so for a while a stray dog would come to my house and i would feed her b/c she looked thin and she seemed to be an old dog w/ arthritis. so i feed her whenever she would come to my house and she wouldnt get to close to me since she was scared. i soon found out that she belonged to someone who lives outside the neighborhood.so i reported the person to animal control b/c the dog was thin and the owner allowed the dog to wander and the dog had to cross the street every time it went into the neighborhood.
so a few days later after i emailed animal control i was concern about the dog b/c if she was taken away from the owner and taken to the animal shelter(it a kill shelter) she wouldnt have much of a chance of being adopted since she was old and seemed to have a few medical problems.
so i email animal control again to c what happend and they said that they talk to the owner and she said that the dog was in that condition b/c she was old. and that now she will take her to the vet. i was thinking that it was crazy that she would say b/c she is thin b/c of her age but if she knew that y didnt she take the dog to the vet and take better care of her.
so do u think it was ok that the dog is still going to stay with her or was it ok for animal control to give her another chance and let her take the dog to the vet.
i am happy about what i did and dont regret it since she is getting the medical treatment she deserve.

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