I personally would not leave a two-three year old unattended. However, we have no idea what this town is like and just for how long the mother went inside.

Without that information I think it is rude, ignorant and hateful to be making accusations. We are all people who make mistakes. This mother has to live with this for the rest of her life, which is hard enough. Does she need the hatred of strangers? I highly doubt it.

Sometimes things happen that a horrible and cruel, but we need to remain human and look at things from all angles. Too often on PetTalk, I see people IMMEDIATELY siding with the animals and chastizing parents. It really pisses me off how quick we are to judge our fellow man. And ultimately, it's just really sad.

I think this world would work a lot better if we tried to apply the same amount of understanding and compassion towards each other as we do our pets.