Although owning a dog is a lifetime commitment, sadly, many individuals surrender their pets for no apparent reason or with no thought to what will happen to them. This horrific story is just one example of such heartless desertion.
A 7-year-old male dog was just handed in to the Animal Control Shelter in Greenville, Texas. The reason? His owner believed they wouldn’t have enough time for the dog because they were expecting a child.
Imagine the confusion and sorrow this poor dog must have had after being snatched from the only house he has ever known. He faced the risk of being executed at the overcrowded shelter on top of the uncertainty of not being able to find a new home.
Thankfully, the Lone Star Dog Ranch & Dog Ranch Rescue stepped in and paid the $17 adoption fee to keep this cute dog from being euthanized. Unable to contain their dissatisfaction, they wrote on Facebook to express their shock and rage at the owner’s decision.
By the way this is what your dogs face looks like when you have had him for 7 years and then had a baby and now you dispose of him at the shelter. Dogs can smell the fear in the building, they can smell the death of dogs that have to be euthanized due the incredible lack of space that every single shelter is dealing with. Due to being at maximum capacity they have to euthanize every day to make room for more dogs that are disposed of just like yours. I always wonder did it make you feel bad while you stood in line? did you look back at him when you walked away, did you see his face asking you what the hell? did you forget about him 5 minutes later? 10 minutes maybe?
Was your house so much better now that the dog was gone you can now finally peacefully raise your child? can you tell it makes me angry? I hope so, I hope you are reading this and have at least a tinge of pain.
Ricky drove out to this shelter, paid the 17.00 and loaded him in the truck and brought him to the sanctuary, he is suffering from diarrhea and stress currently but Travis said he is a pretty sweet and casual guy, Ricky said he walked past other dogs in their runs and he didn’t do a thing, did not care about them at all. He said he wasn’t spooky and let me touch him all over.
He is now in isolation as we wait and see if he caught an illness in the shelter, it is nice and quiet in there so he can relax and feel safe again.
I am so sick and tired of people “getting rid of their dogs” because you had a baby, a change in your life, blah blah blah blah blah…I know some are more compassionate about it than I am but I’m just not…
Welcome to Dog Ranch Rescue Rooney, you are a senior now but we will find you a home that won’t throw you away again because they had a blip in their life.
The rescue questioned the owner’s behavior in a heartfelt article and begged them to consider the emotional damage it caused the dog. Was it really so easy for them to part with a seven-year friend? While they waited in line at the shelter, did they feel any regret? These questions were a sobering reminder of the toll that this kind of disregard takes on helpless animals.
The dog, who is now called Rooney, was in significant physical suffering from the chaos, but he was resilient and kind-hearted. He remained alone and struggled to accept being rejected as he gradually started to adjust to his new environment.
Lone Star Dog Ranch & Dog Ranch Rescue is dedicated to finding Rooney a loving, forever home where he will be cherished for the rest of his life. They know what it means to be genuinely dedicated, therefore they want to place him with a family that won’t ever leave him
Even while it hurts to think that Rooney had to go through such a terrible incident, we can take solace in the fact that he is safe and in the skilled hands of the rescue team. By spreading the news about Rooney, we can assist him in finding a new home where he will be loved and accepted for who he is.
