Dog owners who neglect them are cruel

My neighbour has a medium size dog that is left alone all day.
Poor thing barks constantly, no doubt going mental with boredom.
I am near the point of talking to the owner to suggest that they give up the dog to someone who has time to give it love and attention.
Animal cruelty is what it is.

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Sheer · F

[c=666666]Well then you don't want to know how may people treat dogs here in Ukraine where I live currently... Next time one of your friends adopt, adopt from Ukraine.

This is my beloved cross:

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Gusman · 61-69, M

@Sheer Beautiful. Loves collecting sticks for the fire? Building his own Home?

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Sheer Yeah that seems about right. I'm from Serbia, which isn't far from Ukraine, and people often times eat dogs as food rather than keep them as pets.

Sheer · F

[c=666666]@BlueMetalChick I think it isn't right to eat dogs, as they have co-existed with humans for so many years, for the purposes we bred them. Even then, there is a difference between killing/eating, and cruelty/mistreating, I think.[/c]

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Sheer I agree. I don't necessarily see anything inherently wrong with eating a dog because we've also domesticated and bred other animals like cows and pigs and horses. But there is absolutely a line between eating something and intentionally abusing it.