Let’s be honest right of the bat and call this what it
is: a rant.
As a dog owner, dog lover and an advocate for overall dog
health and happiness, it really curdles my
insides to open my Facebook every
day and be bombarded with pictures of half-dead/frozen dogs with caption that
read things like “No one likes to be left out in the cold.”
Do I think that we need to advocate for the rights of
those pets who are abandoned and neglected?
Yes. Of course I do, but posts
and images such as the one above seem to forget one very fundamental thing: the people making and sharing these posts are
all dog lovers who have taken it upon themselves to speak out against the
neglect of all dogs. That is, for all
intents and purpose is a very noble cause that should, and often isn’t, be acknowledged
and applauded. The targets, however, are
not those who leave their dogs outside to freeze, or even those who leave their
dogs outside to bake in the blazing summer sun (because really, we all know
that those owners are one and the same).
All these horrible, sad and utterly gut-wrenching pictures are being
passed from dog lover to dog lover – any really, all that seems to be doing is
stoking the anger that we may feel towards those who neglect their animals
without doing much to fix the problem.
As a dog lover, wouldn’t you much rather see more of this
when you log in to your Blog/Facebook/social media site?
Because in all honesty, I know I would.
Bark back at us and let us know what you think!
Keep your tails wagging,
Bear's P4ws
