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In reply to the discussion: ...Man Gets Dog Back After Stranger Takes Heartbreaking Photo At Animal Shelter [View all]Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)41. Yes, that is loathsome.
I think, for the most part, cops are a useless segment of our society. They are never around when you need them, and are frequently there when you don't want them to be. What aggravates me the most, as has been posted many times on different threads, is that they are not obligated to protect citizens, but to apprehend criminals. For every cop who is a decent human being, there is one who isn't, maybe never was.
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...Man Gets Dog Back After Stranger Takes Heartbreaking Photo At Animal Shelter [View all]
babylonsister
Feb 2013
OP
I love this story, too, but I am disappointed in the people who impounded the dog.
hamsterjill
Feb 2013
#11
Since when does your dog get impounded because you owe a couple of traffic tickets ? Can anyone ...
agracie
Feb 2013
#15
when someone is arrested, taken to police station and have a dog- it goes to the pound.
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#38
I would have been hysterical if I knew my pup was in a shelter and I couldn't spring him loose
BrotherIvan
Feb 2013
#16