We all love our pets. Humans have kept domesticated animals for thousands of years now and they provide us with companionship and protection while fulfilling our desire to nurture.
But having pets comes with great responsibility. To the animal obviously - this creature now relies on you for its quality of life and you need to ensure its physical and emotional needs are met. And to other people too - you should be able to look after your animal and keep it healthy and happy in such a way that doesn't encroach on the lives of others.
Simple really, isn't it? Well, not to everyone. This list, compiled by the good folks here at Bored Panda, is a catalog of shame, showing the times when pet owners were jerks not only to their poor animals but to society at large. From the liberal dumpings of excrement to just flat-out animal neglect, these people don't deserve to be let anywhere near an animal again, and makes you wonder if perhaps it was time people had to get a license to have a pet.
Scroll down to see what we mean below, and let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments.
#1 This Is Honestly Sad
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#2 Man Washes His Dog's Behind In A Water Fountain At A Park - And Refuses To Stop When Horrified Passers-By Yelled At Him In Disgust
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#3 Dumping A Litter Box Off The Top Floor Balcony Of A Pet-Free Apartment Building
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#4 Someone Stored Their Dog
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#5 A Customer Tried It On Their Dog And Put It Back On The Shelf
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#6 This Woman Dumping Her Dog In My Best Friends Front Garden...
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#7 Dog Owners Who Think This Is Ok In A Restaurant
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#8 Leashing Your Dog To Your Car In The Parking Lot While You Go To The Gym
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#9 Every Day My Neighbor Throws A Bag Of Dog [poop] From Their Porch Into The Trees
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#10 Someone Tied A Bag O' Dog [poop] To This Crosswalk Button
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#11 Imagine Being So Lazy That You Allow Your Dog Create A [poop] Pile On Your Balcony Instead Of Taking It For A Walk
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#12 Getting Rid Of Your Dog Because You Got A New Puppy
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#13 More Evil Than Trashy, But Still Applies...
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#14 For Years, Vegan Blogger Sonia Sae Has Been Allegedly Raising Her Pet Fox Jumanji On A Vegan Diet Because She Thinks That All Species Are Equals
Sae has already admitted that Jumanji is half blind, suffers from spontaneous convulsions and a severe skin condition. However, she refuses to believe that this is because of what do foxes eat. “They use the word ‘abuse’ to describe the act of feeding [it] food that no animal had to die for. Despite the obvious oxymoron, any other non-vegan alternative DOES involve abuse by default,” she said in a Facebook post.
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#15 A Small Dog Left Inside A Shop's Baggage Storage
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#16 These Are The Type Of People Who Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Have Pets Whatsoever
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#17 Tied To A Dumpster Outside A Liquor Store While The Owner Was Inside Playing Video Poker(35° And Raining)
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#18 Previous Owner Abandons Aquarium With Two Live Fish And Overfilled Amount Of Food
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#19 Getting A Dog Soon, So Let’s Just Get Rid Of The Cat...
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#20 South Ca’kalakee Facebook
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#21 People At The Dog Park I Go To Are Too Lazy To Put Their Poop Bags In The Trash Can So They Hang Them On The Fence
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#22 My Neighbors Moved Without Taking Their Cat With Them
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#23 Pet Makeup...
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#24 Vegan Posts Pics Of Her Lab ‘Excited’ To Eat Her Vegan Dinner
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#25 Friend Just Sent Me This Photo Of A Dog They Found While Driving By A Construction Site
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#26 This Is My Co-Workers Dog. Seriously
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#27 This Fat Squirrel Is A Service Animal
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#28 Normal Reaction To A Pet Dying
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#29 My Neighbour Was Evicted And Left The Family Cat. Looks Like I Have A New Cat
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#30 The First Time I've Felt Worse For The Service Dog Than I Have The Owner
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#31 Woman Gets Tired Of Caring For Dog So Decides To Let It Run Away. Becomes Upset When Neighbor Brings The Dog Back
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#32 People Who Drive Around With Their Dog In The Truck Bed (It Was Raining)
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#33 Lizzy Kate Tea Shop, Kirkland Wa. Some Human Piece Of Garbage Just Leaves Their Dog Out In Below Freezing Temperatures For 45 Minutes. The Dog Was Whimpering When I Walked By. I’m Livid Dude
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#34 Dog Given Free Reign Of Sidewalk!
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#35 Letting Your Dog Pee In The Elevators
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#36 Woman Uses A Drinking Fountain As A Doggy Bidet
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#37 Pretending Your Pet Didn’t Pee All Over The Floor In Line For A Vet Clinic
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#38 Not In The Bed. Not Tied Down. Thats Safe
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#39 This Dog With Dreadlocks On Its Tail
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#40 Students Abandoned Puppies After Graduation
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#41 I Hate Humans
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#42 Leaving Your Dog Like This While You're At Work
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#43 Pick Up Your Dogs Poop
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#44 Just Evicted One Of The Worst Tenants Ever And Took Their Mother Leaving These Poor Kittens Without Food And Water For About Week. They're Now Safe At My Own Place. Looking To Rehome Them Soon
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#45 Spray Painting Your Dog To Look Patriotic
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#46 Just Cut Your Dogs Nails...ok?
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#47 This Is My Friend's Grandmother's Dog, She Feeds It 2 Hotdogs Every Morning With Mustard
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#48 Came Across This On Facebook Today. Why Would You Dye Your Dogs Fur? Being An Animal Lover, I Could Never Do This To My Dog
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#49 Trashy Pet Owner
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#50 Receiving A Medical Service Dog And Turning It Into Your Own Traveling Sideshow
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#51 I Asked My Roomate Why There Were 2 Candles On Our Carpet. Apparently Her Dog Puked And She Didn't Have "Time" To Clean It
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#52 This Screams Trashy
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#53 Dog On A Table At A Food Festival
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#54 I Don’t Know If Weed Is Safe For Reptiles What The Hell Stoner Pets
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#55 A Women Just Tossed This Kitty Over Our Fence Between Two Dogs That Were In The Yard And Took Off. The Kitty Was Too Terrified To Move & A Staff Member Was Able To Get Her Inside
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#56 Traveling With 4 Dogs And A Cat In The Back Of A Truck At -25 °c
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#57 For Someone Desperately Seeking Their Lost Dog, They Sure Are Placing Alot Of Demands On The People That Find Her
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#58 Girl From Facebook Duct Taped Her Dogs Mouth Shut Because It Wouldn't Stop Barking
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#59 Her Dog Loves Getting High With Her
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