Recently, a number of posts have been appearing on social media websites where owners of pets are giving away their pets for a number of reasons (i.e., "we no longer have time for this pet" "I'm moving" "we have kids to take care of", etc.). Sadly, many of these pets have been in the "care" of their owners for several years. Now, those pets are being tossed to the curb, figuratively and literally.
Today, the dog observed in the accompanying video was seen at 9:00 a.m. next to a gray, full sized pickup truck at a wide spot at the Braxton-Webster county line on Route 15. It was assumed this was a bear dog waiting for its owner to return (the dog bear season is in this week in Webster County and this appears to be a bear dog type). An hour later, the dog and the truck were at the same spot, with no person in site. Then, at 7:00 p.m. this evening, the truck was gone but the dog was still at the same wide spot. The person who abandoned this dog built a makeshift shelter and left bread for the dog (as seen in the video). The dog is injured and can barely stand.
This is a sad commentary on the state of our throw-away society.
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