I think you may be onto something there. I would at least give them a little credit and assume that they knew that they were wrong and irresponsible to allow this to happen, and were trying to make up by finding the best home for the pup (I wonder if there were any others). I hope they have learned from this experience and have had both dogs altered. *sigh*

And Mufasa, handsome boy, notice that no one has ever refered to you as a mistake, you are too much of a sweetheart for that.