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Just gotta vent about this subject; I'm tired of people abandoning their dogs out here on this road. It doesn't happen often, but often enough. Latest dump-off is mother pitt bull with puppies. Surprised someone would throw out and expensive animal like that plus offspring. Monday morning I found 1 puppy by itself screaming its head off behind backyard fence. Took it to Tractor Supply where an adoption program is being held there this weekend. Mother dog is still roaming the woods and road with another puppy. Mother lost puppy somehow today and was crying like crazy down the road.
Dumped dogs out here have very little hope for attention on my road because they get ignored, run off or hauled off further down the road so they won't keep hanging around our property.
No animal control facilities in my dumpy area, and closest best shelter is approx. 50 miles away and won't accept animals from my county.
How often does this happen to anyone else?

When I lived in Angleton Texas it was common to dump animals in the colored section of town.
I lived there.
I adopted many cats and dogs people dumped but I couldn't adopt all of them.
It's horrible what people do and I don't understand it.
In return for our kindness to these animals nobody ever bothered our property.

I don't have pets and can't take freebies in. No time, no space or money for the responsibility.
I always wonder the reason why people drive out to the middle of nowhere to leave a dogs rather than selling it/them or even putting "Free Dog/Puppies" in the paper. If a large shelter were closer, it may not happen so much. Money matter may be a common problem, especially if the dog is diagnosed with an expensive issue, or if family members are left with an recently deceased member's pet and no one can take it in so they throw it out.
My aunt took in a kitten once (Still has the cat; named him Hondo) but dogs and puppies are the main thing that get left here.
Why can't people throw out plants? Those I can take in.

Here's a pic of the puppy I found Monday. It was screaming its head off behind the fence. I got it to come to me, fed it, watered it, then took it to neighbouring town in Tractor Supply. I needed to go in there anyway to exchange Schultz fertilize.

I live on a rural road, similar situation. My grandparents went almost 50 years without ever seeking out a dog, yet they always had a few. All three of my cats were dumped, two of them thrown out of the window of a moving car. My grandma had at least one cat that arrived the same way, with road rash from being tossed.

worth1 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:31 pm When I lived in Angleton Texas it was common to dump animals in the colored section of town.
I lived there.
I adopted many cats and dogs people dumped but I couldn't adopt all of them.
It's horrible what people do and I don't understand it.
In return for our kindness to these animals nobody ever bothered our property.

Did you live south hwy 35 ( main east/west thoroughfare) and west of the main north/south drag? Peach, Plum, Murray street? I’m not extra familiar with Angleton neighborhoods, but the area I described was where I thought you were talking about.

Clute and Freeport, Brazoria, West Columbia all had specific areas, at least way back when, but I was just wondering where Angleton’s spot was, as a historical curiosity.

animal dumping is an act completely foreign to me. my pets are and always have been
part of the family. some people i suppose are desparate, others don't care. there are people
who do not take care of their own children properly let alone animals. i am on a rural road also.
only animal i have rescued is goose whose origin is unknown. he was just hanging around on a nearby
road. he is ok, behaves himself, isn't aggressive toward me or the chickens. they all get along. why dump
a goose. i am not aware of many animals being abandoned in my area which is good if true. i would be the
sucker that would be rescuing them. the shelter always seems to have cats. ksnag is a local group that rescues
and re homes cats. often part of the cats bio is "was found on the street" its sad what people do to their critters.


keith

The person who dumped the goose probably didn't have a local animal shelter that would take in fowl. So they probably thought it would adapt to the wild if they 'set it free'.

This morning I watched a horrible BBC nature video about people's stupid mutts attacking the poor seal lions that visit the fish markets along the coastlines of Chile. I don't understand why the country doesn't have those mutts cleared away.

It's so sad that this happens. I went to adopt a dog last week that was dumped by the side of the road. It was on video too. The next day the person came back and threw the dog it's bowl and some toys as they drove by. They didn't even stop. The video of the poor pup is absolutely heartbreaking to see her face as they drive away without her. The pup did not get along well with my current dog. Fortunately, she has already found someone to love her. Since it's on camera, I hope that they can find and prosecute them.

karstopography wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:18 pm

worth1 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:31 pm When I lived in Angleton Texas it was common to dump animals in the colored section of town.
I lived there.
I adopted many cats and dogs people dumped but I couldn't adopt all of them.
It's horrible what people do and I don't understand it.
In return for our kindness to these animals nobody ever bothered our property.

Did you live south hwy 35 ( main east/west thoroughfare) and west of the main north/south drag? Peach, Plum, Murray street? I’m not extra familiar with Angleton neighborhoods, but the area I described was where I thought you were talking about.

Clute and Freeport, Brazoria, West Columbia all had specific areas, at least way back when, but I was just wondering where Angleton’s spot was, as a historical curiosity.

Northwest part of Angelton almost to the end of North Columbia Street.
Turn left on 35 coming in from clute and make a right on Columbia Street.
Lived in a little converted garage for 200 a month when everyone else was paying 5 times that much for 10 years.
If you look at the C on Columbia Street before to get to West Miller Street there is a driveway going to the little house on the right.
That's where I lived.
The house next to it was my landlady's mom and dad's house but they were long gone.
House across the street always had crack dealing going on.
The old man there I would bring supper to.
I would walk right in like I owned the place and talk to him.
Nobody hardly ever bothered me and if they did it wouldn't be good for them.
Believe it or not as a white couple we were pretty well respected by most folks but there were always the holdouts like in any community.
Those dumped dogs kept anyone at bay that came in my yard.
One old lady across the way had to go into a rest home.
Her house was falling apart.
They just left Chad to run on his own.
Big chow mix.
Meanest dog in the neighborhood.
Chad came to live with us but we couldn't touch him.
My dog Bullet just showed up on day.
Had her for about 18 years.
What a fantastic dog she was.
She was friends with all things great and small.
Not even the littlest bird or mouse world she hurt.
Cops clocked her at 30 mph.
Big pack of wild dogs followed the mail lady around.
I ran a gunsmithing and hand loading business out of that little house for the Black community.
Minor repair for the old folks squirrel guns and so forth.
Frigging house full of guns and never had a problem.
I could leave my tools out on the car and come back and nothing would be bothered.
I remember the cops telling me if a war broke out they were coming to my house for supplies.
We had a community A frame for engine pulling and a community BBQ on a trailer.
Mama dog came to live with us.
Big thing with black and tan long hair.
The guys said they remembered when someone dumped her as a puppy.
I remember Snaggs the big Tom Cat that showed up.
All my cats would be in the middle of a big party with loud Blues music playing and lots of beer and alcohol being drank.
That would be in the big field on the corner of north Columbia and Miller Street.
Big pecan tree in the middle.
It belonged to my landlady's brother Charles.
Very respectful man owned cattle and a farm.
His son said yes sir and no sir.
3 or 4 Mexican families in the neighborhood too and we were all friends.
The whole community knew each other.
But what we called Rich White Folks would always come over to colored town and dump their dogs and cats.
The years I lived there were the best years of my life.
My wife and I were the only white people in the neighborhood.
My landlady and landlord broke down in tears when we told them we were moving.
I painted the whole house before we moved out.

MissS wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:29 pm It's so sad that this happens. I went to adopt a dog last week that was dumped by the side of the road. It was on video too. The next day the person came back and threw the dog it's bowl and some toys as they drove by. They didn't even stop. The video of the poor pup is absolutely heartbreaking to see her face as they drive away without her. The pup did not get along well with my current dog. Fortunately, she has already found someone to love her. Since it's on camera, I hope that they can find and prosecute them.

Out here dogs don't even get the privilege of being dumped with supplies and toys.
Many years back someone dumped a tiny black puppy that was crying away. It was dusk when I saw it and was not in a position to take it in that night. Next morning puppy had completely disappeared; I assumed it had been killed by predator as small as it was. An owl could've carried it off for all I knew.
One of my neighbors said that sometimes the person that dumps a dog returns to the scene of the crime to see if the dog got picked up. I don't believe that's true most of the time, because if they have the heartless will to leave an animal behind, they're not going to bother caring if it gets picked up or not, otherwise why not take it to a shelter or put ad in paper or social media.
Which brings me to another vent, I loathe 'no kill' shelters. As if cats and dogs are not mass produced enough, 'no kill' shelters don't need to keep the numbers high by not putting down animals that aren't adopted out within a certain time period. They need the space to take in the next animal because animal dumping and mass breeding is going to continue. Besides, animals kept in shelters too long can become miserable anyway. I've heard stories. I don't condone animal abuse, such as chick hatcheries and puppy mills, but I also don't condone treating animals as equal to human lives such as spending thousands of dollars to give an animal a prosthetic body part or other surgery.

@TomatoNut95, do you live in a really rural county, as in very few people? You mentioned a Tractor Supply nearby, so it seems like it can't be all that isolated. Does your county not have an animal control officer, or do they just not respond to calls about stray/dumped animals? Up here in suburban VA, we've got county animal shelters and county animal control officers and private animal rescue organizations coming out our ears. I once called county animal control about a wounded PIGEON in my parking lot and an officer was there to rescue it in less than 30 minutes.

I live in the woods with only few houses on dirt roads. Uptown, 8 or more miles away, is dumpy with residents consisting of nice folk running or managing small businesses plus dishonest looking people I wouldn't want to meet alone.
Tractor Supply is like 20 give or take a few miles away in a neighboring town.
Animal control services would be close to 100 miles away and would get lost if they tried to come wwwaaaaayyyy out here because yes, people trying to come out here for business purposes can't find us easily. A friend of mine trying to find me never did and had to phone visit instead.

TomatoNut95 I used to help at a rural animal shelter in VT. Each county would pay them a certain amount every year so that they would take in strays from their county. Just wondering if there was any chance that your county could do that with your closest shelter to help these poor animals.

I'm a Dog Person rather than a Pet Owner; if you's have to ask the difference, yer the latter.

Much of my professional life was spent dealing with farmers and the self-employed in the rural areas of small to medium sized communities; there they were called Dump Dogs, and I heard instances far too numerous to mention.

It happened mostly within an hour or so of a College or University town, where new students would get bored after a couple of months when their Cute Puppy was now a chore which cut into their Me Time.

I find this behavior breathtakingly abhorrent on an extremely visceral level. It shows an unforgivably weak, despicably detestable character flaw, and I've often pondered decidedly harsh punishments for the guilty which I'd have no problem whatsoever seeing applied.

The Gotch

I've never really had a problem with dogs minding me.
I've usually ended up with young or full grown dogs other people didn't want anymore.
Never had one that got in the trash either.
Boo Boo was neglected so I took ownership of him.
Boxer Pit.
His only bad habit was he would steal bread.
One time I came around the corner and he had a whole brand new loaf in his mouth.
Boo Boo bad boy.
He dropped the loaf groaned and went to his nest.

Labradors wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:50 am Just wondering if there was any chance that your county could do that with your closest shelter to help these poor animals.

Doubt it. My area is pretty pathetic.

Some dumping here but not too much. Mostly animals who either left home for whatever reason or got lost by trotting with a pack who was after a female in heat!

Mikie dog came out of the woods across the road, covered in red mange, After a bunch of visits to the vet for dousing in some insecticide solution to kill the mange mites he started becoming paranoid so the vet said no more dousing. He'll either get over it or not. I almost tried the local old timers' cure of used motor oil and sulfur powder but Mikie slowly got over it and his hair grew back.

Boney Dawg showed up in the back yard one day, too weak to walk. He was so skinny with a thin muzzle and droopy ears I almost thought he was a hound. Nope, just a starving black lab! We fed him small amounts about every several hours until we thought he could handle real meals. Named him Boney because that's what he was; just a bag of bones. He and Mikie were the best dogs we ever had.

There's been a parade of cats that have wandered up over 30 years. At one time we were up to seven, now down to one after having lost three to old age over the past year and a half. There will be no more once Lester passes. Cats are long lived here, upwards of 16 years. I would hate to have a new kitten grow old with me and me pass first. That wouldn't be fair to the cat to go through rehoming.

What's known as red mange in some areas is actually a venereal disease that has nothing to do with mites..it takes several treatments from a vet to cure it.
Basically if the usual treatment for mange doesn't do anything it might be the venereal disease.
One dumped puppy when I was growing up had mange.
I gave it bathes in black water from pine sawdust from a sawmill sawdust pile next to a creek.
Then slicked it's coat with kerosene.
Mange cured in no time his name was Chops.
A little black and tan squirrel dog.
Yep another highway dump by a farm house.

It really makes me lose faith in humanity.

I rescued a dumped dog once and it was a stressful experience. I had no means to take care of the poor thing, I dont like spending time with dogs more than an hour and she was desperate for love and attention. I ended up finding a shelter that took her and found her a family but those few weeks I had her were emotionally hard.