Ok, so there’s definitely something wrong with this picture…

I saw these dogs at the Carson shelter on Monday, while photographing the Pit Bulls. After noticing their physical condition, I then noticed that their ID#s were 1 digit apart (#A4456850 for the Rottweiler and #A4456849 for the Shepherd) and that they were owner surrendered on the same day. Now, I know that everyone isn’t to be judged like they are me (or you), and that some people don’t treat their animals exactly like I do mine… But there is a certain level of basic treatment that we should come to require–and this, in my opinion, falls far short of that. I’ve seen these kinds of physical deteriorations many times in the Pit Bulls that are dumped or brought in as “strays.” It’s wrong every time, and they likely come more often than not at the hands of a neglectful human as opposed to coming from being truly homeless for a period of time where these kinds of conditions can play out. So now we have 2 dogs that actually aren’t Pit Bulls, will this get people’s attention a little bit more?

I want to know if the Carson shelter is actually investigating how these animals were treated prior to being surrendered. They have the paperwork, and the owner’s information, because that is standard when you surrender your animals. They should not only be making sure that this person is appropriately checked out for a potential cruelty charge, but that their name is also going into some kind of a database that prevents them from ever being able to adopt an animal from a shelter ever again. Is this being done?

To see all of the dogs that were photographed on Monday, and to help me tag/share/network them, please click HERE.

*UPDATE*

Damn! The same person actually dumped 4 dogs in total, 2 Shepherds and 2 Rottweilers.