Reply #71: I'm sorry, but taking him [View All]

[FlaGranny]

to a shelter is the RIGHT thing to do. The owners obviously were letting the dog run loose day and night. Illegal in most places and showing a total lack of care. If owners lose an animal they care about, the first thing they will do is contact all the shelters in the area. Then they could have picked the animal up with a well-deserved fine. Or, he could report the owners to the SPCA and then they COULD be fined and/or have the animal taken away from them. The OP was under no obligation to track down or contact the owners in the first place. It's a no-brainer that any dog you see running free constantly is not cared for and is in danger from being hit by a car and fights with other animals, not to mention being a nuisance to the neighborhood.