Originally posted by Kristl
i had a similiar situation, although it was only with one animal. i know it's a tough decisoin to make! maybe you could sit your mom's husband down and explain your concern. also to your mom too. do they live on a farm, they'd have to to have that many animals! if you feel you cant report it yourself, maybe hint around to someone who would. sticky situations make for tough decisions! what i decided to do in my situation was give it a couple weeks, if they dont realize it by then, well, i'll have to do something.
I have talked to her husband before, but I guess different people view animals in different ways. What we think is abuse or neglect others may see as "normal". Although I don't. He didn't seem to see a problem as long as they had food and water and a place to sleep. They don't live on a farm. Not even CLOSE to being a farm. Just a house in the middle of town with a building in the backyard that they keep the little animals up against in cages. A good example of their lack of common sense... He told me he had a dalmation that was deaf that had a problem with barking and digging holes in the yard. I asked a bunch of questions and the dog was barely over one yr old and was chained to a (get this) lawn mower that was beneath the trampoline that she also tore up. I asked what did he expect. Beside the dog being deaf and needing special attention etc, she was chained in one place under a trampoline and boredom has to creep in quickly. Among many other things. Thats just his way of thinking I assume. I did after several phone calls convince them to give her to someone that could make her an indoor dog and who could help her with her handicap. But he normally isn't very attentive to suggestions. Thanks for yous reply!