How sad for all involved! I think it's a shame that people who are not in the right state of mind have to live with no one to check up on them and make sure they don't do things like this or worse. My dog started out in the home of an elderly lady who just had too many pets. She couldn't feed them all, and they were malnourished. My pup was about 6 months old when the city came and took all the animals away. She's a year old now, in good health and looks beautiful, so this was a happy ending. But so many times it is not, and I wish there was someone to watch out for each of these people and make sure they don't hurt themselves or any animals.