Saw an abandoned Beagle today

@vandana7 Dogs have to be taken care of like small kids. They get so emotionally attached to their owners. Yet the buying, Maintenance and Medical costs of the pets is so high that it is very tough for everyone to support them. That's the reason why I ask my kids not to have pets before they themselves are 20 plus and can handle pets (a lot) on their own. Yet I also feel that may be State or Central Governments can provide community dog Houses for keeping abandoned pet animals.

Each beagle costs near about 20000 to 25000. This one clearly was pure breed. He was not going to the dustbin, hungry as he was. He was following humans around. Forlorn. I don't understand how people can leave their dog like that. Dogs are like family members, right? And for no fault of theirs?

@vandana7 Well... still some number!

People here are not open to street dogs adoption.

@HaruLoid People hurt the dog without stopping to take him to vet. How can we forgive ourselves for that sin? Just because it is not legally enforceable offense, we just go our ways. And this is breaking heart! A pet that does not steal from you. Doesn't take away your hard working money. Doesn't betray you. We humans deserve the worst fate.

@vandana7 Now that just broke my heart.

Dogs care Kayla. They feel. We break their heart. When they are young, we play with them. Easy to like. Then we start fancying something new, and we no longer want them. They didn't betray us. We betray them. The thought of being deserted is so sad.

@vandana7 Yea, I know. I've had several dogs in my lifetime. They can be man's best friend, but they are also fairly needy creatures. Unlike cats, it's in a dog's nature to please. They feel more than most.

@kaylachan Hardly a few weeks I started feeding street dogs, just on Thursdays. Because I go out on that day. They greet me so well. It is hard to believe they are street dogs.

Tell me one. The guy yesterday didn't look he could withstand the harassment of others. One of the others is Alsatian cross.

@psanasangma Exactly.

@vandana7 Oh my this saddened me. I couldn't understand why people they own first only to abandoned them. It looks like they own them and later realize it's burden for them

Cruelty to animals needs a serious consideration. I see many people hurting street dogs and getting away with it, because that is not illegal. Many grown up guys throw stones at them. I feel I can murder then.

@vandana7 I don't wanna murder them but give them their own medicines.. Then they would know how it feels!! I wish I had any proofs.. Also the people who keep littering in their environment.

Each beagle costs about 25000 INR that is around 300 plus USD. The forlorn look the poor dog had is still etched in my mind. Hard to forget. We break hearts of these poor creatures so shamelessly.

@LindaOHio Humans are fools.

@vandana7 All a dog wants is to be loved, fed and played with. And they give us so much.

There should be laws. People should be told to write some property on their names. That way they would not be able to cash it. I am upset at the thought of how people can hurt their pets as if they have no feelings. Rendering them so helpless so shamelessly is a serious sin.

He did not turn up the last thursday. May have moved elsewhere. I will be on look out for him. Average street dog life is only about 3.5 to 4 years out here. The five I have taken to feeding may live longer because it is not only I but others in the surrounding buildings who treat them as their pets. This ensures people will not hit them...but accidents can happen.

People are strange...they crib about disloyal friends and family. But when they get loyalty they dump it.

@vandana7 Yes, it's sad.

I feel the need to check on him today. But Dad says no. There seems to be no solution. Had you seen how he was trying to follow others, and not going to dustbins. You would have realized he needed company, pampering. I gave him a few biscuits, but the other dogs that I normally feed, were constantly barking at him. Territorial issue. They recognize the area as theirs for food. Maybe 6 to 8 biscuits. He ate them fast, which means the poor dog was very hungry. Unfortunately, I had to feed the others to keep them off him. So not enough.

If you look at their eyes, there is so much innocence. I feel the need to protect them. People throw stones at them, it is so bad. No wonder they bite. Intense hunger drives them to devour babies and toddlers. But people are at fault. Why create demand for dogs, and then desert them?

It will take some time. Maybe a couple of months before others realize he is as unfortunate as them. Wonder if dogs are as forgiving understanding and accommodating. We humans surely do not have that trait.