Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Abusing a Dog Is Just Plain Cowardly

You've seen robin brown's story about the chow who was found in a Dumpster in Red Lion. She literally was thrown out like she was trash. There is nothing more cowardly than abusing pets or people who cannot fend for themselves.

What kind of person would do that? If they could no longer care for the dog, there are plenty of shelters that would gladly take her in, no questions asked. And if they could care for the dog but chose not to, that is reprehensible and sick.

Luckily, 123 Blue is going to survive. The person or people who did this deserved to be found and punished. If you know anything about this -- if you've seen this dog before at someone's house or in someone's yard, but you don't want to call the police or the SPCA, e-mail me at jfredel@delawareonline.com. I'll pass along the information to the proper authorities.

And if you can see it in your heart to contribute money toward 123 Blue's medical care, tax-deductible donations should be marked "For 123 Blue" and sent to the Delaware SPCA, Stanton Box 6067, Wilmington, DE 19804.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ahh...so the rumor is true! robin brown is like ee cummings and prefers to have the first letters of his first and last names lower-case. This always makes me laugh when people do things like this.

Because you're an editor, Jill, I'm guessing the non-capitalization was intentional, huh??

Anonymous said...

Thanks Jill for your comments about cowardly people who are cruel to animals. There is no room on this earth for animal abusers and if that person treated their animal that way I hate to think of how they treat people. It all filters into the other.

Anonymous said...

fyi....robin brown is, in fact, a woman.

Jill said...

Hi Mike -- robin brown is a woman, and a darned good reporter who really knows Delaware. She also writes regularly for Delaware Pets and about animals, among many other things.

Anonymous said...

Ahh...woman! I know Robin is often a unisex name and the friends I spoke with several weeks ago were obviously confused, as well...they referred to her as a "him."

And, yes, I do enjoy her writing...lower-case name and all!