Chicagoist: Carlton the Cairn Terrier

claimtofame

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:29:50 -0600

"Also, claimtofame...I've known plenty of educated people in my life who do things with total disregard to the consequences of their actions" Then they are neither truly educated nor properly raised. My statement still stands.

Pherdnut

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:52:43 -0600

Ah yes. Chicago yuppie math. Cute abused dog + shady subprime mortgage lending that completely !@#$ed over millions of humans ='s social Darwinism is true

Ingrid

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:19 -0600

This is exactly why we have to have tougher punishments for animal abusers. People on this site last week had their jockies all in a twist over the city government wanting to impose laws to protect elephants. What's wrong with that? Some people are too stupid and too selfish to realize that they should not abuse or neglect animals that we have taken into our lives, so because of these stupid people I guess we need laws on the books to protect every animal. I hope that there is some agency that can track these people down and at the very least fine them. I mean, how hard could it be to drop the dog off at a local shelter? They could have even dropped it off at a local veterinarian's and let them deal with it. Also, claimtofame...I've known plenty of educated people in my life who do things with total disregard to the consequences of their actions i.e. not caring a whit about who they hurt in the process of whatever it is that will make their lives fun or easy. I've known so-called educated people who will drive a dog out to the country and just drop it off. Again...they're going to 'drive' anyway. They couldn't have just driven the dog to a shelter? That's just plain sociopathic behavior. And sociopaths come in 'educated' and 'uneducated'.

claimtofame

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:06:42 -0600

@ Dig: "more of a problem with lower socio-economic groups?" Yes. Such a thing would be frowned down on by any one who was properly raised. People can flame me if they want - you know it's true. "If so, is it related to reduced accountability for society in general?" I think it has more to do with uneducated people not thinking about the consequences of their actions.

Dig

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:38:58 -0600

If anyone has the address where the dog was picked up from the name of his owners can be easily found. I think there should be a database for animal abusers that shelters can - at least unofficially - refer to. I've heard this is a big problem with tennants / owners abandoning animals in foreclosed houses and apartments. Does anyone think this is possibly more of a problem with lower socio-economic groups? If so, is it related to reduced accountability for society in general? It just can't be human nature to do this kind of thing.

Pinko

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:29:39 -0600

I've read that an increasing number of people are simply abandoning their pets as a result of foreclosures and the subprime mortgage mess. As far as I'm concerned, these selfish and irresponsible pricks reaped what they sowed... At the very least, you couldn't have just dropped the damn dog or cat (with whom you most likely forged some kind of an emotional bond) off at a shelter?

moldyorange

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:49:49 -0600

That's terrible. Did they catch the family? They should be tied up outside with no food or water.

Registered Guest

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:48:19 -0600

Good god, who does that? I got my cat from the Humane Society; she'd been left in an apartment when the residents moved out. Seriously, who doesn't just take the pet to a shelter and drop it off?