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On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:57:44 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>
>> The only time I would have resorted to violence was when somebody
>> drove down our little road and dumped off three pet rabbits - we
>> suspected they were easter gifts to kids that became inconvenient when
>> summer vacation came along.
>
> :-( We've lived the last 30 years in tourist destination areas where
>this happens every year. Of course if the owners dumped the unwanted pet
>on the street near home there's a good chance someone might know who
>owned it; and (here) if they offload it to a rescue/rehome centre they
>have to pay a contribution. So they take the poor thing to their holiday
>destination and dump it anonymously where there's no cost or come-back.
>
> We've seen pet cats and dogs turned loose on main roads and pet rabbits
>liberated as easy prey to dogs badgers, and hawks. Just yesterday (start
>of big holiday weekend) a terrified strange dog ran back and forth up
>and down our lane for hours; we tried everything but couldnt catch the
>poor thing. It isn't a local dog.
>
>
> Janet UK.

I suppose along with everything disposable, pets get it too. It's
heartbreaking. Two weeks ago my daughter spotted something moving in
the bottom of the garden, sent SIL out to check. Red Persian cat,
heavily abused. Been kicked in the face and his jaw was broken and
someone had tried to set fire to his fur. They took him to the vet
who fixed the jaw up but after two weeks it became clear he had
problems controlling bladder and bowel. Turned out he had some kidney
complaint and in the end they decided to put him down, the vet
estimated he had another couple of months at best. However, they had
all the distress, it really upset both of them.


Which is the reason we only take rescue dogs.