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In reply to the discussion: More than 50 animals found tethered to trees in Palm Beach County as Irma approaches. [View all]TexasBushwhacker
(21,164 posts)21. I don't understand this!
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?
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More than 50 animals found tethered to trees in Palm Beach County as Irma approaches. [View all]
MoonRiver
Sep 2017
OP
What kind of horrendous human(s) could do such horrid things to their animals?
democratisphere
Sep 2017
#5
Vile, despicable POS's. Must be Cult45ers. They don't care about anyone but themselves.
catbyte
Sep 2017
#12
I'm not an animal lover, I can take them or leave them (don't have any of my own) but I would never
blueinredohio
Sep 2017
#13
And after we free the dogs and cats can we tie those ANIMALs to a tree and leave them for a week?
MLAA
Sep 2017
#19
I hope the people who do this kind of thing lose every damn thing they have in this storm,
Jack-o-Lantern
Sep 2017
#20
OMG. I guess some people thought that would keep them from being swept away.
Honeycombe8
Sep 2017
#35