with it but I also feel like that would have most likely been it’s fate had it gone to shelter.
I’m actually surprised the dog didn’t somehow “disappear”.