She Reported Her Neighbor To Animal Control For Neglecting Their Dogs, But They Believe She Should’ve Just Minded Her Own Business
This 20-year-old woman named Scarlet still lives at home with her family in a nice neighborhood, and they have a pet dog named Bella.
However, she’s recently become pretty concerned about her next-door neighbors’ dogs, Max and Ruby. Apparently, the pups are both really beautiful.
“But it seems like they are always outside, rain or shine, with little to no shelter,” she said.
She’s noticed that Max and Ruby’s water bowls are typically left empty, and she practically never sees her neighbors playing with the dogs or giving them any attention.
So, Max and Ruby often just bark a lot while they are outside.
“Which is understandable, given their situation,” she noted.
Just last week, though, things were different. Her town was hit with a pretty bad storm, and she was “worried sick” about her neighbor’s dogs.
That’s why she decided to walk over to their house, knock on their front door, and ask if the dogs needed any help.
“They brushed me off and said the dogs were fine,” she revealed, “But I could see that they were shivering and soaked.”
nuzza11 – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual dogs
This broke her heart, too, and she finally decided to contact animal control. She explained how her neighbors were treating Max and Ruby, and animal control promised to send someone over to check on them.
Then, just a few days later, it seemed as though Max and Ruby were receiving much better care. She noticed that they had new, insulated dog houses and bigger water bowls. Plus, it seemed like her neighbors were spending more time with the pups.
“However, my neighbor confronted me and accused me of overstepping and making things difficult for them,” she recalled.
Since then, other people in their neighborhood have found out about the situation, too, and they’re all divided. Some of her neighbors believe she did the right thing; meanwhile, others think she should have just minded her own business.
“I just couldn’t stand seeing those dogs suffer,” she vented.
Still, she can’t help but wonder if reporting her neighbor for neglecting their dogs was a jerky move.
Do you think she did the right thing by reporting her neighbor? How would you have reacted in this situation?
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