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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Callous owner WAVES at confused elderly dog while dumping him in crate outside Arizona animal shelter
A callous Arizona man waved at a his elderly dog as he abandoned him in a crate outside an animal shelter in the sweltering heat. The reckless owner dumped the defenseless animal the gate of Pinal County Animal Care and Control in Casa Grande. The elderly dog sat inside the crate for two hours in 85-degree heat with no water, the shelter said. Heartbreaking video shows the moment the pooch, named 'Little Dude' by the shelter, was ditched outside the gate. The man then waved to the camera before taking off in his car. He was seen wearing a white shirt, shorts, and sunglasses. 'He didn't call. He didn't make a surrender appointment. He didn't even walk inside and speak to a staff member,' the shelter wrote in a fuming Facebook post. 'Instead, he chose the one option that endangers an animal.' The animal was eventually found and brought inside the air-conditioned facility before overheating. 'If you are ever in a situation where you can't keep your pet please do the right thing and call or email us,' the shelter said. 'Don't. Be. This. Guy.' Little Dude is staying with a foster family, who specialize in caring for elderly dogs, AZ Family reported. Little Dude is partially blind and hard of hearing, but overall in good health. 'It just frustrates us because if you just ask us to help you, we will,' shelter director, Audra Michael, told the outlet. Pinal County's shelter is currently full and has a waitlist to surrender animals there. Appointments are required and a fee between $25 and $100 will be issued at drop off. 'We highly encourage owners to rehome their pets on their own and choose new owners for their pets,' its website read. 'It just frustrates us because if you just ask us to help you, we will,' shelter director, Audra Michael (pictured), said. Pinal County's shelter is currently full and has a waitlist to surrender animals If a person is returning the animal back to the shelter after adopting it, it will cost $100. For animals not from the shelter, there is a $25 fee. The shelter also only accepts animals from Pinal County.
CBS News
04-07-2025
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- CBS News
Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh reports "heartbreaking" rise in dogs abandoned outside its doors
The Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh says in just the last month, five dogs were abandoned outside its facilities after hours. In one "heartbreaking" video shared by HARP, a person is seen taking a dog out of a car and leading it away. As the car drives off, the dog chases after it, leash trailing. "She chased after the car that drove away ... not knowing she'd just been left behind forever," the video caption says. Staff found her in the bushes a bit later. The nonprofit shared two other videos. In one, a person removes a dog from the back of a car and leaves it in the early morning hours. In the other, two people tie two dogs to door handles before driving away. "These images are heartbreaking," HARP executive director Dan Cody said in a news release. "You can see the confusion in their eyes—the fear, the betrayal. No animal deserves to be discarded like this." HARP asks for help HARP said it's already operating at critical capacity, with dog housing almost hitting its limit at times. The shelter says it's doing everything it can to care for the sudden, unplanned intakes, but many of the animals arrive malnourished, scared or with untreated medical issues. "When a pet is abandoned, we lose vital information—about their health, their behavior, even their name," said Cody. "It makes helping them infinitely harder, and more heartbreaking." The nonprofit is asking for donations, saying it will help them care for animals brought in under traumatic circumstances. HARP offers resources for struggling pet owners The nonprofit is reminding the public that it offers several resources for struggling pet owners. Ellie's Pet Pantry offers pet food and basic supplies to families in need, and there are low-cost veterinary clinics, even if the patients weren't adopted from HARP. For people who are struggling with behavior, housing issues and veterinary care, there's a free pet helpline that can be reached at 412-345-0348. And pets can be surrendered, but appointments are required to make sure they are safely and responsibly taken into the shelter. Owners who want to make an appointment can call 412-345-0348.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- BBC News
Dumped XL bullies are risk to officers
XL bully dogs abandoned after owning them became illegal present a "real risk" to council officers, one authority 1 February 2024, it has been a criminal offence to own an XL bully without an exemption Birmingham City Council has said it was still dealing with the "repercussions" of the ban, as the dogs continue to be seized from the a council report, it wrote that although the number of XL bully strays had reduced from 90 in 2023/24 to 30, almost all of the dogs had been abandoned. "In most circumstances, due to health and safety concerns, they must be handled by two officers," the authority said. "In September 2023, one of our officers was attacked by a pocket bully-type dog."She suffered significant injuries to her leg, which resulted in several hospital visits and two weeks off work." 'Can become unmanageable' The council's dog warden service responded to nearly 3,000 requests for help and advice regarding issues including stray and lost dogs and canine control issues, in 2024/ total, 740 stray dogs were seized - 694 of them were impounded at kennels."Many of the dogs we deal with are the larger bull breeds," it added. "If these dogs are not trained and socialised from a young age, they can sometimes become unmanageable and some owners abandon them."The report will be considered by the licensing and public protection committee on 25 June. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
South China Morning Post
19-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong monastery cook given 160 hours of community service for cruelty to dogs
A chef at a prominent Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service for wrapping two stray dogs in nylon bags and abandoning them in the wild last year. West Kowloon Court on Thursday spared 65-year-old Ng Sing-yiu from jail after his probation officer found the defendant genuinely regretted his misdeeds and displayed a 'strong desire' to turn over a new leaf. Ng pleaded guilty earlier this month to three counts of animal cruelty for committing the offences outside the Hung Uk dormitory at Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island on August 13, 2024. The defendant admitted capturing the two brown-and-black mongrels, placing them in nylon bags and tying them up tightly. He released the dogs at a car park in San Shek Wan, 14km (8.7 miles) away from the dormitory. The dogs, known as 'Sai Mui' and 'Dai Mui' – meaning 'little sister' and 'big sister' in Chinese – were found on September 11 and 21 last year, respectively. The defendant had told police the excrement from the dogs' visits to the monastery was affecting the hygiene situation in his kitchen.
BBC News
11-06-2025
- BBC News
Injured dog found tied to bin in Stafford put to sleep
A dog has been put to sleep after he was found abandoned in an alleyway with severe leg tan rottweiler cross, aged about six months, was one of two dogs left tied to a bin on Greyfriars, Stafford, before they were rescued by a member of the public and taken to a leg had suffered a "deep lacerated wound" and was broken, the RSPCA said, and he was euthanised to prevent further other dog, a black and tan rottweiler cross about the same age, appeared to be in a "good body condition", the charity added. Nick Williams at Park House Vets, which treated the injured dog, said the leg was partially amputated and he suspected it was caused by "some form of ligature". It was believed the dog's back legs were tied together at some point before he was found at about 22:30 BST on 25 May, according to the inspector Dawn Burrell thanked the person who found the dogs and urged anyone with information to get in touch with the charity's appeals line on 0300 123 8018. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
