I Think I Did The Right Thing......

Most of you know I live in a pretty poor part of town. Well, one neighbor got a really cool looking pit mix I think and they allow it to run free... (not cool). Good dog and he lets me pet him but he never even had a collar. It seems that the daughter, a whole 12 maybe 13 years old is taking care of the family and dog while the two parents work.

Well..... I had contemplated calling the ASPCA for a couple months but I figured I'd talk to the other neighbor first. My suspicions were correct and she's bearing the brunt of the burden and she's just really a baby for Pete's sake. So, I took one the last of Merlin's old collars, trimmed it down and drilled new holes so it would fit, talked to the neighbor and made sure I wasn't crossing some unknown culture line and brought to her. The kid was really happy and hope that her parents are OK too. My neighbor watched the transaction as well so all is on the up and up.

I did mention to her that there's a "split ring" for the rabies vaccination tag right on the collar. :-D I'm just hoping that they are taking the dog to the vet.....

So, am I an asshole for butting in or am I changing my neighborhood for the better.....? If they can't afford to vaccinate him, I'll do it in a new york second....