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6:47 - maybe you didn't read the article?

6-13 6:47PM - IMO the dog that was being dragged, in danger of major injury or death is the priority. For me, end of story. In this situation I care less about this clowns homelessness, stress or whatever else he is experiencing. That's up to someone else such as yourself to handle. How is it "arrogance" by those involved to rescue the dog in this specific incident? Too bad those rescuing the dog didn't make a citizen's arrest of the clown for animal cruelty and hold him for police. Now that you know where this clown may hang out, why not look for him so you can ask him if you can help care for his needs? Or, would that be too arrogant?

How anyone can defend a drunk driver dragging a dog behind their car is beyond me. His homelessness has nothing to do with the facts here. Why he he’s homeless or drunk doesn’t change the animal abuse. It doesn’t give someone an excuse. This man drug a dog behind his car. What if it had been a wealthy drunk woman? I’m sure your tone would change. Would you worry about her distress? Of course not. What if he ran over a child? Would you worry about his homelessness then? This dog is surely dead by now. This guy should be in jail.

You are right. He is an animal and we need better animal control.

Oh goodie you must be new here.

You are grossly misinformed. Animal ownership does not give the right to harm. If your life is falling apart and you live in a car, having a pet is the last thing you can logically take care of. So you be an adult and don’t have one. For the dogs sake. Now, you have a bad day and decide to take it out on the dog. Again…. Not part of pet ownership, the opposite.

There are a bunch of “rescue” organizations in this town that would love to show you the list of animals that have been removed from abusing people. And then Rehomed into loving homes. Worthy homes.

This is about animal abuse, this man’s situation sucks I bet. But that gives NO excuse for what he did. None! So…. You can get off that soap box and take a seat

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Do you not understand that animal abuse is a criminal act? Grabbing the dog is ethically and legally correct, though it may be dangerous for the person trying to step in and help the dog.

Beyond that, yes the human being obviously has serious issues and needs help. But, they are under no obligation to accept assistance and can make their own choices--the dog can't.

Surely you are not okay with someone abusing and causing pain to an innocent animal?

Being homeless does not automatically make one an unfit dog owner.
Lots of local animal welfare groups support un- and differently-housed pet owners with medical care and food. I remember a guy who spent the night in jail because he tussled with someone who'd hit his dog -- the dog spent the night in protective custody and I believe we didn't charge him a fee. I know we sent him on his way with dog food.

@7:19 That's pretty ironic, coming from you.

excuse me Chip? We show more compassion to people and animals, than you, clearly. You must be referring to yourself and your cronies. Leave the rest of us out of your lame made up statistics.

Stoner, i'd be fighting along with you....and burning one together for saving the dogs life.

Zerohawk, just pointing out that Stoner qualified his response: "I would have performed a citizens arrest assuming there were plenty of able bodied people around." Are you going to criticize him for that, as you criticized the witness and Luvaduck?
I understand both reactions.

"snatched" from them by a clearly dangerous drunk MALE. Perhaps had the people who had the dog been strapping young men, putting up resistance would have been OK. "Many of us witnessed": Were there those who could have helped? Did it happen so suddenly and was over so quickly that people were "frozen" and couldn't respond rapidly enough? Hold judgment until you know more.

ok drama queen. "snatched" so they just handed it back to him. a dangerous (how do you know this???) drunk "MALE". So what. IDGAF if it was a dangerous and drunk WOMAN and it doesn't take "strapping young men" to keep possession of an injured and abused dog. ALL you are doing is defending the people that gave the dog back to the guy. They essentially gave that dog a death sentence and you're too stupid to see that? I have more than enough information to pass a judgement. Keep defending the party that gave the dog up. Go for it.

It's still just an animal. Our society has decided to attach emotional feelings to this animal but eat other animals. If I had a chicken in my arm and kicked it, would there be such an uproar as well? Chickens also don't have voices, but most people eat chickens so... ?

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Wow. This kind of attitude is how abusers rationalize their actions.

12:18 - if I saw you abusing a chicken or a cow (my favorite things to eat besides ahi), I'd have the same reaction as a dog. Just because we eat some animals, doesn't make it OK to abuse others, even if the same species as our food. Kind of gross you have this viewpoint.

I'm not condoning abuse of any kind, I'm only pointing out how society has given some animals more compassion at human levels, sometimes exceeding that of humans, and others are not.

Sac, you're trying to explain logic again to the peanut gallery attendees. I'll buy you some ahi sometime. My fav of fav's too. SB Fish market is where i get mine ;)

I think it's pretty naive to think kicking or dragging an animal is abuse and feed lots and slaughterhouses aren't... I still eat some meat, but I have no illusions about it. Not up to paying for free-range, small farm meat either, especially beef.