We have a "Pet Rescue" place in our town that is run semi-individual. The person running the place gets donations from the public and has their own "tele-commercial" on a cable channel.
Here's my issue with this. The person brings on a dog or a cat and tells the previous owner's story of why they gave up the pet! The stories are things along the lines of ... Had to move out of state for a new job... Owner was put in nursing home no one could keep the pet for them... Someone found the dog but couldn't keep it...etc.
However, this person make it seem like the previous owner or the person who brought in the pet was a horrible person! They act like the pet's owner was totally ungracious or uncaring that they gave them the pet!
Anyone who's EVER been forced to give up a pet knows it was NOT easy and they are NOT a horrible person for doing such a thing! NOT everyone is cut out for pet ownership nor are they capable of the supposed "care level" that people think all owners should do.
This story reminded me of this Rescue person. No matter what the "excuse" is that a pet is being "given up" for is NOT good enough. Someone at this vet's office took it upon themselves to "judge" the care and love of this dog. Their excuse for doing a "hidden rescue" was that in their opinion the dog could have lived if it was given "better care". Who were they to judge? I hope they win their suit!
This story hits close to home. I had a German Shepard named Annie a few years ago I adopted shortly. I can understand their heartbreak in their decision in putting the dog to sleep. I had to put Annie up for adoption because of Scooby and her fighting. She's now a rescue dog!