Man Arrested for Rescuing Dogs From Abandoned Home

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/man-arrested-for-rescuing-two-dogs-from-abandoned-home.html


by Sharon SeltzerAugust 11, 2014





Editor’s note: This post is a Care2 favorite. It was originally published on August 26, 2010. Enjoy.

Here’s a story that will make you scratch your head in wonder. An animal advocate in Los Angeles was arrested after trying to rescue two dogs that were locked inside a foreclosed home because Animal Services was worried about getting sued.

Neighbors said that when the owners of the home left, they took all of their belongings except their two dogs. A six-month-old puppy was locked inside the house and another dog named Taz was left inside the garage.

Next door neighbor Elisa Woods became concerned for the well-being of the dogs when the temperature “got hotter” and “they were getting hungrier,” so she called for help.

L.A. Animal Services responded to her call and came with food and water, which they shoved through an open window in the house and slipped under a 2 inch opening in the garage. But the officers “didn’t enter the home.” According to NBC news, the city is required to give a written warning to the owners before entering the home or removing the dogs. The owners have 24 hours to fix the problem.

FULL story at link.

[hobbit709]

1. There are times when one must say "Fuck the law"

I would be proud to be arrested for that.

[RKP5637]

2. As usual, stupid laws trump common sense and logic. Stupid laws are meant to be broken, otherwise

we tread in endlessly in Idiocracy.

[ladjf]

3. I don't know why I still read DU everyday. It more or less accurately

contains articles describing the total greed, callousness and stupidity of the human race. Pardon my cynicism, but, is anything going right in America? Tell me about it.

[Omaha Steve]

4. When Dug was abandoned, he was left behind with no food or water too

The rescue group didn't have a place for Dug to sleep that night: http://homewardboundintheheartland.org/

We took him in. He got a new forever home. He is still on their front page as a success.

Dug before we saw him:


Dug kissing our granddaughter as she watches 3D-TV:


OS

[BrotherIvan]

5. Dug wins the life lottery

Such a wonderful second chance. I hope all the love he gets now helps him to forget that awful time when humans were so cruel to him. It took my rescued cat almost three years to fully trust people, but now he is as open and loving as any other cat. GO DUG!

[BrotherIvan]

6. Took all their belongings and left their dogs to die of starvation and dehydration?

I cannot even fathom how heartless that is. I think some of the people who let their pets go are stupid enough to think they can survive on the streets. But this is purposeful, painful death. How awful. So glad someone cared.