This is long and ranting. Sorry.
A couple of weeks ago while taking my daughter and grandson back to their apartment after his doctor's appointment, we stopped at a garage sale near her because she noticed a kitchen table and wanted it. While we were there, we noticed a bunch of feral cats and kittens. We were told that if we could catch any of the kittens that we could have them. While she and I were looking for the kittens over towards the wooded area of the land--it is more than 10 acres with a yard, fields, and a woods--we noticed several dog houses. We assumed they were old because there used to be a barn there. When we got closer, we noticed a dog. Then a second dog. Both were chained on heavy, short chains attached to trees. Inside the other houses were chains with old collars. The family did not seem particularly interested in the dogs when we mentioned them. They were up from another state taking care of their sister's house since she died a few weeks back.
Not that we stalk the house, but my daughter lives in a pretty clear sightline of the part of the property with the house and driveway. In the two weeks, she has noticed one person there. It seemed to have been a real estate agent. We assumed the real estate agent would have reported the dogs, but it kept eating at me. Yesterday, I was with my daughter again, so we stopped by the house. The dogs are still there! Their "food" was wet from rain and filled with maggots. They had no water. We called my son who brought us water and bowls from our house and dog food from our neighbor. I took my daughter home and then went back to my house. My neighbor knows the chief of police in our area, so I had her call him. He sent out an officer, and my neighbor's second eldest daughter went with me back to the house. Thankfully we had because the officer could not find the dogs because he was looking too close to the house. We showed him where to go. We watched him walk out and pet the one dog. (They are soooooooooooo sweet! I like dogs when they are other people's dogs. I just would not be able to give a dog the care it deserves because of my disabilities.) He contacted the SPCA. Nothing was done after that.
This morning, my neighbor called the SPCA. They got back to her this afternoon. They knew the house because a couple of years ago, there had been complaints about dogs being left to die on the property. (The woman was in her 80s and had lung cancer. She should have found homes for the dogs.) They ordered the dead dogs taken care of, but they did nothing about the two other dogs! Around that same time, my daughter and I had gone back to give the dogs more food and water and to take food to the ferals because the momma feral we saw was gaunt. We pet the dogs a bit and then found the momma cat and two of her kittens. (There are at least six other ferals there. The grass is high, so who knows how many are really out there!) The kittens were eating a dead rat, which they abandoned for both wet and dry food. My son went back this evening to take them more water because it was in the high 80s today. The water was empty and the dogs were happy to see them.
I am going to call the SPCA tomorrow and see what they are doing and then go back out and make sure they have water and food. I hope they are saved soon. I contacted a few feral rescuers near me who might be able to help me with the ferals. At the very least, we can get them fixed! I have a soft spot for cats, but at least the ferals have a better chance to fend for themselves a bit, but two older dogs on heavy chains in a field do not have a chance at all! I keep going between being very angry and crying. People are just too cruel!
These are the dogs and their "food." Warning: If you look at the food, which is dumped on the ground next to the bowl, the white specks are thousands of maggots. The chain for the taller dog is just shy of 5 ft. It looks longer in the picture, but I measured it. The other one has a chain that is closer to 4 ft.
A couple of weeks ago while taking my daughter and grandson back to their apartment after his doctor's appointment, we stopped at a garage sale near her because she noticed a kitchen table and wanted it. While we were there, we noticed a bunch of feral cats and kittens. We were told that if we could catch any of the kittens that we could have them. While she and I were looking for the kittens over towards the wooded area of the land--it is more than 10 acres with a yard, fields, and a woods--we noticed several dog houses. We assumed they were old because there used to be a barn there. When we got closer, we noticed a dog. Then a second dog. Both were chained on heavy, short chains attached to trees. Inside the other houses were chains with old collars. The family did not seem particularly interested in the dogs when we mentioned them. They were up from another state taking care of their sister's house since she died a few weeks back.
Not that we stalk the house, but my daughter lives in a pretty clear sightline of the part of the property with the house and driveway. In the two weeks, she has noticed one person there. It seemed to have been a real estate agent. We assumed the real estate agent would have reported the dogs, but it kept eating at me. Yesterday, I was with my daughter again, so we stopped by the house. The dogs are still there! Their "food" was wet from rain and filled with maggots. They had no water. We called my son who brought us water and bowls from our house and dog food from our neighbor. I took my daughter home and then went back to my house. My neighbor knows the chief of police in our area, so I had her call him. He sent out an officer, and my neighbor's second eldest daughter went with me back to the house. Thankfully we had because the officer could not find the dogs because he was looking too close to the house. We showed him where to go. We watched him walk out and pet the one dog. (They are soooooooooooo sweet! I like dogs when they are other people's dogs. I just would not be able to give a dog the care it deserves because of my disabilities.) He contacted the SPCA. Nothing was done after that.
This morning, my neighbor called the SPCA. They got back to her this afternoon. They knew the house because a couple of years ago, there had been complaints about dogs being left to die on the property. (The woman was in her 80s and had lung cancer. She should have found homes for the dogs.) They ordered the dead dogs taken care of, but they did nothing about the two other dogs! Around that same time, my daughter and I had gone back to give the dogs more food and water and to take food to the ferals because the momma feral we saw was gaunt. We pet the dogs a bit and then found the momma cat and two of her kittens. (There are at least six other ferals there. The grass is high, so who knows how many are really out there!) The kittens were eating a dead rat, which they abandoned for both wet and dry food. My son went back this evening to take them more water because it was in the high 80s today. The water was empty and the dogs were happy to see them.
I am going to call the SPCA tomorrow and see what they are doing and then go back out and make sure they have water and food. I hope they are saved soon. I contacted a few feral rescuers near me who might be able to help me with the ferals. At the very least, we can get them fixed! I have a soft spot for cats, but at least the ferals have a better chance to fend for themselves a bit, but two older dogs on heavy chains in a field do not have a chance at all! I keep going between being very angry and crying. People are just too cruel!
These are the dogs and their "food." Warning: If you look at the food, which is dumped on the ground next to the bowl, the white specks are thousands of maggots. The chain for the taller dog is just shy of 5 ft. It looks longer in the picture, but I measured it. The other one has a chain that is closer to 4 ft.
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