Isis wrote:
It is neglect, if the dog was living on the streets, someone would of rescued it. If the owners died, then someone would of rescued it. You cannot say to me, that is someone died, that wouldn't of emptied the house, found the dog and rescued it.
Either way, it is still neglect. And the fact that it actually looks well fed as well. Most dogs, that are in that state, have trouble eating because their fur is so matted that cannot eat.
Edit: Can I also add, a dog needs to be left like that for months to become that matted.
I understand your point but not everyone is as connected to animals are you are. I'd even go so far as to say that the chances of that dog being rescued would (in some areas) not be much higher than the chance of it being mistreated by kids or animal haters.
On the "you can't tell me they would not have emptied the house" - XMoshe actually said "and he (the dog) got out before people could collect him (or empty the house), people aren't instantly notified of other people's deaths, after all.
I do agree that it's pretty probable that it's simply been neglected, but hey, how can you be sure without further information ?
