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Jilly_in_VA

(11,106 posts) Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:31 PM Dec 14

Police search for whoever discarded emaciated bulldog in a trash bag

Police are trying to find out who taped a bulldog inside a trash bag and abandoned him in Des Moines.

The emaciated dog was found Tuesday afternoon near a railroad viaduct with his head sticking out of a black plastic garbage bag. The dog was unable to walk because the bag was secured with tape.

Police spokesperson Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a statement that the man who found the dog said the bag caught his attention because it appeared to be moving.

Parizek said Saturday that the dog is slowly recovering. When the dog was found, he weighed only about 23 pounds (10 kilograms), according to the veterinary staff who are caring for him.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-search-discarded-emaciated-bulldog-inside-trash-bag-116796209

The picture is enough to make you cry. FFS, if you don't want the dog any more, take it to a shelter!

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Police search for whoever discarded emaciated bulldog in a trash bag (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Dec 14 OP

Heart breaking JustAnotherGen Dec 14 #1

This is heartbreaking. japple Dec 14 #2

Or sometimes Jilly_in_VA Dec 15 #3

JustAnotherGen

(33,811 posts)

1. Heart breaking

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 05:00 PM

Dec 14

That level of cruelty . They have souls and can hurt inside.

japple

(10,388 posts)

2. This is heartbreaking.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 07:04 PM

Dec 14

Police said the dog's ears have been cropped, which suggests he received veterinary care earlier in his life.

No. In many, many cases, the owner will cut the pup's ears themselves. Most of the time they use scissors. For tail docking, they use tight rubber bands on the puppies.

Jilly_in_VA

(11,106 posts)

3. Or sometimes

Reply to japple (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 12:23 PM

Dec 15

the breeder does it. Whatever, it's a cruel practice and should be abolished. It's illegal in the UK. I'll never forget my first sight of a Great Dane without cropped ears. What a lovely sight!

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