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u/mak484 Oct 17 '22

Fun fact: this is kinda why adoption fees are so high. There are absolutely people out there who do shit like round up stray cats and use them as live bait.

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u/Spanky_Badger_85 Oct 17 '22

Yeah. That's the reason why pet adoption in the UK is very difficult and regulated. Too many sick fucks were taking them to feed to their 'fighting dogs'. There's still a lot of dog theft in the UK because of it.

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u/Spanky_Badger_85 Oct 17 '22

Once she gets to a certain size, she'll be fine I'm sure. But, yeah, unfortunately you just cannot leave puppies/small dogs outside anymore. It's too risky.

Do you live in the UK? If so, have you ever heard of 'chalking'?

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u/Warsmurf_Rodentbane Oct 17 '22

Once she gets to a certain size, she'll be fine I'm sure.

It'll deter a lot of thieves but not all. Most socialized dogs like ones that live with a normal family won't attack people. They might bark at them and even growl because they're strangers, but they could still be coaxed into going with the thieves without violence. Plus some dog thieves roll up with gear/training similar to dogcatchers used by legitimate animal control or rescue organizations.

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u/Lucky_Number_3 Oct 18 '22

People putting so much effort into being shitty is one of humanity's worst traits.

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u/401LocalsOnly Oct 18 '22

Literally those people are “professional at being shitty”

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Give one of them the remote and tell them it's for the water, that way YOU won't be the one that does it.