Dog Cruelty: They Are Just Dogs

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People where I live are mostly ignorant about taking care of dogs. Don't get me wrong almost all the houses here have 2 or 3 dogs. But they are so darn irresponsible of taking care of them which makes me mad. I have never been more convinced to train my dogs for basic obedience so I can use them as an ambassador to promote dog awareness in my city. I see dog cruelty almost everyday in my own neighborhood. There is this one male mix breed dog his coat looks like that of a poodle, He could have been a very beautiful dog but this dog is left by his owner to roam around the neighborhood unleashed. I wonder sometimes if the dog is fed by its owners as I see him scavenging through the garbage cans (this makes the neighborhood look dirty). He is not given any bath and he smells a lot. I bet he has fleas and ticks as well. Every time I see the owner I have to restrain myself from smacking him and for being rude when he stops by to admire how beautiful Louise is when I walk her. I also try to contain myself from being so sarcastic. Another neighbor has 10 dogs and there are 10 boisterous, smelly, lice infested dogs. Unfortunately we do not have a city ordinance for this kind of dog cruelty and there is nobody for me to call. The city pound is nothing but a slaughter house. The city they say has no budget for keeping dogs in the pound as there are pressing issues more urgent than keeping dogs alive. I hope we could open the animal shelter very soon but we are facing all kinds of barriers right now. Financially we are having a hard time doing some fund raising as people do not find this as a good cause! :( To them they are just dogs. We are facing a lot of criticism of all sorts for choosing this kind of advocacy yet they praise dog owners whose dogs are well kept! We have our share of tears and frustration at this stage when we are being grilled with unnecessary comments and no one wants to help us. But even with this we are determined to give those dogs a second chance and end animal cruelty. I also hope I get the slot with the dog camp training in the other state so I can fly there at the end of the month. Here is hoping against all hopes everything will go as planned. Aren't dogs part of God's creation? Aren't we suppose to be a good steward of his created thing?