Originally posted by Scooby4
It takes a really sick person to assume a dog being kept outside is just a yard ornament. What do you think of horses in fields? A trophy?
Assuming mistreatment of animals is a big assumption and done by very small judgemental people. What do you think when you drive by a homeless person? They should be inside your house 24/7? It's okay for a homeless person to sleep outside but not a dog? If your so concerned about a dog being outside, then you should have no problem allowing a homeless person live with you too!
You're not comparing apples to apples with the horses and dogs.

No one was assuming there was any mistreatment of animals going on, don't read more into it than what has been said.

What I think when I drive by a homeless person is, 'they have shelters they can go to for help where they won't be euthanized like an animal would for being homeless'. They can get help, but instead choose to sit on the corner begging for money which they will in turn buy beer, cigarettes, and/or drugs with. If they wanted help, they could get it, but then that would mean giving up handouts and drugs. My uncle tried to offer a homeless guy some work at his shop and when he told him how much he could pay him, the guy said, "I make more than that standing on the corner with my sign." I help homeless animals, because they can't get jobs to support themselves, homeless people can if they wanted too.