Dog found burned in NC park

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No Understandably, this has affected you deeply because you know the dog. It's a horrible thing to happen to any dog, or human. Are you aware this happens every day... just in this country? A friend of mine is an animal control officer (dog catcher), and tells me about this stuff at least two or three times a month, just in one South Jersey county. Cats seem to be targeted more than dogs, too. It's sickening.

I am very aware that this sort of thing happens everyday and is not isolated to this one incident. As you said tho, through proxy, I know this dog.
I live in an area where I've seen animal abuse most of my life. We live outside of proper city limits and its difficult to get the county to take responsibility for anything they don't have to. For years we lived next to a family who raised and fought chickens. A neighbor kept a dalmatian tide to their tree and abandoned it, letting it starve until we noticed and took over. A neighbor kept a puppy tide up until its skin grew around its collar, again until we noticed. I have too many stories like or similar to this. Animal abuse happens in urban areas too I know, but at least there you can call animal control.
I hate animal abuse and it bugs the hell outta me no matter what. Basically I posted the article I did because it ruined a friend's day and therefore ruined mine. Its also a good thing to discuss because its the sorta thing that raises awareness or irritates good people enough to take action.