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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMore than 50 animals found tethered to trees in Palm Beach County as Irma approaches.
As Hurricane Irmas outer bands inch closer to Palm Beach County, animal control officers said they are hustling to rescue abandoned animals.
And these aren't pets who are just being left inside, Director of Animal Care Diane Suave said.
They are left in a yard, in a pen they cannot escape from or tethered to trees or poles, she said.
Palm Beach County Animal Care reports animal control officers have rescued 49 dogs and two cats in the last 48 hours.
http://www.wptv.com/weather/hurricane/more-than-50-animals-found-tethered-to-trees-in-palm-beach-county-as-irma-approaches
radical noodle
(7,997 posts)The stupid never ends
janx
(24,128 posts)But at least some of those people will be prosecuted.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)demmiblue
(36,816 posts)choie
(4,107 posts)Sometimes I really hate people.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)janterry
(4,429 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)catbyte
(34,326 posts)As long as you bring your own food for them & they're crated & they're leashed for potty breaks.
malaise
(268,664 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)TEB
(12,823 posts)Yes I know let's chain dog so he can drown I hope Their prosecuted. these mother fucking morons I'd just love to beat them with a ball bat. On the other hand To bad Limbaugh wasn't changed to tree.
catbyte
(34,326 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)do anything like that. If you have an animal it's your responsibility. That is just cruel.
Mrs. Overall
(6,839 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)I am personally going down there and steal them away.
MLAA
(17,238 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)I remember the stories from Katrina.
Some people should NEVER have animals. EVER!
Jack-o-Lantern
(966 posts)and have no insurance to cover their loss.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)Dogs can swim! Hell, even cats can swim, though they might not like it much.
https://goo.gl/images/C9qA2b
Why would you tie up an animal or leave it in a carrier where it will likely drown?
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)as that picture you put up shows they hate it. The way cats bodies can move makes it easier for them than humans and dogs to maneuver to get up or into something to keep them safe. It is cruel and inhumane to force them to have to do this though. I must admit I laughed because of the expression on that cats face.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)barbtries
(28,756 posts)why? why would anybody be this cruel? i can only imagine a disturbed person who had possibly gathered way too many animals and with more on his or her plate than he or she was equipped to deal with. i'm happy the animals were rescued.
at work we rescued a puppy who had been left in the forest. it took a couple weeks as she would not let a human anywhere near her, and we finally trapped her in a cage. she was only about 3 months old. now she's happily at home at my former boss's, fully socialized. a pox on the people who would even consider abandoning a puppy in a forest. she would not have lived much longer by the time we caught her.
some people do not have a heart for animals the way most of us do. they dump litters in trash cans and rivers. they tie dogs to poles in rising floods. i don't get it.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Obviously many humans are kind and compassionate. But far too many are pure evil.
shanny
(6,709 posts)The owners, obviously
pnwest
(3,266 posts)i just don't understand
trueblue2007
(17,189 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)liberal N proud
(60,332 posts)People left animals in crates along side the road.
samnsara
(17,604 posts)PatrickforO
(14,558 posts)leave helpless animals out to die. I hate that shit.
onecaliberal
(32,775 posts)madaboutharry
(40,183 posts)AllyCat
(16,135 posts)This is terrible! Poor babies!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Not thinking they wouldn't be able to get away or BREATHE! I hope no one intentionally did that knowing it would kill them. Horrible!
Ohiya
(2,224 posts)... not evil
tclambert
(11,084 posts)So somebody said, anyway. I read it on the internet just now.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)I would stay with them. I do not believe in that crap that humans are more important...that is just a fucked up belief. If that means I will die then so be it but they are not going to die without the one they have relied on to care for them.
StarryNite
(9,434 posts)calimary
(81,085 posts)No words.
yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)These people never should have been pet owners and if there are tags, than find these people and arrest them for animal endangerment.
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)benld74
(9,901 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,283 posts)mobile home and in her vehicle she had something like one very large dog, Two cats , a couple of rabbits, I think three birds ( one was a beautiful Cockatoo) and her husband was following in their car with two other dogs. My heart sure is with them, they are the people who are true pet owners. She said they were evacuating for the safety of their babies, they felt they could ride out the storm but were afraid for their furry/feathered kids.
librechik
(30,673 posts)difficult to not blame the entire state. But will try!
MFM008
(19,803 posts)To see if they left their kids tied to beds.....