They let it happen again! *3 more pics added*

[Queen of Poop]

You have done and are doing the very right thing. Any one who says otherwise needs a good swift kick in the pants!! I am so proud of you for taking in the baby and trying to help the mother. Perhaps the momma needs to go "poof" from her yard for a couple of days for a spay.

[sanford8916]

If they won't listen to you, maybe it's time to get animal control involved.

[applesmom]

Well then It looks like I'm putting in my application for a good swift kick in the pants!

I agree with those that have expressed the opinion that you are enabling these people to continue with the abuse of this puppy's mother. I can just see their way of thinking. "she's going to have puppies again. No big deal, we'll call molucass, she'll take the puppies and we won't have to worry about a thing."

Not all rescuers see things from the same point of view. Neither viewpoint is perfect! There are millions of pets out there that have already known love and have been abandoned to die on the streets and in shelters.

When puppies and kittens are born they know nothing of life, love and happiness for the first few days. That's the time to let them go rather than to add them to the millions already desperatly in need of new homes and loving families. Thousands of rescuers raise entire unwanted litters dumped by uncaring owners every year which tremendously adds to the pet overpopulation problem.

These careless unwanted litters are a direct cause of the millions of shelter deaths of dogs that are no longer cute cuddly puppies.

There is no right or wrong answer. We all need to do the math and look at the entire picture before making such decisions.

[pitc9]

You just need to take the dog to the vet yourself and get her spayed!
No asking... no more talking to them until your blue in the face, they are never going to get it through their THICK SKULL!!!!

Just pick her up... and drive her to the vet.

[applesmom]

Wouldn't it be a great thing if we could all just go door to door gathering up all the pets from ignorant pet owners and have them all spayed and neutered like we do with the feral cats?

Many pet owners wouldn't mind a bit as long as they didn't have to pay for it themselves or provide the transportation or follow up care.

But then there is the percentage that would rush to hire a lawyer claiming loss of income or some other foolish complaint. Plus there's always the possibility that the pet would have complications due to lack of proper care and die. Imagine the lawsuit that would bring!

Someday this tragedy will be stopped; but it's going to take a lot of patience and common sense on the part of the would-be rescuers.

As the law stands right now; as long as the dog is being provided with food, shelter, water and necessary medical care, there isn't anything anyone can do about the situation. Because the pup was removed from the home and seen by a vet, the owners can't even be charged with not providing proper medical care.

[lute]

i agree with applesmom. if you try to take the dog yourself you could get into a lot of trouble.

i would call animal control though.

[Catty1]

So I am confused. If the Mom DOES live in another city - how did you get the puppy so fast?

Call the Humane Society or Animal Control in that city, and report the mother for abuse and neglect. She is endangering the mother dog's health, and has already caused the death of nearly a whole litter of puppies.

YOu can also get a letter from the vet that stitched up the one remaining puppy.

DO IT! And let them handle it. They may seize the dog - at least she will be spayed and hopefully rehomed.

That woman does not deserve that dog. And I hope she does not have the nerve to say she loves it.

Her lack of action and responsibility is anything BUT loving!

[cyber-sibes]

For those of you who are being critical --- have you ever heard the story about the boy walking down a beach after a storm? It was strewn with stranded starfish. He walked along, picking them up and tossing them back into the sea. A man stopped him & said "You're wasting your time, you can't possibbly throw back enough to make a difference." The boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it in the water. He looked at the man and replied "It made a difference to that one."

You and your husband are doing a wonderful thing. The world needs more people like you, willing to go above & beyond. Bless you both.

[borzoimom]

Very good cyber sibes- I would have done the same.. I would try to help the mother, but I think she has done all she can at this point. Even the puppy she has, this is a serious undertaking with the puppy already so far behind the 8 ball here.. ! I have bottlefed a puppy- and that one was just fine, except the runt and nothing majorly wrong with the puppy either. This is quite a undertaking, and she is to be commended as I stated earlier!

[lute]

For those of you who are being critical --- have you ever heard the story about the boy walking down a beach after a storm? It was strewn with stranded starfish. He walked along, picking them up and tossing them back into the sea. A man stopped him & said "You're wasting your time, you can't possibbly throw back enough to make a difference." The boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it in the water. He looked at the man and replied "It made a difference to that one."

YES! this is a wonderful story!

[borzoimom]

You just need to take the dog to the vet yourself and get her spayed!
No asking... no more talking to them until your blue in the face, they are never going to get it through their THICK SKULL!!!!

Just pick her up... and drive her to the vet.

There is a problem with that. Dogs are treated as property. You could be charged for this under taking. Also calling animal control would not do any good unless she is being mistreated etc. And the puppy is now being cared for.
I would make a deal to take care of the puppy in exchange for them getting her spayed and the sooner the better with the real risk of pyrametia now. Maybe you could call animal control HS and tell them the situation and you are worried about the mother but they wont go get veternary care for her.