Quote Originally Posted by Asiel View Post
I had a hard time with this man's reason for doing what he did. The sentence he got and the fine he paid wasn't enough as far as I'm concerned. It just doesn't make sense to me that anyone could be so cruel as to give their dog away because it was old but to have the other owner shoot it because it shed drove me over the edge. Sometimes I wonder where these sickos come from, heartless cruel poor excuses for human beings.
The thing is, farmers are notorious for that sort of thing. It's commonplace for them to kill animals that have outlived their usefulness.
My brown border collie "Bear" had 4 or 5 sisters and brothers, and were all shot by the farmer because they wouldn't work the cattle properly. If I had known that when I took Bear as a pup, I would have taken all the pups.
But sorry to say, he is the last of his litter.