Deeds Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-05/atticus-starving-dog-hard-rubbish-survivor-adoption/104182838 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 So many levels of failure have to happen before a dog is found homeless and starving. 1. The owner who abandoned/"lost" him - if abandonment was preventable 2. No-one reporting a stray dog roaming - or did not follow up repeated sightings 3. Local government not acting to collect strays 4. No space in pounds/rescues/shelters even for animals at risk of being abandoned due to owner circumstances changing And the answer is not simply telling breeders not to breed their animals. The problem is not breeders, it's the consumer mentality... "goods" are disposable/replaceable. T. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 (edited) The story seems to have disappeared but there was also one on the ABC website about a cavoodle? Miss Mina? that was described as a social influencer that owned dozens of tutus. You can only hope it was taken down because people complained. Treating any animal like a toy, a plaything is also abuse. Shows a lack of respect. A living being is not a Disney cartoon character. Edited August 5 by Mairead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Poor boy. I hope now he can find his perfect home ...he deserves to live a wonderful life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsonic Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 18 hours ago, Mairead said: The story seems to have disappeared but there was also one on the ABC website about a cavoodle? Miss Mina? that was described as a social influencer that owned dozens of tutus. You can only hope it was taken down because people complained. Treating any animal like a toy, a plaything is also abuse. Shows a lack of respect. A living being is not a Disney cartoon character. I felt the same about that story. Miss Mia is her name. Making people smile is great, but not when amusement is based on ignorance. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-03/owners-sacrifice-to-spend-on-pets-in-cost-of-living-crisis/104172378 We either seem to kill them with neglect, like poor Atticus, or smother them with human expectations 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 I wonder , does Miss Mia ever get to be a dog ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Can't imagine her getting to roll in, or sneakily eat, any herbivore or cat poo. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsonic Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Nice update on Atticus here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-14/atticus-dog-update-forever-home/104224824 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 That is such good news I hope he now lives happily ever after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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