One early September morning, a Texas veterinarian pulled up to his office to discover that someone had dropped off a metal wire cage filled with four little baby puppies, abandoned and left for him to care for. Worse still, he discovered the pups were in a poor state — covered in skin lesions, ringworm fungus, and fleas. They also had missing patches of fur on their bodies and were suffering from internal parasites. Luckily, in a viral TikTok video, the vet shows how he and his team cleaned the poor puppies up and got them on the road to recovery.
Such a high level of neglect doesn’t just happen overnight. Whoever dumped these poor animals probably did these dogs a favor by finally surrendering them. But the former owners should have contacted a shelter instead, and done so much, much sooner — before the animals ended up in such a sad way. People shouldn’t have pets they can’t care for properly, and it’s up to those businesses and individuals who help people adopt animals to make sure pets go to responsible owners. Sign the petition to demand that Texas require all pet owners to sign a contract indicating an understanding of their responsibilities as pet parents!