Thief Steals Dog and Leaves Note Explaining Why

I was involved in a similar situation several years ago. I observed a poor beautiful Collie who barked and cried day and night in a yard close to my home. None of us ever got much sleep. I thought about dognapping, but was afraid of getting arrested if caught. I asked many friends if they would adopt the dog if I was successful in the hijacking. Finally, I just asked the neighbor if I could regularly walk the dog. I bought her a dog house for the severe winters. In time, I was feeding her daily and giving her clean water. To make a long story short, I became the dog's "foster mom". She was practically living with me. She became seriously ill and once again I paid for all the vet bills. One day she became so ill, the dr. strongly suggested euthanasia. I paid for that bill also. I contacted the owner who found a lame excuse not to come to the hospital to say goodbye to his beloved pet. I tried the authorities early on with no success. I commend the person who left the note and took the dog. Hopefully, the family learned a valuable lesson.

if the dog was mistreated it was a good thing this person did, becuase the dog would have been put into a pound and killed in 30-90 days, if it was done the legal way. if the dog was loved and the owners did the best to take care of it then it should be returened. althugh it is best for the dog for you to let it inside and outside it needs both love time and alone time like humans do.
althugh i belive animals are just as important as humans. humans make up religions to make them the "center idea of god". they do this so they dont feel bad avout killing an animal. im sure there arealiens way more advanced then us with a religion like most human's and say humans don't have souls, just like how humans say animals don't have souls. punishment for killing an animal unreasonably should be punished and investigated like a murder. reasonable killing for food, self-deffence, survial, protecting and other reasons its ok but still have bad feelings.

Calling the proper authorities would have been the LEGAL thing to do, but I have done that before myself. A man in the apartment below me left his dog on the porch day and night, never took it for a walk so it was having to walk in a small inclosed porch in its own feces with no food or water. And boy was the dog happy to see anyone who passed by. Animal control did nothing but give the guy a warning. I never saw the dog again after that and I am left wondering if he was taken to the pound or even just dropped off somewhere and maybe in a worse situation than before. So now I am thinking, why didn't I steal that dog?

If the dog was being neglected, the person who cared about all dogs would turn the family in for animal abuse. It would be better that way. Also, think of this. A person kidnapped your child because they thought you were mistreating them. If the person had a problem with it, they'd contact a humane society or other place that can check it out. If I were in this case, that would be the right and LEGAL thing to do

Dogs should not be left outside all day, every day. You don't treat your children that way, why would you treat another family member that way? I don't want to hear about how they aren't the same as humans. They are damn close. To anyone that says they aren't, how about all those stories you read about dogs waking their owners up when the house has caught fire, or saving kids from drowning, or alerting their owners to a stroke/heart attack before the owner even knows? And dogs can't process complex thoughts? The examples I provided seem complex enough to me. When you make the choice to add a dog to your family, you are taking on responsibility for caring for another member of your family. This means feeding it, loving it, providing it with medical services, etc. You don't ignore it or leave it stuck on a chain all day. It shouldn't stay outside in extreme temperatures or crappy weather. Dogs are one of the most loyal animals there is. Don't they deserve to have our loyalty to them?!

I'm against what I see as the Disneyfication of animals. Throughout our lives we have been bombarded with animated animals that are in reality portrayed as furry (scaly, feathered etc.) humans. They talk, reason, love, remember, look forward to the future and in some cases wear clothes! They are not just humans, no. They are better than humans because they are characterized as more noble. Is it any wonder that people are confused about an animal's place in society? How can anyone leave a cute little furry human outside?
The answer is that they are not humans. Whatever nobility they have is what we paste on them. Have you ever seen a Disney carnivore kill or eat anything? If this would be shown in addition to the beauty of animals, maybe animals would be seen in their proper light. Animals are not capable of complex thought. An animal is not a surrogate son or daughter. They cannot be a member of your family as they are not your equal. You are not their "pet guardian" or "pet parent". You are their owner and they are your property. If you are mistreating your animal, the authorities should be notified. Anyone who claims that he/she is "kidnapping" your property, for whatever noble sounding reason, is a common thief, pure and simple.

Alexis Elizabeth, You're not seriously equating the life of a human child with that of a dog, are you?

Thanks so much to Matt for being the voice of reason here. You are right...we don't know the facts and therefore shouldn't judge one way or the other. But this story can be viewed as a parable about dogs tied out in general...I agree with every word written in the note that was left (but don't know that the author of that note has the right to be the judge and to steal someone's dog if no laws are being broken)..the 'dognapper" would do good for a greater number of dogs by spreading the word in every way that person can think of, rather than by stealing dogs and leaving notes.
HOWEVER, now watch me contradict myself: to Crokhed, I am very grateful to your son and his roommate who did steal that old dog....obviously the situation was carefully observed before your son made that decision, which was the morally correct thing to do. And one of the kindest acts I have heard of for a dog, esp an older dog past the puppy cute stage by a long shot. But how incredibly rewarding it is to give excellent life quality to an old dog. Sounds like your son made sure that dog's "golden years" were the best years of the dog's entire life. Thank you to him for such wonderful kindness and to you for instilling such wonderful values in him.

I really doubt from the tone of that letter that the guy found a dog in the backyard one day and decided to take it. I am sure that he had observed the situation for a long time. The owners are a single mom and three kids. They may very well have loved that dog greatly but there is also a good chance that the robber judged right - it was not getting the attention it needed.

WAY TO GO DOG NAPPER,WHO NEEDS TO ROB JEWELS AND TVS WHEN YOU TOOK THE MOST PRECIOUS THING THEY HAD(THE DOG).I GUESS THAT MAYBE ITS NOW A CASE OF THEY REALIZE WHAT A TREASURE THEY HAD UNTIL ITS GONE.THEY DESERVED TO LOSE THE DOG