Saturday, September 4, 2021

Speaking Up!

The other morning on the news there was a story about a dog that was rescued. Not much about it would seem out of the ordinary, except the weather that has been wreaking havoc on so many states. Hurricane Ida has caused a lot of flooding, damage, death and destruction in her path. Power outages, evacuations and now shortages on clean water, fuel, food and shelter...

What was so special about the story of the dog? The owners left the dog chained up outside and then evacuated the area. Story here That's right. They left the dog behind, chained up outside and were gone before the storm hit. There was a shed that collapsed on the dog and she was trapped with no food or water for roughly 4 days. 

In all honesty, one of the newswomen speaking on the story annoys me. She's just too perky for me and 'way too excited to be here' so early in the morning. I'm not awake enough yet for that much energy so I don't care for her. But after this? Much respect! 

As her and the other news host were discussing the story and showing the pics and video of the rescue of Bubbles the dog, she turned to him and said, "This upsets me. I am bothered by this story. I mean Who leaves their dog behind, chained up outside and evacuates? WHO DOES THAT????"  The other host turned to her and flatly says, "You'd be surprised. It happens a lot. I don't agree with it either, but it happens. Not everyone treats their dog like part of the family."

When the story continued and there was mention that Bubbles would be getting a vet check up and care while they searched for the owners, she spoke up again. "They should not get the dog back. Bubbles deserves a new home with people who will take better care of her."  I agree 1 ,000%.  Bubbles deserves a family. 

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