Bifferwine
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I work on DMAFB doing the environmental clearance for the old houses that are being demolished, and the new ones that are being built. In the past month, I have unfortunately come across numerous pets that have been left abandoned in the old houses with no food or water. Their spineless owners apparently think it's better for the animals to die of dehydration or be bulldozed in alive rather than them do the right thing and either take them with them when they move or find new homes for them. There is no excuse for this type of cruelty. No one on the base will help. In fact, when I asked what they normally do when they come across an abandoned animal in a house, I was told they just "Let them out."
I was able to keep the cat that I found (who was 9 lbs underweight and severely dehydrated when I found him), but today I found three dogs that were dumped. One is a Boston terrier and the other is a long haired wiener dog-goldie mix (or at least that's what it looks like). Both of them are extremely sweet and friendly. The terrier is very underweight, but they both seem healthy and have been eating well.
The third dog that I found today was very afraid of people and I wasn't able to catch him (in spite of the pork chops I brought with me to bait him with, haha!). He's a chihuahua. If anyone is interested, I hope to be able to catch him after the weekend, maybe then he'll be hungry enough that he can't resist! I believe all three dogs were dumped by the same family, as they all have the same style of collars and hang out together. One has a tag, but the number listed has been disconnected. Soaring Heights (which manages the base housing) has not had any reports of people's dogs gone missing, and based on how skinny these guys are, where I found them, and how difficult it is to access that area, it's hard for me to believe that they are simply lost.
Please let me know if you'd be interested in adopting either of these dogs. I already have two big dogs that don't get along with other dogs. In addition to my two dogs, I have six cats :eek1:. So I am already maxed out as far as taking in homeless animals that I find at work! I would love to keep these critters, but they honestly wouldn't be safe around the two dogs I already have, since my guys are very aggressive towards other dogs. Especially other dogs that are small enough to pass as a piece of kibble for my guys!
Thanks,
Sarah
I was able to keep the cat that I found (who was 9 lbs underweight and severely dehydrated when I found him), but today I found three dogs that were dumped. One is a Boston terrier and the other is a long haired wiener dog-goldie mix (or at least that's what it looks like). Both of them are extremely sweet and friendly. The terrier is very underweight, but they both seem healthy and have been eating well.
The third dog that I found today was very afraid of people and I wasn't able to catch him (in spite of the pork chops I brought with me to bait him with, haha!). He's a chihuahua. If anyone is interested, I hope to be able to catch him after the weekend, maybe then he'll be hungry enough that he can't resist! I believe all three dogs were dumped by the same family, as they all have the same style of collars and hang out together. One has a tag, but the number listed has been disconnected. Soaring Heights (which manages the base housing) has not had any reports of people's dogs gone missing, and based on how skinny these guys are, where I found them, and how difficult it is to access that area, it's hard for me to believe that they are simply lost.
Please let me know if you'd be interested in adopting either of these dogs. I already have two big dogs that don't get along with other dogs. In addition to my two dogs, I have six cats :eek1:. So I am already maxed out as far as taking in homeless animals that I find at work! I would love to keep these critters, but they honestly wouldn't be safe around the two dogs I already have, since my guys are very aggressive towards other dogs. Especially other dogs that are small enough to pass as a piece of kibble for my guys!
Thanks,
Sarah
