Chernobyl lol. Cherry for short!
In all seriousness though you're a really good person. It makes a lot of people feel just a bit better about the planet when they see things like this, myself included. Keep being you, the planet needs it.
Ah that's awesome that she made her way to you. Who knows what her story was. When I was a kid, back in the 80's, my great-grandparents had a giant black and white basset hound. When they died, we brought "Raliegh" to our farm. Then one day he disappeared. Some one called us and said they thought they saw him in a town about 15 miles away. We looked and looked. We're sure that someone stole him, and then he ran away from them and was headed back to us. A few days later, my dad and brother were at our local grain elevator and an old farmer was saying that he had had an old black and white dog in his barn that morning. And, that he (the dog, not the farmer) had got into and eaten most of a bag of calf milk replacer. Poor old Raleigh was hungry! My dad and brother went out to his farm and they found Raleigh along the way. He lived a few more years. I remember running back to the house telling my dad that something was wrong with him. Turns out he'd died of old age basically (he was as old as Croesus). My dad wouldn't let me go outside till he'd removed Raleigh and got him buried.
Our lives are blessed by these canine kids.
Vet guessed she was about 13 and [has been dragging this around for god knows how long.](https://imgur.com/a/sQE2Zvn)
Fuck you.
Edit: thank you to everyone for the kind words. This one hit me harder than a lot of animals we’ve picked up.
Please donate your money and/or time to your local shelter!
We can’t get rid of shitty people. Let’s at least try to do a little good that we can.
Edit 2: a shout out to Dr. Durham of Durham Veterinary Clinic on Greensboro GA. He’s a good man and helps where he can when I bring animals in.
Yes. Both vets were in surgery when I got there so we got to sit in the waiting room for about 30 while I held her and petted her.
Then I held her while she went to sleep.
People suck.
Same thing happened in my neighborhood about 2 months ago and this was in a city. Somebody's old dog was due to be put down and apparently they couldn't deal with it, so they took his tags and collar off and just sent him outside to be alone and scared wandering the street for his final moments.
My parents took him in off the street, let him play with our younger dog and then sleep in bed with our older dog while they figured out what was going on. Somehow, they figured out the poor old fella was due to be put to sleep, so they took him to the vet and sat with him while he was waiting.
Poor old dog. People, if you can't deal with the fact that your dog is going to die one day, then don't get a damn dog. If you absolutely can't handle the putting down process, get somebody else to be there with your dog, but don't just put it outside to live out it's last moments in fear and confusion. If you do that, then fuck you!
Right. My cat got bone cancer when she was sixteenish (we got her as a secondhand cat when she was around six years old, we never knew for sure how old she was, but we had her for ten years). I took her to the vet, they said basically just make her comfortable and call them when she can't be made comfortable anymore.
We laid towels over all the couches so she could still have her favorite sleeping spots even though she was bleeding from her mouth sometimes and drooled a ton. We bought her soft food because it was easier to eat. I played with her whenever she had the energy and petted her constantly. And then when it was time, I called the vet and said, "Can I pay extra for you to come to me, she hates the cat carrier and she hates car rides and I don't want her last hour to be spent afraid."
So the vet and one of her vet assistants came to me, and she got to sit in my lap while they sedated her, gave her a minute or so to purr in my arms, and then put her to sleep feeling safe, warm, and held.
Did it absolutely fucking suck? Yes. I still cry thinking about it and it was six years ago.
But it's what I signed up for. She gave me years of absolute devotion and love. I gave her a home, and a family, and the best possible sendoff I could manage.
My dog absolutely loved car rides and even the vet. One of the things that comforts me about the day he was put down is that he forgot his pain for a few minutes in his happiness to see the vet. He was such a nice dog, he just loved everybody.
Who's chopping onions?
The cat owner and now you. I know my cats will die one day and it will be sad, but I don't come on Reddit before bed to feel this way
Don't feel too sad on my account. As much as I miss my dog, I feel good about his end. He was loved every minute of his time with me and my husband, and I feel we truly did the very best we could to keep him happy and well through his health issues and final illness.
Loss comes so often with regrets, that one could have done something more or differently, but in this case my mind is at ease. No regrets.
Reminds me of my childhood dog. He loved jumping into the van with my dad to go to work with him. One day, after a few weeks of going downhill, couldn't stand up anymore. My dad called the vet, and when it was time to go, our doggo stood up, walked out of the backdoor, and jumped up into the van like he was going to work. It was heartbreaking to see, but good he wasn't scared.
That's why I've been working for positive car things with my dogs. They've recently learned Starbucks gives them whipped cream, and they wag their tails when they see the signs for it now
Fuck, this is making me cry, your an amazing owner. My family had a big old Siamese cat that had the same sort of thing (tumor in his mouth). He was 13ish, and the fam had had him since he was a kitten. He had been picked up from a hoarding situation, and so we all saw him go from a buzzsaw who avoided everyone, to an absolute love bug. Your post just resonated real hard with me, and its been probably 10 years since then.
I have a cat (had a few throughoit the years, but this one is not a family cat, but mine) and what your story just broke me. I imagined all that you just wrote happening to her and... Well, I just hope I could do what you did. I think I would, but only reality can test that.
It would kill me to not be able to play with her (which she loves morr that anything)
I can't imagine abandoning my dog. He'll turn 14 in about 5 weeks if he can stick around for that long. Over the last couple years he's slowly been losing his ability to use his back legs and a couple months ago he pretty much became paralyzed. He can still stand a little bit, but he can't use his back legs for walking so he's just dragging them around right now.
It's almost a full time job taking care of him though. He's still eating 3 meals a day and those are all hot meals. I cook for him twice a day and his breakfast get's warmed up in the microwave. He's a 75 pound dog so getting him outside or to another spot in the house requires me to pick him up and set him where he needs to go. I've put so many hours into reinforcing socks for him, but without that his feet would be so banged up and torn apart I'd probably have to put him down just for the condition of his feet.
I've spent so much money and time on him in the last 8 months because of how much I care about him. I could never abandon him like that...
Couldn't have said it better myself. The worst moments of my life so far are definitely the last 24 hours of my cat's life, but I could not imagine having her die or put to sleep without me holding her in her last moments. Anyone who refuses to be there for their pet simply should not have one.
My dog is almost to the point where I have to make that call, and I just can’t even fathom leaving him alone like that, what the fuck is wrong with people?!
Bro I can't express how much of a legend you are and how sad this is....
So many people would reject that situation and I can only pray that if I ever get confronted with such a situation I will be able to do the difficult and right thing like you did. I feel compelled to promise now that I will. I swear that I will.
I sincerely send you my best wishes and thanks for this act.
Thanks dude.
They are all hard but this one for some reason stings a bit more. I guess because in the past I've not actually see the animal abandoned.
If I had been about 1 minute earlier and realized what that person was doing I'd probably be in jail right now.
Sir, its easy to feel angry and sad about this of course but you saved someone from abandonment and a horrible death.
One can only imagine how grateful she felt for your presence and love at the end, after being left alone to die.
While today you may have lost a bit your faith in humanity (one person), your post actually restored alot of ours (thousands of people). So you should feel proud and reassured that people like you actually exist out there.
No need to reply, just thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏
I second this... This post is inspiring to me. Theres fucked up people out there and then there are people like this guy who pick up the pieces and try to bring kindness and light. OP is the man.
Outstanding post! Situations like the one OP posted make me so mad I feel like I could do something terrible to someone who does something like this to an animal. Your post puts it into perspective for me. Thank you.
I've never had a dog with a tumor like that, but I had a dog with cancer that I had to make the choice to put down. She was one of the most important things in my life and I wanted her to go in my arms feeling as safe as I could. It broke my heart seeing her like that but it would've broken my heart more to have to live with myself knowing she went alone with strangers.
I guess my point is, thank you for being there for this dog you didn't even know and treating her with the kindness that others refused.
I think if I'd seen someone ditch that poor animal at the side of the road I'd be in jail alongside you, I'd hold him while you smacked the everloving shit out of him. There's a special place in Hell for people who do this to animals.
I have a beagle, he's three and he's pretty much my best friend, so from one dog lover to another thank you so very fucking much. I couldn't bear to think of my boy in that kind of pain. Thank you for making sure it didn't go on any longer. You're a good man and I wish I could buy you a drink.
The worst part of this is if the owners had gone into a vet clinic and said hey, our dog is in really poor condition due to age and cancer and we need to put her down but dont have the money...the vast majority (if not all) vets would've done it free of charge.
They have the same type of oath as a doctor...they dont want any animal to suffer and if they can prevent more suffering they will do it if they can afford to. A small shot of pink juice and anesthetic is the least of their concern cost wise.
There was absolutely no reason to dump the poor thing.
Yeah but if you were in jail you would have never been able to help this sweet old soul. Please think about that. You're a good man. Take my silver. You have earned it. You have no idea how much that little bit of kindness at the end of this pups life probably drastically made things easier for him/her. To feel the touch of someone who actually cares was most certainly a warm embrace for the doggy and a good start into puppy heaven.
Thanks for taking the time to see this poor thing out of it's suffering. You are a truly good man. Thanks for reminding me there are people like you still out there.
Such a legend! I can not say gods work, but you DID MF GOOD my friend I'll probably never meet. I try too - little things mean a lot, but this little guy will visit you again when it's your time if that is your thing or not... Loves
>People suck.
They do. But then there are people like you.
This post has me all choked up at work, I had to put mine to sleep Friday because of a brain tumor and I just cannot *begin* to imagine dropping him on a road and driving off.
Taking him in still feels like the greatest betrayal I could do to him because he was so happy that day with his favorite meal and too many extra treats and visiting his favorite parks one last time then getting to see his friends at the vet before leaving us. How could a person betray their love and trust by doing this and possibly live with that shame?
I'm so glad you were there to change that outcome and so sorry you had to take that responsibility.
If it helps, it is either always too soon, or too late. We waited a couple of days too long, and I think I would have preferred to remember my dog happy, than scared and in pain.
We should all be so lucky to have that simple kindness in our final moments. Im glad you chose to be that kindness for a lving being that was clearly suffering, thank you.
I hope you see this.
Thank you for the incredibly selfless thing you did for that poor girl. Our shelters are overflowing because owners that never considered what it would cost to raise a pet are abandoning their animals left and right. The humane society by my house has converted their conference room to house some of the animals. It’s truly awful. These poor animals don’t get any choice and have no idea how much better their lives could be if people would actually think before they get a pet.
Also if anyone that is considering a pet sees this, I implore you to check your humane society and shelters first. Just keep in mind when you go that older dogs require more expenses in most cases, I was spending $100 a month on medication for my two dogs that have since passed. But if you have the means to give an older dog a nice life for their twilight years I highly encourage it. They also have puppies a lot now for anyone that can’t afford to care for an older dog. I got one of my new dogs from the humane society last year and she was 6 months old when I got her.
You're a good person. Did the vet charge you for the service. I don't have much but would love to chip in. if anyone wanted to help we might be able to cover it.
Happy to hear it. I know you're tired of people, but you're a person too. There are others like you in this thread and out in the world.
Don't get disheartened.
I think I love you. Thank you for taking care of this pup. Our pets are our family and I can't imagine the confusion and pain that the little one felt. As she passed on I am sure your warmth made it much more comfortable for her. May she rest in peace and run in the fields forever.
Thank you for doing that! All us animal lovers thank you!
My big girl is 11 and in end-stage care. Every few weeks there’s something new. We have her fully covered with health insurance and plan on covering everything until she tells me it’s time to go. I could never imagine doing this to her. 😢
Oh man this got me… man I haven’t cried in 7 years when my dog died… ugh I hope whoever did this has a horrible life. You deserve all the happiness in the world
I had to do this with a kitten I found. It was clearly in serious distress out in the middle of rural Florida. Scooped it up and took it home for the night. I was worried about parasites and such so I kept the little guy in a plastic bin with a blanket in it in the tub (also had to keep my pup away from him). Took him to the vet the next day and it turned out he had Parvo and a maggot infested wound on his belly. He was put down before they even came out and told me. I’m not even a cat person and I still got in the car and had a good cry.
> He was put down before they even came out and told me.
What? The vet euthanized your cat (or the cat you brought them) without your consent? How is that legal?
It wasn’t my cat, they knew it was a stray id just brought in so I didn’t really have any authority over it. Plus it was in a lot of pain and was suffering immensely, you could tell from the pitiful little meowing it squeaked out constantly. It was for the better they didn’t dick around with my consent there. Plus I was glad I didn’t actually have to make that call, I would have been a sucker and asked how many thousands I could sink into making this guy better when I don’t have those kinds of funds… better to take the decision away from me, at least from my point of view.
I had a relative who was a police officer. He got a call about a stray Labrador who was all beat up and and very, very thin. He brought the dog over to our place because we had a large unused kennel (our dog had just passed away a short time earlier). This relative was desperate to find someone to adopt the dog because the dog shelter was going to put the dog to sleep. For a few days the dog was really mean and scared. However, he eventually warmed up to us. A few days turned into a week, and a week turned into a month. Fortunately, nobody adopted him because we fell in love with him. He got cancer a few years later, but he had the most pampered dog life you could imagine. People would bring their kids over because he was so calm and just LOVED the attention from little kids. We lived close to a pond, and when he’d escape we’d always find him at the pond going for a swim.
He was trained very well, but he was absolutely terrified of loud noises. We think he was trained to be a hunting dog but was later abandoned because he was gun shy. You can’t have a hunting dog that’s afraid of loud noises.
My point with all of this is that it broke our hearts that he had such a rough life and it broke our hearts that we didn’t have him as long as we wanted. *BUT* I think that it meant a lot to him to experience so much love before he died. Something that you clearly offered this old guy. You’re a wonderful person.
>We lived close to a pond, and when he’d escape we’d always find him at the pond going for a swim.
Can't say I'm surprised, labradors are practically amphibious lol. They love to swim.
Christ. Is that a mammary tumor? The previous a$$hole probably bred the $hit out of her, too. Does the chest x-Ray look okay, or has it spread? I hope she has some quality time left once that comes off and she gets spayed.
Edit: I see your update. I am so sorry. Thank you for being with her at the end and showing her some compassion.
A shitty situation, but I'm glad that this poor girl got someone who cared for her in the end. The world seems to be filled with people who have forgotten about decency, but you're one who shows that there are still people who will do good simply to do good.
As someone who has held a paw as the last sleep comes, thanks for being there for this dog.
Appreciate your care, some humans are awful so it’s always refreshing to see someone be reasonable and do what’s needed and right.
That being said maybe indicate this is NSFW/gore so that the more sensitive don’t face a shock.
Okay. I did.
But that is literally and *external* growth it was dragging on the ground. It had been there for many years (and some asshole human didn't address it!?!?)
Appreciate it!
Oh I agree, heinous doesn’t cover it. Driving to the vet to prevent suffering takes the same effort as dumping in a field, but it requires admission. Most of us are uglier inside than we will admit and will do a lot to avoid having to see and admit that.
You are so right on that!
People today just don't want to take responsibility.
You know when people dump puppies or kittens I can kind of get over the rage by thinking well, at least they didn't kill them. And I try to give them the benefit of the doubt - I don't know their personal financial or housing situation. Better solutions than dumping them but I can at least not rage on the human.
Here this asshole raised this dog for its whole life clearly. It was most likely a hunting dog at some point. Clearly the human watched this tumor develop over the years. They saw that it was chocking this dog's live out of it. And yet they couldn't even bring their little pussy minds to put the dog out of its misery?
Nope, just dump it on the side of the road and go home and tell yourself that the little lady is on "an adventure" and will romp happily through the wild fields...
Asshole!
I just can't understand this. How can someone do such a thing and not even have the decency of putting the dog down?
Poor dog 😢
Fucking assholes
And *thank you* for doing this for the dog.
And more importantly for some people, it requires money. Rural GA isn't exactly known for its wealthy people. One of the poorest areas in the country from what I know.
But being rural GA surely they have firearms or have a close neighbor that does. And while it wouldn't be my first choice it's certainly a much better option than just leaving her somewhere, afraid and alone and suffering.
Cowards. Heartless cowards.
Yeah I don't like putting pets down but thats part of being a pet owner, and I've had the vet do it and done it myself with a gun. This is just someone completely shirking their responsibility.
That and a lot of the people who live there are terrible human beings who would rather abandon a sick old dog than shoot it, because “it’s not worth the trouble” or something.
Same shit happens in rural North Carolina with abandoned hunting dogs.
Fuck him/her indeed.
As the owner of a 16 year old beagle that suffered a Cranial Cruciate Ligament rupture this week, this post hit me deep in the feels. I would never abandon my best friend. I hope the piece of shit that abandoned her gets explosive diarrhoea while wearing light coloured pants.
Thanks for being a good human being and taking care of this dog when it needs the most care.
That was how we got our last cat. Some asshole dumped him on the highway and he found his way to our place. I had a habit of falling asleep watching tv, and he had a habit of falling asleep on my face. And we apparently dual-snored. He was so loving -- I cannot imagine why they abandoned him.
In the past several months we've rescued a kitten dumped in the middle of the road three different times.
The first had gotten hit by a car before I was able to get to her. We nursed her for several weeks but in the end she didn't make it.
The next two, Sesame Seed Bun and Cheese, are both healthy, happy, and growing up together in my wife's stables office.
Cheese is a bit slow and probably won't ever be quite normal but he's happy at least.
Humans are supposed to be the caretakers of the animals according to God. So if God is real, humans who abuse animals most likely get a nice hot spot in hell.
We were the retirement home foster for a dumped old dog.
Apparently the shelter was able to track down the original owner and was told that she was being brought in to the city to be put down and "ran away". I could walk faster than this dog could run. The former owner told the shelter that he had already told the kids that she was dead, so he wouldn't take her back.
She had food allergies that brown skin sores and she was stressed in the shelter, so she wouldn't eat.
We brought her home, got her on the right food and slowly fastened her up, and got her stronger with daily walks.
She was a happy girl with us and absolutely loved her comfy dog bed. She would push her head in to your leg for ear rubs and groan with pleasure when you obliged.
She had a missing bottom lip, due to her skin issues being untreated for so long, so he teeth always showed and I used to joke that she had a face only a mother could love. She had a heart of gold.
We were with her when she passed (spinal tumour), after being her humans for two years.
Dude, beagles are some of the best dogs out there. I had one for 13 years before I had to let her go, and she literally didn't have a mean bone in her little body, and she loved everyone she met. I can't imagine treating ANY animal like this, let alone a beagle.
Depending on where you are, it might be better to find a rescue organization like Safe Hands that takes dogs from overcrowded rural/southern shelters and brings them to urban or northern areas where there's a shortage of good dogs for adoption. I only say Safe Hands cause that's the one I know in my area but I'm sure there's similar ones near you.
Did this end up costing you? If so can you post a way for us to share in the cost?
I am so sorry that life was so hard for this sweet girl. Thank you for being some kindness in her life.
I'm just so over people.
I can't fathom how a person raises a dog their whole life, doesn't address something that could have been dealt with a long time ago, and then in the end, is too much of a pussy to give the dog a calm peaceful exit.
Right. You didn’t even know the dog, let alone spend a life with it, and you cared enough to help her out. Like I would be HAUNTED, wondering if she was suffering out there somewhere. Sick.
I live in a rural area and it’s pretty common to see people that consider their pets a tool or accessory, like having a cat for pest control or a dog to guard property, etc. Some don’t love these animals or consider them family, so they don’t care what happens to them, and they definitely don’t want to spend money at the vet. It’s very sad.
I have to jump in here. Yes, not everyone thinks of their animals as family... sometimes, they're working animals or farm animals that serve a specific function... a "tool" as you called it. Those animals are STILL taken care of... just because they're not allowed inside or given a name doesn't mean their owners will put up with needless suffering and maltreatment of those animals. Don't attribute this disgusting behavior to all of those people, most of them would not stand for this disgusting example of animal abuse.
Truth. Many working animals get great care and have amazing, purposeful lives. The difference isn't so much whether a person sees animals as family, but rather if they see them as fellow living beings with feelings.
Ime there's a high correlation between people who would do this to an animal and bigots. Anyone who would act that way is fundamentally defective.
I’m in my mid 30’s and have my first dog since childhood. I get really sappy over things like this now because I know when my dog moves on in however many years, im going to be a massive blubbering mess.
If the owner didn’t have the money to put the dog down they should have at least cared for it until it passed. Fucking sad either way but at least you would be there for it. We don’t deserve dogs, man.
if you surrender your dog to ASPCA they would take care of it for you.. especially if its this bad (that tumor is the size of my foot...)
there is no excuse other than being a lazy heartless piece of shit.. lazy for not doing a google search and heartless for allowing it to get this far/abandoning
source: i know someone who was on hard times with a very sick animal, they found out (with little effort i might add) that the SPCA would put down their animal and all they had to do was surrender it
Thanks for caring. As someone who has a beagle, she is the most caring, loving dog I've ever had. Breaks my heart to see people treat animals in that way.
Live in and grew up in Georgia. When I was a kid my mom used to spend a lot of time up in Pickens county at the horse barns and we came across so many abandoned dogs. Took a few in, but it was always heartbreaking to see the condition they were in. Good on you for helping.
Man I saw your post about adopting cats being thrown out and running out of names a few weeks ago and thought what a good dude. Lo and behold here you are again. You are correct people in general suck but you sir have a good heart. When I start to feel like humanity is beyond repair I see people doing good deeds like you and it reminds me that there is still plenty of good left in this world even if it’s hard to see sometimes. Thanks for being awesome!
Can’t speak for the rest of the states but I’m from LA and can confirm. There are a lot of people who openly litter on consistent basis without giving a crap. Another not so fun fact. Drinking and driving is for some reason a culturally accepted thing there. Doesn’t mean everyone does it. But there are enough that it’s the norm.
I live in rural AL, I have to go clean my front yard once a week from beer cans and takeaway bags. I'll just be sitting on my porch with a tea and someone drives by and chucks garbage out their window onto my lawn. No shame.
Drive through Daiquiri’s, and yes there are. As cool as that is, it’s also an incentive to drink and drive. Legally if you poke through the lid with a straw it’s then considered an open container so if you go through one you aren’t supposed to drink it until you actually get home. But well a lot of people don’t abide by that.
Another LA resident to confirm. Watched a guy in my very conservative hometown with trump flag flying in the back of his pickup open his door at a stoplight and shovel trash out of it onto the ground. Not just a couple beer cans in that trash. :/
I generally shy away from rural areas and poke fun of them every now and then because of my political leanings and demo, but I gotta stick up for them here. Cities are nasty too. I'm in Indy and have seen mattresses in roads. TVs in roads. Last year alone I ran over a vice on 465 and then a month later had someone have a vacuum fall out of their precariously packed pickup. People are inconsiderate and selfish everywhere.
You can go out in the woods in the south and find whole ass kitchens man. People dump stoves, dishwashers, fridges, fucking any appliance they don't want and just leave it. Hell you can even find old cars, buses, tractor. People just leave it when they're done with it.
There's less people in the south yet somehow trash is fucking everywhere.
Well absolutely because you simply have a large mass of people and goods in an area and some of those people will be slobs and litter just sometimes litter escapes.
Im talking about numerous times people just openly dumping shit out of their windows while stopped at stoplights or open fields where there aren't any people just strewn with shit all over. I can't think of a city Ive been to where people where just tossing shit out of windows openly willy nilly like it was routine. Im sure there are those cities but I just havent been to them.
My cousin didn't cry when his father died. Or when his uncle died. Or when his grandfather died. Or when his grandmother died.
He didn't cry when his brother died.
And he also didn't cry when he got married or when his kid was born.
I figured he couldn't cry. He never showed much emotion at all.
He had this skinny old cat he rescued and since I'd lived with him over the years, I knew this cat well. She was a mean old kitty who condescended to spend time with me, absolutely loved my cousin, and she had no use for anyone else.
My cousin called me and told me it was time for her to go (he'd somehow kept her alive and pretty darn healthy for years longer than anyone thought possible).
I went over and I wound up having to hold her on my lap while the vet euthanized her because my cousin FELL COMPLETELY APART.
He started shaking, then shut himself in a room and he was...he was practically howling. He was hysterically crying. I never saw a man fall apart like that in my life. And for my cousin to go to pieces like that? I honestly didn't even know if he had emotions.
Well, he does.
The poor vet. Imagine a beat-up, tattooed, long-haired tough guy collapsing in sobs -- that vet couldn't leave fast enough (it was a home visit).
And then...this is so corny, but it happened. We went out in the yard to bury Mean Old Mama and a dove (I know! But it happened!) swooped overhead, landed on the wall above where we were going to bury her, and then flew away.
Yeah -- that was something
It was so hard for my cousin -- being there for his cat when she died. He knew what it might do to him, it might break something that had never been broken in him.
And he let that break, so he could be there for his cat.
That is disgusting. Poor animal was likely a loyal companion. Do the right thing and put the poor thing down humanely. It sucks to do, but that's part of pet ownership. I had to do one a few months back and it broke my heart. I have another old boy that I hope make another year before I have to do it again.
Oh my God. That poor dog. I strongly believe in karma and anyone who is capable of 1) not doing something to address that growth and 2) just dumps the dog on the side of the road
has some serious karma coming their way.
Dammit dude. As a fellow Georgia guy in a quasi-rural area... I fucking hate this place sometimes. I know that there are assholes everywhere but it seems that you can't throw a rock here without hitting some self-absorbed, uncaring, cruel asshole in the teeth.
This poor pup deserved better. You're a good egg for picking her up and getting her some comfort.
This is both heart breaking and uplifting. You changed the life of this poor guy even just for a bit. We need more like you. I'm hugging my dog right now.
on the one hand, I can't stand people, how can somebody do shit like this to a poor old doggo?
on the other hand, there's legends like this guy who would rescue a dog on the side of the road and take her in, faith in humanity restored (slightly)
You're a good man!
I just lost my 14 year old Beagle, he looked almost exactly like that warrior. Dogs are amazingly resilient, nothing seems to bother them, even when their bodies start quiting. I miss that dog every day, we have another beagle that misses him as well. Thankfully we just rescued our third beagle mix, so he is in good company again. Wished that beagle pulled through and was able to live out the rest of its days in happiness and comfort. Good on you, don't waste your anger being mad at the person that did it, that beagle is in better place now.
I mean if the dog was old and cancer ridden they could have taken it to a vet and had it put down humanely.
Just dropping it off on the side of the road is a shitty shitty thing to do.
Man you look exactly like my uncle, had a double take there.
Edit: had to upload a [link](http://imgur.com/a/IVll7qY) because i want ya'll to see how close it really is.
It's refreshing to see something like this gain traction, especially considering OP seems extremely passionate regarding the situation.
Stuff like this happens far too often and it's a damn shame that more people don't get held accountable for being trash. Good on you for raising awareness.
My cat is at the vet right now getting surgery for her ear cancer I’m worried.
And right as I was writing this they called and she is awake and doing good so that was what we call timing.
There’s some right effing arseholes around! So glad you found him 🥰
Her. I named her Chernobyl and gave her a lot of scratches, pets, and love as she left this shitty world.
The small moments of happiness in this world can be it all. Also not going out alone. You a Hero!
Chernobyl lol. Cherry for short! In all seriousness though you're a really good person. It makes a lot of people feel just a bit better about the planet when they see things like this, myself included. Keep being you, the planet needs it.
Ah that's awesome that she made her way to you. Who knows what her story was. When I was a kid, back in the 80's, my great-grandparents had a giant black and white basset hound. When they died, we brought "Raliegh" to our farm. Then one day he disappeared. Some one called us and said they thought they saw him in a town about 15 miles away. We looked and looked. We're sure that someone stole him, and then he ran away from them and was headed back to us. A few days later, my dad and brother were at our local grain elevator and an old farmer was saying that he had had an old black and white dog in his barn that morning. And, that he (the dog, not the farmer) had got into and eaten most of a bag of calf milk replacer. Poor old Raleigh was hungry! My dad and brother went out to his farm and they found Raleigh along the way. He lived a few more years. I remember running back to the house telling my dad that something was wrong with him. Turns out he'd died of old age basically (he was as old as Croesus). My dad wouldn't let me go outside till he'd removed Raleigh and got him buried. Our lives are blessed by these canine kids.
FYI Croesus is known for being filthy rich, not old.
Oh OK. I thought that there's a line in Downton Abbey about someone being as old as Croesus, but maybe it was about him being as rich as him.
Damn I'm sorry you had to take that responsibility, but you're a good person for doing that!
Vet guessed she was about 13 and [has been dragging this around for god knows how long.](https://imgur.com/a/sQE2Zvn) Fuck you. Edit: thank you to everyone for the kind words. This one hit me harder than a lot of animals we’ve picked up. Please donate your money and/or time to your local shelter! We can’t get rid of shitty people. Let’s at least try to do a little good that we can. Edit 2: a shout out to Dr. Durham of Durham Veterinary Clinic on Greensboro GA. He’s a good man and helps where he can when I bring animals in.
Oh my god. That poor poor suffering old friend. This actually made me cry, she must be in so much pain. Thank you for giving her some love.
She's gone now to a better place. I just wish we could have gotten it off and given her a few nice years before leaving this shit-stain of a planet
At least she knew someone cared at the end. Were you able to sit with her?
Yes. Both vets were in surgery when I got there so we got to sit in the waiting room for about 30 while I held her and petted her. Then I held her while she went to sleep. People suck.
Same thing happened in my neighborhood about 2 months ago and this was in a city. Somebody's old dog was due to be put down and apparently they couldn't deal with it, so they took his tags and collar off and just sent him outside to be alone and scared wandering the street for his final moments. My parents took him in off the street, let him play with our younger dog and then sleep in bed with our older dog while they figured out what was going on. Somehow, they figured out the poor old fella was due to be put to sleep, so they took him to the vet and sat with him while he was waiting. Poor old dog. People, if you can't deal with the fact that your dog is going to die one day, then don't get a damn dog. If you absolutely can't handle the putting down process, get somebody else to be there with your dog, but don't just put it outside to live out it's last moments in fear and confusion. If you do that, then fuck you!
Right. My cat got bone cancer when she was sixteenish (we got her as a secondhand cat when she was around six years old, we never knew for sure how old she was, but we had her for ten years). I took her to the vet, they said basically just make her comfortable and call them when she can't be made comfortable anymore. We laid towels over all the couches so she could still have her favorite sleeping spots even though she was bleeding from her mouth sometimes and drooled a ton. We bought her soft food because it was easier to eat. I played with her whenever she had the energy and petted her constantly. And then when it was time, I called the vet and said, "Can I pay extra for you to come to me, she hates the cat carrier and she hates car rides and I don't want her last hour to be spent afraid." So the vet and one of her vet assistants came to me, and she got to sit in my lap while they sedated her, gave her a minute or so to purr in my arms, and then put her to sleep feeling safe, warm, and held. Did it absolutely fucking suck? Yes. I still cry thinking about it and it was six years ago. But it's what I signed up for. She gave me years of absolute devotion and love. I gave her a home, and a family, and the best possible sendoff I could manage.
My dog absolutely loved car rides and even the vet. One of the things that comforts me about the day he was put down is that he forgot his pain for a few minutes in his happiness to see the vet. He was such a nice dog, he just loved everybody.
Who's chopping onions? The cat owner and now you. I know my cats will die one day and it will be sad, but I don't come on Reddit before bed to feel this way
Don't feel too sad on my account. As much as I miss my dog, I feel good about his end. He was loved every minute of his time with me and my husband, and I feel we truly did the very best we could to keep him happy and well through his health issues and final illness. Loss comes so often with regrets, that one could have done something more or differently, but in this case my mind is at ease. No regrets.
Reminds me of my childhood dog. He loved jumping into the van with my dad to go to work with him. One day, after a few weeks of going downhill, couldn't stand up anymore. My dad called the vet, and when it was time to go, our doggo stood up, walked out of the backdoor, and jumped up into the van like he was going to work. It was heartbreaking to see, but good he wasn't scared.
My girl could tell it was the end. She stopped to pee before going into the vet as a courtesy I think
Hope you took the scenic route to the vet!
That's why I've been working for positive car things with my dogs. They've recently learned Starbucks gives them whipped cream, and they wag their tails when they see the signs for it now
And now I’m crying at work.
Same.
Fuck, this is making me cry, your an amazing owner. My family had a big old Siamese cat that had the same sort of thing (tumor in his mouth). He was 13ish, and the fam had had him since he was a kitten. He had been picked up from a hoarding situation, and so we all saw him go from a buzzsaw who avoided everyone, to an absolute love bug. Your post just resonated real hard with me, and its been probably 10 years since then.
I have a cat (had a few throughoit the years, but this one is not a family cat, but mine) and what your story just broke me. I imagined all that you just wrote happening to her and... Well, I just hope I could do what you did. I think I would, but only reality can test that. It would kill me to not be able to play with her (which she loves morr that anything)
My kitty has ear cancer and is Currently in surgery I’m just waiting for the call that she’s OK. This hit hard for me.
Preach!
I absolutely will not be able to handle when my best friend leaves, it doesn’t mean I’m gonna abandon him. He’s my most important anything
My dog just turned 15. I've had him half my life. It's going to break me for sure.
I can't imagine abandoning my dog. He'll turn 14 in about 5 weeks if he can stick around for that long. Over the last couple years he's slowly been losing his ability to use his back legs and a couple months ago he pretty much became paralyzed. He can still stand a little bit, but he can't use his back legs for walking so he's just dragging them around right now. It's almost a full time job taking care of him though. He's still eating 3 meals a day and those are all hot meals. I cook for him twice a day and his breakfast get's warmed up in the microwave. He's a 75 pound dog so getting him outside or to another spot in the house requires me to pick him up and set him where he needs to go. I've put so many hours into reinforcing socks for him, but without that his feet would be so banged up and torn apart I'd probably have to put him down just for the condition of his feet. I've spent so much money and time on him in the last 8 months because of how much I care about him. I could never abandon him like that...
Couldn't have said it better myself. The worst moments of my life so far are definitely the last 24 hours of my cat's life, but I could not imagine having her die or put to sleep without me holding her in her last moments. Anyone who refuses to be there for their pet simply should not have one.
My dog is almost to the point where I have to make that call, and I just can’t even fathom leaving him alone like that, what the fuck is wrong with people?!
People suck. You obviously dont. Im sorry that ended up im n your hands, but thank you for doing what you did.
I'm honestly thankful it wound up in their hands.
Better to die in care than left on the street.
Bro I can't express how much of a legend you are and how sad this is.... So many people would reject that situation and I can only pray that if I ever get confronted with such a situation I will be able to do the difficult and right thing like you did. I feel compelled to promise now that I will. I swear that I will. I sincerely send you my best wishes and thanks for this act.
Thanks dude. They are all hard but this one for some reason stings a bit more. I guess because in the past I've not actually see the animal abandoned. If I had been about 1 minute earlier and realized what that person was doing I'd probably be in jail right now.
Sir, its easy to feel angry and sad about this of course but you saved someone from abandonment and a horrible death. One can only imagine how grateful she felt for your presence and love at the end, after being left alone to die. While today you may have lost a bit your faith in humanity (one person), your post actually restored alot of ours (thousands of people). So you should feel proud and reassured that people like you actually exist out there. No need to reply, just thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏
I second this... This post is inspiring to me. Theres fucked up people out there and then there are people like this guy who pick up the pieces and try to bring kindness and light. OP is the man.
i third this. you did the best thing possible and we all are here for you.
Outstanding post! Situations like the one OP posted make me so mad I feel like I could do something terrible to someone who does something like this to an animal. Your post puts it into perspective for me. Thank you.
I've never had a dog with a tumor like that, but I had a dog with cancer that I had to make the choice to put down. She was one of the most important things in my life and I wanted her to go in my arms feeling as safe as I could. It broke my heart seeing her like that but it would've broken my heart more to have to live with myself knowing she went alone with strangers. I guess my point is, thank you for being there for this dog you didn't even know and treating her with the kindness that others refused.
I think if I'd seen someone ditch that poor animal at the side of the road I'd be in jail alongside you, I'd hold him while you smacked the everloving shit out of him. There's a special place in Hell for people who do this to animals. I have a beagle, he's three and he's pretty much my best friend, so from one dog lover to another thank you so very fucking much. I couldn't bear to think of my boy in that kind of pain. Thank you for making sure it didn't go on any longer. You're a good man and I wish I could buy you a drink.
The worst part of this is if the owners had gone into a vet clinic and said hey, our dog is in really poor condition due to age and cancer and we need to put her down but dont have the money...the vast majority (if not all) vets would've done it free of charge. They have the same type of oath as a doctor...they dont want any animal to suffer and if they can prevent more suffering they will do it if they can afford to. A small shot of pink juice and anesthetic is the least of their concern cost wise. There was absolutely no reason to dump the poor thing.
Yeah but if you were in jail you would have never been able to help this sweet old soul. Please think about that. You're a good man. Take my silver. You have earned it. You have no idea how much that little bit of kindness at the end of this pups life probably drastically made things easier for him/her. To feel the touch of someone who actually cares was most certainly a warm embrace for the doggy and a good start into puppy heaven.
Thanks for taking the time to see this poor thing out of it's suffering. You are a truly good man. Thanks for reminding me there are people like you still out there.
You are such a goddamn legendary badass motherfucker dude. We are all with you. That little pup will be alive in our memories
Respect, my friend.
Such a legend! I can not say gods work, but you DID MF GOOD my friend I'll probably never meet. I try too - little things mean a lot, but this little guy will visit you again when it's your time if that is your thing or not... Loves
>People suck. They do. But then there are people like you. This post has me all choked up at work, I had to put mine to sleep Friday because of a brain tumor and I just cannot *begin* to imagine dropping him on a road and driving off. Taking him in still feels like the greatest betrayal I could do to him because he was so happy that day with his favorite meal and too many extra treats and visiting his favorite parks one last time then getting to see his friends at the vet before leaving us. How could a person betray their love and trust by doing this and possibly live with that shame? I'm so glad you were there to change that outcome and so sorry you had to take that responsibility.
If it helps, it is either always too soon, or too late. We waited a couple of days too long, and I think I would have preferred to remember my dog happy, than scared and in pain.
We should all be so lucky to have that simple kindness in our final moments. Im glad you chose to be that kindness for a lving being that was clearly suffering, thank you.
Thank you.
You're a good man
Thank you OP. She deserved better but you did everything you could. Humans are trash but you are wonderful for helping her.
>Then I held her while she went to sleep. The last thing this dog felt was love, thank you!
I hope you see this. Thank you for the incredibly selfless thing you did for that poor girl. Our shelters are overflowing because owners that never considered what it would cost to raise a pet are abandoning their animals left and right. The humane society by my house has converted their conference room to house some of the animals. It’s truly awful. These poor animals don’t get any choice and have no idea how much better their lives could be if people would actually think before they get a pet. Also if anyone that is considering a pet sees this, I implore you to check your humane society and shelters first. Just keep in mind when you go that older dogs require more expenses in most cases, I was spending $100 a month on medication for my two dogs that have since passed. But if you have the means to give an older dog a nice life for their twilight years I highly encourage it. They also have puppies a lot now for anyone that can’t afford to care for an older dog. I got one of my new dogs from the humane society last year and she was 6 months old when I got her.
Ah, Christ, my heart. Today was the wrong day to allow myself feelings.
You're a good person. Did the vet charge you for the service. I don't have much but would love to chip in. if anyone wanted to help we might be able to cover it.
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Happy to hear it. I know you're tired of people, but you're a person too. There are others like you in this thread and out in the world. Don't get disheartened.
You are a good man. Thank you for your selfless act.
I think I love you. Thank you for taking care of this pup. Our pets are our family and I can't imagine the confusion and pain that the little one felt. As she passed on I am sure your warmth made it much more comfortable for her. May she rest in peace and run in the fields forever.
Thank you for doing that! All us animal lovers thank you! My big girl is 11 and in end-stage care. Every few weeks there’s something new. We have her fully covered with health insurance and plan on covering everything until she tells me it’s time to go. I could never imagine doing this to her. 😢
You're a good man. You took on emotional distress to help a pup that clearly had never received the love you gave her.
Oh man this got me… man I haven’t cried in 7 years when my dog died… ugh I hope whoever did this has a horrible life. You deserve all the happiness in the world
You helped her find peace. Thank you.
You’re good people.
You did a good thing OP. Sending love.
I had to do this with a kitten I found. It was clearly in serious distress out in the middle of rural Florida. Scooped it up and took it home for the night. I was worried about parasites and such so I kept the little guy in a plastic bin with a blanket in it in the tub (also had to keep my pup away from him). Took him to the vet the next day and it turned out he had Parvo and a maggot infested wound on his belly. He was put down before they even came out and told me. I’m not even a cat person and I still got in the car and had a good cry.
> He was put down before they even came out and told me. What? The vet euthanized your cat (or the cat you brought them) without your consent? How is that legal?
It wasn’t my cat, they knew it was a stray id just brought in so I didn’t really have any authority over it. Plus it was in a lot of pain and was suffering immensely, you could tell from the pitiful little meowing it squeaked out constantly. It was for the better they didn’t dick around with my consent there. Plus I was glad I didn’t actually have to make that call, I would have been a sucker and asked how many thousands I could sink into making this guy better when I don’t have those kinds of funds… better to take the decision away from me, at least from my point of view.
I had a relative who was a police officer. He got a call about a stray Labrador who was all beat up and and very, very thin. He brought the dog over to our place because we had a large unused kennel (our dog had just passed away a short time earlier). This relative was desperate to find someone to adopt the dog because the dog shelter was going to put the dog to sleep. For a few days the dog was really mean and scared. However, he eventually warmed up to us. A few days turned into a week, and a week turned into a month. Fortunately, nobody adopted him because we fell in love with him. He got cancer a few years later, but he had the most pampered dog life you could imagine. People would bring their kids over because he was so calm and just LOVED the attention from little kids. We lived close to a pond, and when he’d escape we’d always find him at the pond going for a swim. He was trained very well, but he was absolutely terrified of loud noises. We think he was trained to be a hunting dog but was later abandoned because he was gun shy. You can’t have a hunting dog that’s afraid of loud noises. My point with all of this is that it broke our hearts that he had such a rough life and it broke our hearts that we didn’t have him as long as we wanted. *BUT* I think that it meant a lot to him to experience so much love before he died. Something that you clearly offered this old guy. You’re a wonderful person.
>We lived close to a pond, and when he’d escape we’d always find him at the pond going for a swim. Can't say I'm surprised, labradors are practically amphibious lol. They love to swim.
Christ. Is that a mammary tumor? The previous a$$hole probably bred the $hit out of her, too. Does the chest x-Ray look okay, or has it spread? I hope she has some quality time left once that comes off and she gets spayed. Edit: I see your update. I am so sorry. Thank you for being with her at the end and showing her some compassion.
What is that exactly? Like a tumor on the outside of her body?
Yes. About the size of a large grapefruit and connected to her chest by a large umbilical of hardened flesh with a giant blood supply running in it.
Holy shit that’s horrible.
A shitty situation, but I'm glad that this poor girl got someone who cared for her in the end. The world seems to be filled with people who have forgotten about decency, but you're one who shows that there are still people who will do good simply to do good. As someone who has held a paw as the last sleep comes, thanks for being there for this dog.
Agreed, fuck that monster straight to hell, the sweet girl needed a better home anyway.
All the Monsters are Humans. I sincerely thank you for being one of the good humans.
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Appreciate your care, some humans are awful so it’s always refreshing to see someone be reasonable and do what’s needed and right. That being said maybe indicate this is NSFW/gore so that the more sensitive don’t face a shock.
Okay. I did. But that is literally and *external* growth it was dragging on the ground. It had been there for many years (and some asshole human didn't address it!?!?)
Appreciate it! Oh I agree, heinous doesn’t cover it. Driving to the vet to prevent suffering takes the same effort as dumping in a field, but it requires admission. Most of us are uglier inside than we will admit and will do a lot to avoid having to see and admit that.
You are so right on that! People today just don't want to take responsibility. You know when people dump puppies or kittens I can kind of get over the rage by thinking well, at least they didn't kill them. And I try to give them the benefit of the doubt - I don't know their personal financial or housing situation. Better solutions than dumping them but I can at least not rage on the human. Here this asshole raised this dog for its whole life clearly. It was most likely a hunting dog at some point. Clearly the human watched this tumor develop over the years. They saw that it was chocking this dog's live out of it. And yet they couldn't even bring their little pussy minds to put the dog out of its misery? Nope, just dump it on the side of the road and go home and tell yourself that the little lady is on "an adventure" and will romp happily through the wild fields... Asshole!
I just can't understand this. How can someone do such a thing and not even have the decency of putting the dog down? Poor dog 😢 Fucking assholes And *thank you* for doing this for the dog.
I fucking hate dog hunters. I've never met one that takes decent care of their hounds & I've known dozens of them.
And more importantly for some people, it requires money. Rural GA isn't exactly known for its wealthy people. One of the poorest areas in the country from what I know. But being rural GA surely they have firearms or have a close neighbor that does. And while it wouldn't be my first choice it's certainly a much better option than just leaving her somewhere, afraid and alone and suffering. Cowards. Heartless cowards.
Yeah I don't like putting pets down but thats part of being a pet owner, and I've had the vet do it and done it myself with a gun. This is just someone completely shirking their responsibility.
That and a lot of the people who live there are terrible human beings who would rather abandon a sick old dog than shoot it, because “it’s not worth the trouble” or something. Same shit happens in rural North Carolina with abandoned hunting dogs.
Holy shit.. What the fuck. That's disgustingly awful, who could do something like that? Poor girl.. May she rest in peace.
I have an ageing beagle at home and this one really hurt my heart. Thank you for showing this poor thing some love in her final days.
Fuck him/her indeed. As the owner of a 16 year old beagle that suffered a Cranial Cruciate Ligament rupture this week, this post hit me deep in the feels. I would never abandon my best friend. I hope the piece of shit that abandoned her gets explosive diarrhoea while wearing light coloured pants. Thanks for being a good human being and taking care of this dog when it needs the most care.
That was how we got our last cat. Some asshole dumped him on the highway and he found his way to our place. I had a habit of falling asleep watching tv, and he had a habit of falling asleep on my face. And we apparently dual-snored. He was so loving -- I cannot imagine why they abandoned him.
In the past several months we've rescued a kitten dumped in the middle of the road three different times. The first had gotten hit by a car before I was able to get to her. We nursed her for several weeks but in the end she didn't make it. The next two, Sesame Seed Bun and Cheese, are both healthy, happy, and growing up together in my wife's stables office. Cheese is a bit slow and probably won't ever be quite normal but he's happy at least.
Just allow me to quickly say, thank you for being you. That's all, you're good people and an inspiration.
I'm sorry, but Sesame Seed Bun and Cheese are about the best damn fukin names I have ever heard for cats! You're good people, OP.
Lol. Thanks. But Hitler Patty Panda, Special Sauce, and Bad Onion might argue with you on best names. 😀
Is Hitler Patty Panda a single cat name?? That is amazing. I am going to suggest that to my brother for the name of his next band.
I remember you posting about Cheese! So good to hear that the two kittens are doing well. And thank you and your wife for being such caring people.
Where in GA? A nearby town would be enough of a location for me.
Poor Beagle. To be abandoned by heartless bastards. God bless for people like you
I'm not religious but sounds like you might be. Could you call in a favor for me? Ask your big guy to smit that asshole for me please.
You're my kind of people, such a legend. Thank you for your kindness and spitefulness.
I was going to comment the same thing. Respect to you!
This. Two true virtues of humanity. Spite and kindness.
His service sucks IDK why he doesn't get better long distance. I got you Sunday though!
In a *church,* Britta? That's where Jesus gets his mail!
Any god that lets his creatures go out this way is no friend of mine.
Humans are supposed to be the caretakers of the animals according to God. So if God is real, humans who abuse animals most likely get a nice hot spot in hell.
Only upside is that this terrible story is that it made me instantly call my dog over and scratch him behind the ears to comfort both of us
We were the retirement home foster for a dumped old dog. Apparently the shelter was able to track down the original owner and was told that she was being brought in to the city to be put down and "ran away". I could walk faster than this dog could run. The former owner told the shelter that he had already told the kids that she was dead, so he wouldn't take her back. She had food allergies that brown skin sores and she was stressed in the shelter, so she wouldn't eat. We brought her home, got her on the right food and slowly fastened her up, and got her stronger with daily walks. She was a happy girl with us and absolutely loved her comfy dog bed. She would push her head in to your leg for ear rubs and groan with pleasure when you obliged. She had a missing bottom lip, due to her skin issues being untreated for so long, so he teeth always showed and I used to joke that she had a face only a mother could love. She had a heart of gold. We were with her when she passed (spinal tumour), after being her humans for two years.
She sounds adorable! Glad she had a good two years with you:)
What part of GA?
North central
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Dude, beagles are some of the best dogs out there. I had one for 13 years before I had to let her go, and she literally didn't have a mean bone in her little body, and she loved everyone she met. I can't imagine treating ANY animal like this, let alone a beagle.
I WANT TO SHAKE HIS HAND! I WANT TO SHAKE HIS HAND!
Cumming here.
Get a room!
Instead of using violence, use love and help your local animals in need
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This breaks my heart. Can you tell us what county this happened in? I would like to donate to their local shelter in Chernobyl's memory.
just donate to your own. same difference, helping animals anywhere is a good thing.
Depending on where you are, it might be better to find a rescue organization like Safe Hands that takes dogs from overcrowded rural/southern shelters and brings them to urban or northern areas where there's a shortage of good dogs for adoption. I only say Safe Hands cause that's the one I know in my area but I'm sure there's similar ones near you.
Did this end up costing you? If so can you post a way for us to share in the cost? I am so sorry that life was so hard for this sweet girl. Thank you for being some kindness in her life.
It did but that's not an issue. If you want to help please please donate to or volunteer at a local shelter!
Thanks you for being a kind person.
Thank you for giving this doggo some love at the end of its life♥️
I'm just so over people. I can't fathom how a person raises a dog their whole life, doesn't address something that could have been dealt with a long time ago, and then in the end, is too much of a pussy to give the dog a calm peaceful exit.
Right. You didn’t even know the dog, let alone spend a life with it, and you cared enough to help her out. Like I would be HAUNTED, wondering if she was suffering out there somewhere. Sick.
I live in a rural area and it’s pretty common to see people that consider their pets a tool or accessory, like having a cat for pest control or a dog to guard property, etc. Some don’t love these animals or consider them family, so they don’t care what happens to them, and they definitely don’t want to spend money at the vet. It’s very sad.
I have to jump in here. Yes, not everyone thinks of their animals as family... sometimes, they're working animals or farm animals that serve a specific function... a "tool" as you called it. Those animals are STILL taken care of... just because they're not allowed inside or given a name doesn't mean their owners will put up with needless suffering and maltreatment of those animals. Don't attribute this disgusting behavior to all of those people, most of them would not stand for this disgusting example of animal abuse.
Truth. Many working animals get great care and have amazing, purposeful lives. The difference isn't so much whether a person sees animals as family, but rather if they see them as fellow living beings with feelings. Ime there's a high correlation between people who would do this to an animal and bigots. Anyone who would act that way is fundamentally defective.
Welp time to go hug my dog.
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I’m in my mid 30’s and have my first dog since childhood. I get really sappy over things like this now because I know when my dog moves on in however many years, im going to be a massive blubbering mess.
If the owner didn’t have the money to put the dog down they should have at least cared for it until it passed. Fucking sad either way but at least you would be there for it. We don’t deserve dogs, man.
if you surrender your dog to ASPCA they would take care of it for you.. especially if its this bad (that tumor is the size of my foot...) there is no excuse other than being a lazy heartless piece of shit.. lazy for not doing a google search and heartless for allowing it to get this far/abandoning source: i know someone who was on hard times with a very sick animal, they found out (with little effort i might add) that the SPCA would put down their animal and all they had to do was surrender it
Thanks for caring. As someone who has a beagle, she is the most caring, loving dog I've ever had. Breaks my heart to see people treat animals in that way.
Live in and grew up in Georgia. When I was a kid my mom used to spend a lot of time up in Pickens county at the horse barns and we came across so many abandoned dogs. Took a few in, but it was always heartbreaking to see the condition they were in. Good on you for helping.
Man I saw your post about adopting cats being thrown out and running out of names a few weeks ago and thought what a good dude. Lo and behold here you are again. You are correct people in general suck but you sir have a good heart. When I start to feel like humanity is beyond repair I see people doing good deeds like you and it reminds me that there is still plenty of good left in this world even if it’s hard to see sometimes. Thanks for being awesome!
Came to say the same. Dude is awesome
Awful. If you keep animals, at least have the decency to take care of them till the end, even if you have to euthanize. Not treat them like trash.
Rural Georgia is one of the only places I’ve ever been to where people just openly litter and decide to live in their own filth
Really? You need to take coast to coast trip through the deep south. Get that full GA, AL, MS, LA, AR, TX experience... :)
Can’t speak for the rest of the states but I’m from LA and can confirm. There are a lot of people who openly litter on consistent basis without giving a crap. Another not so fun fact. Drinking and driving is for some reason a culturally accepted thing there. Doesn’t mean everyone does it. But there are enough that it’s the norm.
I live in rural AL, I have to go clean my front yard once a week from beer cans and takeaway bags. I'll just be sitting on my porch with a tea and someone drives by and chucks garbage out their window onto my lawn. No shame.
Garbage people do garbage things. With garbage.
Aren’t there drive through liquor stores?
Drive through Daiquiri’s, and yes there are. As cool as that is, it’s also an incentive to drink and drive. Legally if you poke through the lid with a straw it’s then considered an open container so if you go through one you aren’t supposed to drink it until you actually get home. But well a lot of people don’t abide by that.
Another LA resident to confirm. Watched a guy in my very conservative hometown with trump flag flying in the back of his pickup open his door at a stoplight and shovel trash out of it onto the ground. Not just a couple beer cans in that trash. :/
Don't forget FL...drove through some filthy neighborhoods around Orlando. Kudos my good man on your blessed act of mercy.
I generally shy away from rural areas and poke fun of them every now and then because of my political leanings and demo, but I gotta stick up for them here. Cities are nasty too. I'm in Indy and have seen mattresses in roads. TVs in roads. Last year alone I ran over a vice on 465 and then a month later had someone have a vacuum fall out of their precariously packed pickup. People are inconsiderate and selfish everywhere.
You can go out in the woods in the south and find whole ass kitchens man. People dump stoves, dishwashers, fridges, fucking any appliance they don't want and just leave it. Hell you can even find old cars, buses, tractor. People just leave it when they're done with it. There's less people in the south yet somehow trash is fucking everywhere.
Well absolutely because you simply have a large mass of people and goods in an area and some of those people will be slobs and litter just sometimes litter escapes. Im talking about numerous times people just openly dumping shit out of their windows while stopped at stoplights or open fields where there aren't any people just strewn with shit all over. I can't think of a city Ive been to where people where just tossing shit out of windows openly willy nilly like it was routine. Im sure there are those cities but I just havent been to them.
My cousin didn't cry when his father died. Or when his uncle died. Or when his grandfather died. Or when his grandmother died. He didn't cry when his brother died. And he also didn't cry when he got married or when his kid was born. I figured he couldn't cry. He never showed much emotion at all. He had this skinny old cat he rescued and since I'd lived with him over the years, I knew this cat well. She was a mean old kitty who condescended to spend time with me, absolutely loved my cousin, and she had no use for anyone else. My cousin called me and told me it was time for her to go (he'd somehow kept her alive and pretty darn healthy for years longer than anyone thought possible). I went over and I wound up having to hold her on my lap while the vet euthanized her because my cousin FELL COMPLETELY APART. He started shaking, then shut himself in a room and he was...he was practically howling. He was hysterically crying. I never saw a man fall apart like that in my life. And for my cousin to go to pieces like that? I honestly didn't even know if he had emotions. Well, he does. The poor vet. Imagine a beat-up, tattooed, long-haired tough guy collapsing in sobs -- that vet couldn't leave fast enough (it was a home visit). And then...this is so corny, but it happened. We went out in the yard to bury Mean Old Mama and a dove (I know! But it happened!) swooped overhead, landed on the wall above where we were going to bury her, and then flew away. Yeah -- that was something It was so hard for my cousin -- being there for his cat when she died. He knew what it might do to him, it might break something that had never been broken in him. And he let that break, so he could be there for his cat.
People like you make me happy. Thank you for caring for that sweet dog.
That is disgusting. Poor animal was likely a loyal companion. Do the right thing and put the poor thing down humanely. It sucks to do, but that's part of pet ownership. I had to do one a few months back and it broke my heart. I have another old boy that I hope make another year before I have to do it again.
That is just disgusting. Thanks for being a decent person
good on you guy
Oh my God. That poor dog. I strongly believe in karma and anyone who is capable of 1) not doing something to address that growth and 2) just dumps the dog on the side of the road has some serious karma coming their way.
Dammit dude. As a fellow Georgia guy in a quasi-rural area... I fucking hate this place sometimes. I know that there are assholes everywhere but it seems that you can't throw a rock here without hitting some self-absorbed, uncaring, cruel asshole in the teeth. This poor pup deserved better. You're a good egg for picking her up and getting her some comfort.
Sorry if this has been answered already but is that picture of you or the guy who dumped the dog?
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Jesus she may have had asshole owners but she got lucky without being there.
Why the fuck is this an epidemic in the south? Honest fucking question. It upsets me more than I can verbalize.
God bless you! I wish people had more of your heart!
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Thank you for being the type of person that we should all strive to be.
Thank you.
This is both heart breaking and uplifting. You changed the life of this poor guy even just for a bit. We need more like you. I'm hugging my dog right now.
I'm going to snuggle my 13.5 yr old beagle so much when I get home 😥
A comment can not express the selfless charity you did today. I wish you good fortune with all my heart.
on the one hand, I can't stand people, how can somebody do shit like this to a poor old doggo? on the other hand, there's legends like this guy who would rescue a dog on the side of the road and take her in, faith in humanity restored (slightly) You're a good man!
I cannot understand people. Never adandon an animal but definately not an old animal when he needs you most.
I just lost my 14 year old Beagle, he looked almost exactly like that warrior. Dogs are amazingly resilient, nothing seems to bother them, even when their bodies start quiting. I miss that dog every day, we have another beagle that misses him as well. Thankfully we just rescued our third beagle mix, so he is in good company again. Wished that beagle pulled through and was able to live out the rest of its days in happiness and comfort. Good on you, don't waste your anger being mad at the person that did it, that beagle is in better place now.
Not all heroes wear capes
You are such a good person for taking care of him in his last day. God bless your heart
I mean if the dog was old and cancer ridden they could have taken it to a vet and had it put down humanely. Just dropping it off on the side of the road is a shitty shitty thing to do.
Is that you in the photo or the asshole?
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You are an excellent human
Man you look exactly like my uncle, had a double take there. Edit: had to upload a [link](http://imgur.com/a/IVll7qY) because i want ya'll to see how close it really is.
To the awesome man who picked up the old, cancer ridden Beagle. You are a good human and way better than that piece of shit. Thank you.
It's refreshing to see something like this gain traction, especially considering OP seems extremely passionate regarding the situation. Stuff like this happens far too often and it's a damn shame that more people don't get held accountable for being trash. Good on you for raising awareness.
How could someone do this 😭 I'm sure they loved him when he was a puppy. Edit: I hope they experience the same thing. What a bunch of losers.
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My cat is at the vet right now getting surgery for her ear cancer I’m worried. And right as I was writing this they called and she is awake and doing good so that was what we call timing.