First I will start by saying that I am an animal lover and an owner of 3 dogs and have owned many between me, my family and my girlfriend's family. There are dogs everywhere in my family and are big source of laughs and the topic of many discussions in our home.
This morning on my to work I am going down a 3 lane highway at 65 mph and as I am going down the road I see in front of me a dog on the highway. It is 10 am so not rush hour and people are moving at speed but also not so busy that people couldn't stop safely. I thought the dog would make it, so much so I was planning on how to get out of the center lane to pull over to try to catch the dog. (I am known for always stopping to pickup loose dogs and carry a leash and treats in my car. )
As I was thinking about pulling over, I see that the people ahead of me didn't stop, hell not sure they slowed down, and hit this dog. The dog was pushed across the left lane up against the jersey barrier. The people didn't appear to slow and definitley didn't stop. As I went by I slowed down to see if there was anything I could do for the dog, althoug I was sure he was dead. He was, and I am glad for that. I hope he died instantly because I have experienced a dog suffering and dieing in my lap on the way to the vet once. That dog was 6 months old and had jumped the fence for the first time. That driver left her to die on the side of the road without stopping too. Oh, and while I slowed down to make sure the dog was dead, the guy behind me FU*king honked at me then went speeding by me! I hope Mr important made it wherever he needed to be, dickhead!
I know there are people out there who think dogs are just dogs and no big deal or they would say you couldn't do anything but why will no one stop? I can 't tell you how many times I stop to help a dog and no one will even ask if I want help. I know we are all busy and sometimes you just can't do anything but most don't even try.
Sorry for the rant, I just needed a place to vent it a little and just disturbed by the fact that people don't stop to try to help and even more so that they don't slow down or stop when they do hit a dog, it is a living thing and someones pet. Sometimes it is hard to be optimistic about people:(
This morning on my to work I am going down a 3 lane highway at 65 mph and as I am going down the road I see in front of me a dog on the highway. It is 10 am so not rush hour and people are moving at speed but also not so busy that people couldn't stop safely. I thought the dog would make it, so much so I was planning on how to get out of the center lane to pull over to try to catch the dog. (I am known for always stopping to pickup loose dogs and carry a leash and treats in my car. )
As I was thinking about pulling over, I see that the people ahead of me didn't stop, hell not sure they slowed down, and hit this dog. The dog was pushed across the left lane up against the jersey barrier. The people didn't appear to slow and definitley didn't stop. As I went by I slowed down to see if there was anything I could do for the dog, althoug I was sure he was dead. He was, and I am glad for that. I hope he died instantly because I have experienced a dog suffering and dieing in my lap on the way to the vet once. That dog was 6 months old and had jumped the fence for the first time. That driver left her to die on the side of the road without stopping too. Oh, and while I slowed down to make sure the dog was dead, the guy behind me FU*king honked at me then went speeding by me! I hope Mr important made it wherever he needed to be, dickhead!
I know there are people out there who think dogs are just dogs and no big deal or they would say you couldn't do anything but why will no one stop? I can 't tell you how many times I stop to help a dog and no one will even ask if I want help. I know we are all busy and sometimes you just can't do anything but most don't even try.
Sorry for the rant, I just needed a place to vent it a little and just disturbed by the fact that people don't stop to try to help and even more so that they don't slow down or stop when they do hit a dog, it is a living thing and someones pet. Sometimes it is hard to be optimistic about people:(