Is it wrong to keep a dog from an abusive owner

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I've had a foster dog for over five months, when I first got her she was very underweight, skittish, and smelled awful. It was clear from what we saw and what the original owner told us that she had been locked up most of the day, had been for months, she was unfed, and obviously abused. Over the months she has become part of the family and has reached a health weight as well as stopped flinching. The abusive owner now wants the dog back, and has already pulled out the old and tiny kennel caked in dog shit and piss for her to go back in...
I am not returning her to an abusive home. Is that fucked up?

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CountessDouche

4 years ago

Normal, but they can still take you to court if they see fit, so it's in your best interest to document everything you can. Try to get a picture of the kennel/poor living conditions, dig up any photos you can of the dog when it was underweight & see if you can get a letter from your vet that corroborates your claims that the dog was underweight & in poor health. That should help should they go that route.

Otherwise, yes kidnap the shit out of that dog.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  4 years ago
  
  The only proof she ever had the dog is in my mother and her's messages. She never took the dog to a vet and she's a mutt so no papers. We have not taken the dog to the vet as we had been on the fence about whether we were gonna let the dog go back or not. The woman was supposed to be buying a place and then taking him back but she still has no place.
  We will be taking her to the vet soon though, gonna get her fixed, all her shots, and get a general checkup!
  We do have photos from when we first got her showing how much her bones stuck out.
  
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  - CountessDouche
    
    4 years ago
    
    You guys are good people for taking care of this animal & rehabbing an abused animal that's not socialized is HARD work!
    
    You said these people are "ghetto," af which means they probably won't go the legal avenue, but in case they do any documentation is better than nothing. Your pics, any phone/text records of these people threatening you, evidence if you report them to ASPCA, even proof that they have not vaccinated (neglectful)- all of this would help immensely.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      4 years ago
      
      She has finally stopped flinching and gotten to a healthy weight. No animal deserves to be treated like that.
      Thank you for the tip!
      
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LampmanDaniels

4 years ago

You need to report these sick pieces of shit ASAP.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  4 years ago
  
  Thinking about the dog when we first got her is so upsetting, I have never seen a dog so scared and thin before in person. She really has gotten so much healthier these last few months and has been recieving the attention she deserves, I just can't stand the idea of even considering giving her back to those horrible people.
  
  We are just worried because my sibling attends school with the abuser and the abuser is very ghetto and may try to fight my sister.
  
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curious-bunny

4 years ago

See I would tell him he can have her back just as soon as he puts a 12 gauge in his head. If he lives it's fate and can have the dog ba k if not well..

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IrishPotato

4 years ago

You're good people.

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LloydAsher

4 years ago

I dont care about the animal just the peice of shit human. If that animal dies in his care and you can prove it, boom they got a fine and maybe jail time. Problem solved. Animals are kinda all the same they have thier little differences but they are ultimately just more replaceable friends.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  4 years ago
  
  There's a bill proposing that animal cruelty be made a nation felony- hope it passes
  
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  - LloydAsher
    
    4 years ago
    
    Only if it's some fucked up level starving to death kind. If my dog eats the coach it can expect a wack on the head.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      4 years ago
      
      We tap ours on the butt haha, there's a line between abuse and discipline
      
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EggKegg

4 years ago

That’s such a nice thing for you to want her away from them, don’t see that as wrong, she deserves you and your family.
Hearing how you cared for her and were able to help her recover makes it really understandable that you wouldn’t want her hurt again.
I hope she can stay with you.

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Anonymous Post Author

4 years ago

She is posting vulgar stuff all over social media, it's super trashy.
She is legally an adult though so if she rolls through trying to start shit my mother is ready to fight the bitch

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- [Old Memory]
  
  4 years ago
  
  Don't let your mom do it all. Make sure you get some punches in too. XD
  
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  - Anonymous Post Author
    
    4 years ago
    
    I wouldn't let my momma deal with it alone!! Haha
    
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