Another recursive dog. I never get tired of these.
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Two of them? Time for a sequel to this:
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So sorry for your loss.
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Thanks @Icon
I buried him this afternoonā¦then I had a good cry, now Iām a bit drunk. Tomorrow will be better.
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He will always be a part of your life.
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15 years is a good run
Thereās a local dog that lives chained on the sidewalk, Iāve always felt sorry for him. Today I saw him and he whimpered at me, looks like heās not only soiling himself but possibly bleeding. Lots of flies around him. The domicile where he is chained looked papered over. I saw a group of people sitting in the ground floor next door having some kind of meeting and paused until someone looked at me, then I looked meaningfully towards the dog, and they all looked away. So I kept walking
I donāt want to cause problems, I shouldnāt get involved, but I kept thinking I should take some pictures and contact some authority
Not knowing what to do, I forced myself to go back the same way and he wasnāt moving, so at least he was comfortable enough to sleep
I kinda wanted to bring him some treat, but if he dies right after eating it I donāt want to be held responsible. What to do?
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Realistically, your only options are to go all-in or ignore it. You could try calling 111 and see if they have any suggestions - Taiwanās animal welfare laws have improved a lot - but they may not have any legal way forward. Iāve heard of people being prosecuted for cruelty, but it seems relatively less common for an animal to be taken away (most likely because of the cost).
If thatās the case then your options are either (1) take the dog home, tell the owner to go fuck himself if he ever turns up (although it sounds like the dog has been abandoned), and deal with the expense and mess of an elderly, incontinent dog for as long as it seems reasonable to do so (euthanasia is pretty expensive these days) ā¦ or (2) take another route home.
Itās very hard to deal with this sort of shit. Fortunately itās a lot less common than it used to be. Reading between the lines here it sounds like either (a) some local a-ma is bringing him the bare minimum of food and water, and you might want to find out who that is or (b) heās on his last legs and the problem will resolve itself in 48 hours or so. Itās unutterably depressing, but sometimes thatās just the way it is.
EDIT: I think itās 1999, not 111. I tend to post nonsense at 1am.
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He had water. He looks like this might be near the end, so yeah I donāt want to take him back to my no pets allowed apartment to die.
He looked pretty bad about this time last year, and then the owners had him cleaned up a lot and he looked good. I donāt know what to do, probably best not to get involved. Thanks @finley
Just horrible people to leave him always chained like that, and not take good care of him
Toto Iām sure had a good run, lucky dog
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Call police. Call animal services. Contact the animal associations. In this heat, please act quickly.
Taipei City dial 1959
Animal cruelty: 02 8789 7131
Animal Rescue Team Taiwan 0928552326
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Itās so incredibly sad to lose a beloved pet its probably not far from losing a child
Dwell on all the good though and know that he will always be yours for all eternity
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Itās so sad how some prople keep dogs
But most people are good
When I grew up in Taipei a lot of people had dogs
They all ran around the house
Houses in those days were mostly shop houses and most had no doors locked except at night so dogs and kids would be in and out of the house all day
Most dogs didnāt go past the same street
Less they run into dogs from another street snd fights could happen
Most kids wandered around for miles as I did
I would always buy cookies for the dogs when I got some pocket money
Each row of shop houses had so many different kinds of stores many selling candy and cookies
You could buy a few pieces at a time for one nt
Or a fifty cent piece
One store had a dog that hung out just in the front of the shop all day and this time he had a visitor
A neighborhood dog was visiting him
The owner said the dog comes by everyday to hang out with his dog just like many of his friends came by too to hang out with him snd chit chat
Many small stores even had chairs for people
To sit and chat with the owner especially shops selling tea
They would come snd chit chat and drink
Tea snd buy some of the latest offerings
It was a different time ina different world
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Honorary Dog of the day
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