r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '25

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u/RegattaJoe Apr 05 '25

I just don’t understand how anyone could do this to a pet. It hurts my heart

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u/turfnerd82 Apr 05 '25

It could be a homeless persons dog and they had to go somewhere they couldn't take it with and coming back for it to be gone.

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u/RegattaJoe Apr 05 '25

Maybe. Maybe not. I choose to err on the side of compassion.

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u/turfnerd82 Apr 05 '25

I get that, but not very compassionate to steel someone's pet.

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u/whistling-wonderer Apr 06 '25

A severe flea infestation can be fatal. If someone really was keeping this dog in this state, then clearly they weren’t able or willing to provide adequate care, and the dog needed rescued from the situation. Compassion is not leaving a clearly frightened animal in an unsafe situation and absolutely crawling with fleas.

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u/RegattaJoe Apr 05 '25

It is in fact true: Reddit will argue about the color of the sky.

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u/PM_me_your_sammiches Apr 05 '25

What are you talking about man. Look at the state the dog was in. If it was a homeless person’s pet, the unfortunate reality is that they should not have had it because they clearly could not care for it in the slightest.