There are people in my town that seem to have absolutely no kind regard for their domestic animals. Persons that live on the main highway through town, a highway that is a major passage for semis and tourists, seem to thoughtlessly keep cats that, it should come as no surprise, are often found squished in the middle of the road. Then there are the imbeciles that keep dogs chained in their yards 24/7. My fantasy, of course, is to see THEM chained in the yard 24/7. This time of year, it is inhumane. It has been below freezing here in the early morning for the past week or so.
From what I can see, these people regard their domestic animals, not as pets, but as things, no different than the lawn mower they leave out in the weather, or the junk car rusting behind the house.
Dogs often run loose around town, despite an ordinance prohibiting it. On occasion, they get run over. The town council sits on their hands. Local law enforcement has the same mentality as everyone else. It is very frustrating. There is a little puppy chained in the front yard of a trailer home near us. I jog past it every morning. He sits there and watches me. I rarely see any activity at the place and it appears they may be gone for days at a time. It is all I can do to keep from walking over and just taking the little guy. Tonight my wife gave in to the situation and snuck over in the dark to give the puppy some food and water. She discovered that he had water and some food filled with ants. He gobbled up the food she provided to him.
We’ll see how long this goes on.