While typing out the previous entry I was watching a DVR rerun of "Flip This House." In the episode "Brotherly Love" JD and Paul are up to their old antics renovating and flipping a home in Connecticut. Apparently the home was previously occupied by tenants that were tied to the previous owners. Unfortunately when they go to inspect the property they find an abandoned dog nearly starved to death on the property.
After doing the right thing and calling Animal Control the dog is taken away to be adopted by another owner. The officer responding to the scene thanks the crew for "doing the right thing" and calling animal control. I did not notice any official designation on the vehicle nor a State ID Plate so I am going to guess doing the right thing in this case cost the crew some money. It was nice to see as these guys do seem to be legitimate on the order of Trademark Properties down in South Carolina before they bailed for another network.
With that said I figured it was worth a minute to mention that almost all shelters will take your pet for free or for a minimal donation. Although it may seem that leaving your pet is the best idea or letting it go wild those are horrible solutions. Roaming free pets live a horrible life and can do damage to the environment around them before often succumbing to a miserable death. If you are forced to give up your pet do the right thing and leave it at a local shelter.
A great place to start your search would be the ASPCA and from there you should be able to find a list of local shelters if there is not a state branch of the ASPCA in your area. You can search your favorite search engine with your state and SPCA to find your local branch. For those looking for a pet you can help significantly reduce the population and financial strain of unwanted pets by adopting. There are thousands of local and state organizations such as Animal Shelter and PetFinder that help in both the search for a pet you want to adopt and a pet you need to drop off. Do the right thing with your pet and leave it with responsible individuals, not abandoned and starving.
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