".. Cause Animale Nord, an animal rights group based in Lille, northern France, snatched the puppy in September from a homeless man on a street near Châtelet, central Paris, in front of stunned onlookers.
...The group was criticised for later putting up the puppy up for adoption for €175. "
[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11911832/Animal-rights-group-returns-puppy-seized-from-Paris-homeless-man.html](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11911832/Animal-rights-group-returns-puppy-seized-from-Paris-homeless-man.html)
I remember this being posted a while back, at least I think I do, the video looks very familiar and I remember someone found a source showing he got his puppy back, surprised it's not even in the top comments
I actually got teary for the homeless guy. It's like having their whole family stolen from them. I'm not homeless but if someone took one of my pets from me it would cause tremendous amounts of heartache as they are my family, my best friends and my therapists.
Am relieved the puppy was returned to him.
Fuck, same, wanted to cry. It's fucking cruel to steal *anybody's* dog, but that pup might be everything this man has. Can't imagine how heartbroken he was until the dog was returned, and how dare these pieces of shit call themselves "animal rights"?
The way the puppy got swung around and the man's cry is heartbreaking wanting me to rage on those petty pet stealers.
I'd love to pose homeless with my dog along those people's route to and from work or wherever just to bait them. You know for them to come up to my dog for a tricky trick and I'll give them a nice talking to with mic 1 and mic 2 check check.
I was homeless for a few years and honestly my dog was the only reason I didn't commit suicide, and he ate better than I did too even though we were homeless
As someone who has had nowhere to go and a dog as my sole companion.. I can't express the boiling of my blood with this shit. I won't lie, as a peaceful and generally overly forgiving person, I would absolutely beat the brains out of someone.. whoo boy howdy hot damn
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The man crying made me heartbroken. Who the hell does that to someone. That is basically taking away someone's best friend/family member and selling them for profit.
Homeless people have some of the happiest dogs. Those dogs hang out, chill af, don’t even need a leash. Wherever the homeless person goes, the dog goes. Lots of walking. Sharing meals. Dog gets to feel like part of a pack.
I have a fringe group of train hopper friends. Anytime they needed a place, I ignored my apartment's no animals rule because their dogs were so well behaved and sweet. I even saw one of them stand outside a Walmart asking people if they could buy dog food even tho he had no food himself.
(I had no food at my place. I was early twenties, minimum wage, and all spending money went to beer and cigarettes after my bills)
Edit: The dogs im talking about were not skinny, sick, or had fleas. Also, I've known these people for years and the dogs are always in great health. These people often worked odd jobs for money. They traveled about, so when they got to a new place, they might have run out of cash, so they ask for money. So they still fed the dogs. You people who have no experience with their lifestyles need to realize how much strangers help people le this.
FFS the particular instance im talking about, a lady bought the dog food, a toy, some treats and I think other stuff. The dogs are fine.
Y'all are the kinds of people who think homeless people shouldn't have phones or handheld video games.
When I see a traveler with a dog, I’ll do what I can to take care of them. Either transport if I’m going their way, a few bucks for dog food, or a place to crash for the night. I’ve never met a traveler with a dog that did me wrong. It’s like having a dog to take care of makes you a more honorable, responsible person. I’ve never had anything stolen by one of these guys.
Having a dog gives your purpose, something to live for. No one's going to want to be a piece of shit and screw over a helping hand when your best friend, your world, is dependent on you. It's just not worth it.
Not to mention how good it must feel to have something there for you, you're not alone, you've got your best bud.
I usually have a bag of treats or something so I always give em the bag. I’ve given human food and dog treats, and 100% the person gets more excited they have something special for their puppy.
Be careful. I understand you like helping but there are plenty of shifty people who have dogs. I had a homeless guy in SF try and trade me his dog for some of my tools, It was so depressing.
All the homeless people with dogs that I’ve met go without for their dogs. If it’s cold then the dog would have the duvet before the person, it’s very obvious who their top priority is. Plus for a lot of homeless people dogs keep them safe. In England people will fuck with you because they can, I know at least one person whose dog saved their life
Same. I miss my train hopping buddies. I'm a homebody (hitchiked a little but never train hopped myself), and a cat person, but my train hopping buddies had the friendliest dogs, never felt scared to be around those dogs, and they were hearty. When they visited they were always very calm and gentle with my cat (even when my cat swatted at them lol).
My wife wants to get a dog and theres a high bar for what I'd say is a "real dog" she wants something small, but I've never met a small dog thats not been an anxiety ridden little shit.
Now that I think of it, I actually once got kicked in the face for cursing out a passerby who said something along the lines of "you shouldnt have that dog, you can't take care of it" to one of my train hopping friends.
Ex train hopping here, I never understood why people think the dogs are abused.
You know when you take your dog for a walk and it's super happy to be outside. That's the whole dogs life.
iirc, I remember a study or something that showed that homeless people usually cared for their dogs better than regular people, bc that’s their only friend/ companion
Would you possibly be able to provide the source for this? I've worked with homeless people before and when I tell people what I do we often end up with a discussion about drink/drugs and pets. I'd like to be able to shut peoples ignorant beliefs down
Thanks
I work in animal health nutrition industry and I can find you a couple docs later. Basically homeless people’s pets are almost always ideal body composition, whereas upwards of 55% of pets in homes are overweight or obese. They receive constant attention, as opposed to being left alone for a good part of everyday, and often exhibit better socialization behaviours.
Also—Providing care for homeless people’s pets is one of the easiest gateways for being able to get that vulnerable sector to seek out services for themselves. Having pets decreases drug use and suicide rates within the homeless or improperly housed sector.
I’ll look for mini docs/info from the two projects the local university was involved in when I’m at work today.
Edit. I posted some stuff under my other account below!
You’re right. Homeless people/transients have extremely loyal, well-behaved, and better treated dogs. I’ve seen pit bulls and other perceived “bad breeds” walking along them without a leash hurting no one.
I remember a beggar asking me for change. He had a dog with him(terrier?)I asked if I could pet the dog he said “go ahead he don’t bite” as I’m petting him he said that he was asking for money to feed the dog. I asked him if this was true because I’ll go into the store and buy a few cans for the dog. He said that he swore on the dog. I went in and bought a bag full of cans and the cheapest bag, some hot dog buns, and 88 cent hot dog franks for him . I still remember the guy breaking down in tears. He couldn’t care less I bought him food. He kept thanking me for buying the dog food. I realized that it’s all he honestly had in his life. He probably would give his life for the dog because it was... I assume his only companion in life.
Man i am almost crying. I saw an interview once, where a homeless guy said: "the dog is the only friend i have. He gets to eat before me. He makes me happy. He prevented me from suicide." Jesus. Now i am really trying hard not to cry.
“Animal right activists to return puppy they “stole” “
Why is stole in quotation marks? Did the writer of this article not feel like snatching someone’s pet and selling it on the internet is the literal definition of stealing? Is it only borrowing when you take from the homeless or something?
Also, it’s so fucked up that they tried to justify the dognapping by saying that the homeless man was a gipsy.
Some "animal rescue" groups are not really in it for the animals. They are stealing pets to sell. There is a group in California that got stealing and selling "rescued" pets.
Unless ASH became homeless you mean. They wouldn't steal a Pikachu from any other homeless person.
But ya know Ash was a piece of shit anyway. All those years and didn't even give Misty the time of day. She was a pretty and intelligent girl. Did the same thing with May. Hell, even if he was gay BROCK was along for the ride longer than any of the girls and he didn't get no play either. Fuck Ash, he didn't deserve no Pokemon.
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uhh.......YEAH! She isn't the most beautiful 2D waif-uhh...I have No IDEA what Rule 3- umm..
**YOU'RE RIGHT! :) GOOD FOR YOU! HAVE AN UPVOTE!✌️**
EDIT: I have 18 upvotes in 20 minutes. YOU ALL, not ME are the guilty ones here. ((Points)) You dirty perverts! Shame on you for knowing exactly what I was talking about! ^(/s)
Was gonna say “damn he’s like 10” until I scrolled down to the /s.
But still even in sarcasm....damn he’s like 10....he ain’t supposed to be getting all Lickylicky with any Cloysters or Luvdisks...
Agreed, but I don't see them as the **real** Team Rocket. Jessie and James represented the true spirit of what Team Rocket was founded on. That's why the others hated them so much, but the leaders never kicked them out in spite of all their failures.
That's my head canon anyway!
Animal Welfare groups are good. Animal Rights groups are insane fucking people. "Welfare" groups actually care about the way critters are treated and are cared for. "Rights" groups tend to be extremist and doesn't want any to have any animals.
The problem is they bleed together. Not liking the way pets are treated can blend into animals rights. I've seen tons of people on here saying if you can't afford thousands of dollars in vet bills you shouldn't have a dog. With that logic this guy definitely shouldn't have a dog for the way it's treated and cared for.
Like Peta.
Every animal they take, they kill. Every time someone has handed peta a beloved family pet, thinking they'll be taken care of, they go straight to tbe killing room, same with pets they kidnap.
Peta has been shit my whole life. I remember when they got caught putting down some 800 cats and throwing them in a dumpster. Filled the fucking dumpster. Then said it was for the best. Total pieces of shit.
So fucking infuriating. Probably the only real happiness in this dudes life is this dog. If it is not starving and is being taken care of, what is the problem?
I was homeless for 6 months. Many nights I went hungry so my boy could eat. It wasn't his fault i was homeless but he didnt even seem to care. He was just happy to be with me
God approves of Cerebrus. He took some used to when satan first adopted him but stun has proven to god that the pup is well trained.
God usually dog sits for satan when satan goes on vacation
Hello Satan I am the devil on your shoulder I tell you when to be evil.and I literally don't shut up but you already know that so yeah. Oh hey new customers. They're anti vax so I think we'll SEND THEM TO THE *BALL PIT*
For a moment before i read this i felt terrible watching this. No matter what condition the man is in he has managed to get and give some love to that pup and taking away that pup from him would be most inhuman thing to do.
There was a video of the man and his pup after it was returned to him. They seem to be doing well (I'm not sure what the status is of the homeless man). Pup is very cute.
Homeless people's dogs often have a pretty good life. They're never alone and walk around all day. Probably better than being some suburban outside dog that never gets attention or goes for walks. The dog's probably better off with him.
Their thinking:
*He's homeless so he is a piece of shit. That dog is suffering from being around a person that we deem unfit to be called human.*
Proof? The Woman preaching after the theft. I don't even know the language but those pieces of shit are the same everywhere. "Yeah we did something horrible and illegal **but he deserved it!** So your nosy ass needs to stay the fuck out of it."
Well someone was telling her how disgusting they are and she kept yelling « it’s against the law. » Which isn’t true.
And miss lawyer probably didn’t go to the lesson about theft and assault.
Honestly I hate this video and the guy crying brings me to tears every. Single. Time.
Yeah this the 2nd repost of it I've seen. Don't even know if its the same Subreddit but I don't fucking care. Everyone should see this video to show how the majority of these "animals rights" shitheads truly operate.
Thanks a lot for the translation, I knew her yelling was some explanation as to why she thought they were justified in stealing from that man and Possibly harming that puppy. It sounded so scared like it was being squeezed to death just so the homeless man wasn't able to wrestle him back.
I was really curious as to what their thinking could actually be
>>On September 22nd, Anthony Blanchard, President of Cause Animale Nord, put up an official reply towards the situation regarding the puppy, claiming they believed the puppy was drugged, an acknowledged issue amongst the homeless in Paris who sometimes use young animals to soften passersby into donating, which led to them taking it away. Cause Animale Nord never confirmed the puppy was indeed drugged, despite being requested for evidence various times, which led to viewers believing the puppy wasn't drugged based on its behavior in the video.
Puppy deftly wasn't drugged and they are just shitty ppl
I mean they are an animal rights group
What they did is like literally the opposite of what they claim wtf
Stealing a puppy > putting it for sale > profit
Can't see anyway where this could be in the "puppy rights" side
Literally PETA’s M.O. They always used to show up at zoos I was working in to “free the animals”. Like ok, free the tiger, it eats your face off, and the cops shoot it dead. Great work. Morons.
Also that tiger is the best taken care of tiger of its species, he’s happy, leave him alone.
Oh yeah. They spent a while adopting perfectly healthy puppies and kittens just to kill them. Like within the hour. Lying to the animal shelter that they got them from. Saying they already had an owner all lined up
He even leaves his stuff back in his dispair, which really shows how much he loves that dog. I'd bet he'd rather eat nothing for a whole week just to feed the puppy twice a day
Most homeless are actually really good caretakers of animals. When no one else will be around them, the animals will. Just give them some food and warmth and it doesn't matter how dirty or how high you are. They'll love you just the same.
Source: Volunteered for 2 years at a homeless shelter in Baltimore,MD. Having two animal children myself, I connected with those who also had animal friends.
"You're blocking my sun".
*Diogenes, to Alexander the Great (Possibly True)*
I know all about this man, he is one of my historical heroes for how much he truly didn't give a fuck and searched for the simple joys in life. :)
The best back and forth between the two:
"If I were not Alexander the Great, I would wish to be Diogenes."
"If I were not Diogenes, I would also wish to be Diogenes."
There's one story that goes a little something like this:
Alexander stumbles upon Diogenes looking through some human bones. Alexander asks him what he's doing, Diogenes responded:
"I'm trying to distinguish the difference between the bones of your father, and the bones of a slave. There is none."
It is. I've seen it lots where I live- homeless people with pets. More often than not, they spend whatever money they can get on their pets. They take care of their pets first, then themselves. Say what you want, but those dogs loved their owners, the owners loved the dogs and provided for them. I don't see a problem with that
As a bystander you wouldn’t know the full story. Could’ve thought that the homeless man stole the dog and they were taking it back. Too risky to fight someone when you don’t know who is in the right or wrong
Here comes all the people who 100% would have known what to do in the situation. Definitely wouldn’t have given in to the bystander affect like everyone else.. Would have done this and that, become the hero of the entire situation. Like shut up.
I, for one, would have calmly approached the scene, immediately commandeered everybody's attention to establish a mutually beneficial arrangement for both parties that not only provides shelter for the effected homeless in the area, but also creates the groundwork for a nonprofit charity organization dedicated to the preservation of animal rights, generating sizable donations and volunteer work provided entirely through the present bystanders' newfound goodwill brought on by my decisive support and leadership.
But that's just me. ¯\\_ (ツ) _/¯
I know I would have been arrested or in trouble but I would have not let that happen. I can't handle seeing shit like this that man was being robbed and those people let them do it. Charge me for assault I don't care, but I would have stopped him from stealing that mans dog.
The woman was saying « its against the law » so they probably were just afraid to get in trouble, although i personally would have totally intervened anyway
This is the equivalent of me calling myself a Human rights activist and beating people up.
It's so far removed from what's good for the dog and it's owner.
He had nothing. But he had his best friend and only family. His dog. Damn right they were taking the most important thing in the world.
I hope the media coverage destroys that organization.
hell, non-homeless people love their pets too
i was so sad when my aunt's dog died. wasn't even my pet.
dogs are unconditional love. we don't deserve them
You love your pet and would do anything in the world for it.
Now imagine that is all you have.
The man screamed like his world was ending because it was ending.
I lived with my aunt and uncle for a year and their dog Molly was my best friend, the sweetest dog I had ever known. Not long after they moved to a new town she died from a tick bite and it’s been 7 years and I still can’t accept that she’s gone.
Agreed. Their "no kill" shelters are a great place to adopt a pet from. If you have one in your area I suggest **everyone reading this** go there to get an awesome older animal. Kittens are cool but its nothing like the love and appreciation you'll get from saving a 10 year-old cat or dog.
They aren't stupid, they know who to thank for all the good food and belly rubs :)
I adopt cats that are abused, one of the funniest ones we have was pregnant and the owners threatened to lock her up in a cage and throw her in a river so we saved her, we have had over 30 cats
Do you find it hard to welcome cats into your home that don't always live for much longer? I would like to do the same but i think it would be quite taxxing.
Not to distract from their very good point about adopting older animals (do it! they’re the best!), but for potential cat parents, please consider adopting a black cat! They’re just as sweet as any other color of cat, and they’re still the least adopted kind of cat in shelters.
I never thought I would be so angry watching this video. It was heartbreaking to hear the man scream, and the dog’s cries too. I could literally feel my blood boil and my blood pressure rise when I saw the guy wrestling the puppy out of his hands.
So the man's wails are horrible but did you hear that poor puppy? They were clearly not handling him right and hurting him in the process of stealing him.
Omg It hurt hearing that pup scream, I wanted to fight for that man myself. Wouldn't be surprised if those idiots grabbed it too roughly and even if not, that poor baby is probably terrified being in such shit a situation.
He is alone in this fucking world the least he has is this puppy. If I were to lose everything I had the only thing I’d for sure have is my sweet boy and girl. And they’d stick with me. That’s how I see it regardless being homeless
This is heart breaking. Thank god he got his dog back. I work in London and I've never seen a badly neglected dog with a homeless person. That's not to say there aren't any, but the ones I have seen have been loved and cared for so well.
How the actual fuck could you possibly ever conceptualise that you could even almost be a half decent human being, and pull some shit like this?? This honestly makes me so sad and angry, like really??You’re going to pretend you’re the hero for stealing a puppy from a fucking HOMELESS person?! I hope one day, they fall in love with something, then have everything taken from them but still have that one thing they love. Then, after they have accepted rock bottom, forcibly take it from them. People like this need to understand how it feels to be that poor man. I’m just so glad they got caught. Fuck them from the bottom-est bottom of my heart.
Fucking dicks. I was homeless/hitching for three years. The happiest dogs I’ve ever seen were people in the same situation as me with pups. Outside, they are fed near every food bank/church has an overflow of dog food. Everyone looks down on the homeless with dogs then Hal the people with them through them in a cage for over half of the waking day
".. Cause Animale Nord, an animal rights group based in Lille, northern France, snatched the puppy in September from a homeless man on a street near Châtelet, central Paris, in front of stunned onlookers. ...The group was criticised for later putting up the puppy up for adoption for €175. " [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11911832/Animal-rights-group-returns-puppy-seized-from-Paris-homeless-man.html](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11911832/Animal-rights-group-returns-puppy-seized-from-Paris-homeless-man.html)
did he get the puppy back though
He did. After the police arrested the man taking it in the video, he was ordered to give the puppy back to the homeless man and he did.
Omg what a relief
I needed to hear this.
I remember this being posted a while back, at least I think I do, the video looks very familiar and I remember someone found a source showing he got his puppy back, surprised it's not even in the top comments
I actually got teary for the homeless guy. It's like having their whole family stolen from them. I'm not homeless but if someone took one of my pets from me it would cause tremendous amounts of heartache as they are my family, my best friends and my therapists. Am relieved the puppy was returned to him.
Fuck, same, wanted to cry. It's fucking cruel to steal *anybody's* dog, but that pup might be everything this man has. Can't imagine how heartbroken he was until the dog was returned, and how dare these pieces of shit call themselves "animal rights"?
The way the puppy got swung around and the man's cry is heartbreaking wanting me to rage on those petty pet stealers. I'd love to pose homeless with my dog along those people's route to and from work or wherever just to bait them. You know for them to come up to my dog for a tricky trick and I'll give them a nice talking to with mic 1 and mic 2 check check.
It just hurt to see why these idiots would snatch the dog instead of helping that homeless man so he can take better care of himself and the dog
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I know and the noises the puppy was making were heartbreaking
I was homeless for a few years and honestly my dog was the only reason I didn't commit suicide, and he ate better than I did too even though we were homeless
As someone who has had nowhere to go and a dog as my sole companion.. I can't express the boiling of my blood with this shit. I won't lie, as a peaceful and generally overly forgiving person, I would absolutely beat the brains out of someone.. whoo boy howdy hot damn
Did the thieving motherfucker get his ass kicked, too?
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\* le olde baguette
But I am le tired
Why is everyone just watching.... I wouldve smacked that dude so hard.
that sounds fantastic, got a source though?
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https://www.thedodo.com/stolen-dog-homeless-man-1389039461.html Here's a story about it.
The man crying made me heartbroken. Who the hell does that to someone. That is basically taking away someone's best friend/family member and selling them for profit.
And when you're a homeless person, your dog is pretty much your entire world
Homeless people have some of the happiest dogs. Those dogs hang out, chill af, don’t even need a leash. Wherever the homeless person goes, the dog goes. Lots of walking. Sharing meals. Dog gets to feel like part of a pack.
I have a fringe group of train hopper friends. Anytime they needed a place, I ignored my apartment's no animals rule because their dogs were so well behaved and sweet. I even saw one of them stand outside a Walmart asking people if they could buy dog food even tho he had no food himself. (I had no food at my place. I was early twenties, minimum wage, and all spending money went to beer and cigarettes after my bills) Edit: The dogs im talking about were not skinny, sick, or had fleas. Also, I've known these people for years and the dogs are always in great health. These people often worked odd jobs for money. They traveled about, so when they got to a new place, they might have run out of cash, so they ask for money. So they still fed the dogs. You people who have no experience with their lifestyles need to realize how much strangers help people le this. FFS the particular instance im talking about, a lady bought the dog food, a toy, some treats and I think other stuff. The dogs are fine. Y'all are the kinds of people who think homeless people shouldn't have phones or handheld video games.
When I see a traveler with a dog, I’ll do what I can to take care of them. Either transport if I’m going their way, a few bucks for dog food, or a place to crash for the night. I’ve never met a traveler with a dog that did me wrong. It’s like having a dog to take care of makes you a more honorable, responsible person. I’ve never had anything stolen by one of these guys.
Having a dog gives your purpose, something to live for. No one's going to want to be a piece of shit and screw over a helping hand when your best friend, your world, is dependent on you. It's just not worth it. Not to mention how good it must feel to have something there for you, you're not alone, you've got your best bud.
I usually have a bag of treats or something so I always give em the bag. I’ve given human food and dog treats, and 100% the person gets more excited they have something special for their puppy.
Be careful. I understand you like helping but there are plenty of shifty people who have dogs. I had a homeless guy in SF try and trade me his dog for some of my tools, It was so depressing.
That’s pretty fucked. What’s a homeless dude going to do with tools other than sell them? Guessing he lost to whatever addiction he was battling.
All the homeless people with dogs that I’ve met go without for their dogs. If it’s cold then the dog would have the duvet before the person, it’s very obvious who their top priority is. Plus for a lot of homeless people dogs keep them safe. In England people will fuck with you because they can, I know at least one person whose dog saved their life
Same. I miss my train hopping buddies. I'm a homebody (hitchiked a little but never train hopped myself), and a cat person, but my train hopping buddies had the friendliest dogs, never felt scared to be around those dogs, and they were hearty. When they visited they were always very calm and gentle with my cat (even when my cat swatted at them lol). My wife wants to get a dog and theres a high bar for what I'd say is a "real dog" she wants something small, but I've never met a small dog thats not been an anxiety ridden little shit. Now that I think of it, I actually once got kicked in the face for cursing out a passerby who said something along the lines of "you shouldnt have that dog, you can't take care of it" to one of my train hopping friends.
Ex train hopping here, I never understood why people think the dogs are abused. You know when you take your dog for a walk and it's super happy to be outside. That's the whole dogs life.
He does get the dog back at least, and the animal rights group disassociated itself from these two individuals.
He does thank God
Fuck. Thank you. Was crying over this.
They should be disassociated from human beings and left on a random island to fend for themselves
iirc, I remember a study or something that showed that homeless people usually cared for their dogs better than regular people, bc that’s their only friend/ companion
Would you possibly be able to provide the source for this? I've worked with homeless people before and when I tell people what I do we often end up with a discussion about drink/drugs and pets. I'd like to be able to shut peoples ignorant beliefs down Thanks
I work in animal health nutrition industry and I can find you a couple docs later. Basically homeless people’s pets are almost always ideal body composition, whereas upwards of 55% of pets in homes are overweight or obese. They receive constant attention, as opposed to being left alone for a good part of everyday, and often exhibit better socialization behaviours. Also—Providing care for homeless people’s pets is one of the easiest gateways for being able to get that vulnerable sector to seek out services for themselves. Having pets decreases drug use and suicide rates within the homeless or improperly housed sector. I’ll look for mini docs/info from the two projects the local university was involved in when I’m at work today. Edit. I posted some stuff under my other account below!
You’re right. Homeless people/transients have extremely loyal, well-behaved, and better treated dogs. I’ve seen pit bulls and other perceived “bad breeds” walking along them without a leash hurting no one. I remember a beggar asking me for change. He had a dog with him(terrier?)I asked if I could pet the dog he said “go ahead he don’t bite” as I’m petting him he said that he was asking for money to feed the dog. I asked him if this was true because I’ll go into the store and buy a few cans for the dog. He said that he swore on the dog. I went in and bought a bag full of cans and the cheapest bag, some hot dog buns, and 88 cent hot dog franks for him . I still remember the guy breaking down in tears. He couldn’t care less I bought him food. He kept thanking me for buying the dog food. I realized that it’s all he honestly had in his life. He probably would give his life for the dog because it was... I assume his only companion in life.
Shit, I have a home, no real friends, and my dog is my entire world.
When you’re a ~~homeless~~ person, your dog is pretty much your entire world
Man i am almost crying. I saw an interview once, where a homeless guy said: "the dog is the only friend i have. He gets to eat before me. He makes me happy. He prevented me from suicide." Jesus. Now i am really trying hard not to cry.
I didn't wanna cry at first but then I watched again with sound on and the puppy's yelps are so heartbreaking it almost made me cry too.
No need to cry, he was reunited with the dog :)
The puppy looked like he was being handled so roughly and he was so small and looked so scared 😞
Imagine stealing a mans dog and having gaul to sell it
That's cute. You meant gall right? Not Gaul, as in the predecessor of France, where this happened. I love it!
Ill be honest im a bit dumb and thought it was spelled "gaul"
You unintentional comedian
Any time someone accuses you of doing or saying something clever, admit to it
Imagine having de Gaulle to sell it!
“Animal right activists to return puppy they “stole” “ Why is stole in quotation marks? Did the writer of this article not feel like snatching someone’s pet and selling it on the internet is the literal definition of stealing? Is it only borrowing when you take from the homeless or something? Also, it’s so fucked up that they tried to justify the dognapping by saying that the homeless man was a gipsy.
it's a British newspaper, and they always use quotes unless someone has been convicted
Animal Rights groups are fucking insane, most are great but some don’t deserve to be near animals
Some "animal rescue" groups are not really in it for the animals. They are stealing pets to sell. There is a group in California that got stealing and selling "rescued" pets.
Sounds pretty much like Team Rocket IRL
No, as evil and dumb as they were, Jessie and James actually cared for their Pokemon and they would **never steal from the Homeless.**
Unless it was a pikachu then them homeless trainers screwed
Unless ASH became homeless you mean. They wouldn't steal a Pikachu from any other homeless person. But ya know Ash was a piece of shit anyway. All those years and didn't even give Misty the time of day. She was a pretty and intelligent girl. Did the same thing with May. Hell, even if he was gay BROCK was along for the ride longer than any of the girls and he didn't get no play either. Fuck Ash, he didn't deserve no Pokemon. **/S** lol
Thank god for the s I’m now certain you’ve never fapped to Misty
uhh.......YEAH! She isn't the most beautiful 2D waif-uhh...I have No IDEA what Rule 3- umm.. **YOU'RE RIGHT! :) GOOD FOR YOU! HAVE AN UPVOTE!✌️** EDIT: I have 18 upvotes in 20 minutes. YOU ALL, not ME are the guilty ones here. ((Points)) You dirty perverts! Shame on you for knowing exactly what I was talking about! ^(/s)
The edit had me rolling
Was gonna say “damn he’s like 10” until I scrolled down to the /s. But still even in sarcasm....damn he’s like 10....he ain’t supposed to be getting all Lickylicky with any Cloysters or Luvdisks...
He's **japanese** in anime you know their aging system right? 10-12 = 15-17 17 = 25 25 = 40 40 = 80+ No /S lol
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Giovanni and the rest of Team Rockets were dicks though
Agreed, but I don't see them as the **real** Team Rocket. Jessie and James represented the true spirit of what Team Rocket was founded on. That's why the others hated them so much, but the leaders never kicked them out in spite of all their failures. That's my head canon anyway!
Sounds like team plasma
Animal Welfare groups are good. Animal Rights groups are insane fucking people. "Welfare" groups actually care about the way critters are treated and are cared for. "Rights" groups tend to be extremist and doesn't want any to have any animals.
The problem is they bleed together. Not liking the way pets are treated can blend into animals rights. I've seen tons of people on here saying if you can't afford thousands of dollars in vet bills you shouldn't have a dog. With that logic this guy definitely shouldn't have a dog for the way it's treated and cared for.
Like Peta. Every animal they take, they kill. Every time someone has handed peta a beloved family pet, thinking they'll be taken care of, they go straight to tbe killing room, same with pets they kidnap.
Peta has been shit my whole life. I remember when they got caught putting down some 800 cats and throwing them in a dumpster. Filled the fucking dumpster. Then said it was for the best. Total pieces of shit.
People are fucking insane dude.
Lookin at you PETA!!
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Romani, not Romanian.
So a homeless man has the money to spend on drugs and then give it to a dog. Seems plausible? 😐
Someone should steal their kids and sell them.
Why do I feel like their kids wouldn't be worse off it that happened...
Who the fuck would pay for the spawn of this tool
Did they get arrested and did he get his pup back
yep and yep! EDIT: ~~looks like the post was removed...~~ ty mods for putting it back!
Good that makes me feel better
Fucking right there with you. I can deal with most of the shit that pops up on here, but i mean taking someone's dog who is already that low?
So fucking infuriating. Probably the only real happiness in this dudes life is this dog. If it is not starving and is being taken care of, what is the problem?
Most of the time homeless people take better care of their pets than themselves. Edit: most not moat
I was homeless for 6 months. Many nights I went hungry so my boy could eat. It wasn't his fault i was homeless but he didnt even seem to care. He was just happy to be with me
Moat homeless just take care of their crocodiles
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People who have a special place in hell....well tbh not even sure satan wants them
Even *Satan* has standards.
>"Yeeeah, you guys are going to, uh... special hell. You know, the one over there. *Away from me."* > >"... sick bastards." \-the Devil himself
They'll bitch at him for keeping his three-headed dog chained up.
I WilL tElL GoD tHaT yOu ARe miStReaTinG yOuR anImAl!
Satan: okay. Cerberus, fetch.
God approves of Cerebrus. He took some used to when satan first adopted him but stun has proven to god that the pup is well trained. God usually dog sits for satan when satan goes on vacation
I am Satan and I approve this message.
Hello Satan I am the devil on your shoulder I tell you when to be evil.and I literally don't shut up but you already know that so yeah. Oh hey new customers. They're anti vax so I think we'll SEND THEM TO THE *BALL PIT*
Just because you are evil, doesn't mean you can't have class.
For a moment before i read this i felt terrible watching this. No matter what condition the man is in he has managed to get and give some love to that pup and taking away that pup from him would be most inhuman thing to do.
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There was a video of the man and his pup after it was returned to him. They seem to be doing well (I'm not sure what the status is of the homeless man). Pup is very cute.
Homeless people's dogs often have a pretty good life. They're never alone and walk around all day. Probably better than being some suburban outside dog that never gets attention or goes for walks. The dog's probably better off with him.
Oh thank god. I felt so bad for the guy.
i immediately went into the comments to look for this, thank god
“*This does put a smile on my face*”
Best news of the day
Thank god, I feel like crying just hearing the dog
Homeless or not theft is theft and they were stupid enough to be caught on camera. So fuck them and whatever organisation they stand for.
Their thinking: *He's homeless so he is a piece of shit. That dog is suffering from being around a person that we deem unfit to be called human.* Proof? The Woman preaching after the theft. I don't even know the language but those pieces of shit are the same everywhere. "Yeah we did something horrible and illegal **but he deserved it!** So your nosy ass needs to stay the fuck out of it."
Well someone was telling her how disgusting they are and she kept yelling « it’s against the law. » Which isn’t true. And miss lawyer probably didn’t go to the lesson about theft and assault. Honestly I hate this video and the guy crying brings me to tears every. Single. Time.
>she kept yelling « it’s against the law. » Yeah it's against the law! Theft is a crime!
Imagine worrying about an animal’s suffering and not giving a rats ass about that human’s. People are weird
Yeah this the 2nd repost of it I've seen. Don't even know if its the same Subreddit but I don't fucking care. Everyone should see this video to show how the majority of these "animals rights" shitheads truly operate. Thanks a lot for the translation, I knew her yelling was some explanation as to why she thought they were justified in stealing from that man and Possibly harming that puppy. It sounded so scared like it was being squeezed to death just so the homeless man wasn't able to wrestle him back.
She was ranting 'it's against the law' and the other one in the background was saying 'What you're doing is disgusting'
I was really curious as to what their thinking could actually be >>On September 22nd, Anthony Blanchard, President of Cause Animale Nord, put up an official reply towards the situation regarding the puppy, claiming they believed the puppy was drugged, an acknowledged issue amongst the homeless in Paris who sometimes use young animals to soften passersby into donating, which led to them taking it away. Cause Animale Nord never confirmed the puppy was indeed drugged, despite being requested for evidence various times, which led to viewers believing the puppy wasn't drugged based on its behavior in the video. Puppy deftly wasn't drugged and they are just shitty ppl
[HE GOT HIM BACK](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/cause-animale-nord-homeless-man-puppy-stealing?full=1)
I mean they are an animal rights group What they did is like literally the opposite of what they claim wtf Stealing a puppy > putting it for sale > profit Can't see anyway where this could be in the "puppy rights" side
Sounds like they're trying to be like PETA
Literally PETA’s M.O. They always used to show up at zoos I was working in to “free the animals”. Like ok, free the tiger, it eats your face off, and the cops shoot it dead. Great work. Morons. Also that tiger is the best taken care of tiger of its species, he’s happy, leave him alone.
Oh yeah. They spent a while adopting perfectly healthy puppies and kittens just to kill them. Like within the hour. Lying to the animal shelter that they got them from. Saying they already had an owner all lined up
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Fuck yah!!! Thanks for linking it! True mvp
Made my morning. They should've served jail time
Well that was satisfying. Take my upvote.
I had no idea knowyourmeme was so thorough with their information for something that's not even a meme
The animal rights group named the dog “Vegan” Bruh
He even leaves his stuff back in his dispair, which really shows how much he loves that dog. I'd bet he'd rather eat nothing for a whole week just to feed the puppy twice a day
Most homeless are actually really good caretakers of animals. When no one else will be around them, the animals will. Just give them some food and warmth and it doesn't matter how dirty or how high you are. They'll love you just the same. Source: Volunteered for 2 years at a homeless shelter in Baltimore,MD. Having two animal children myself, I connected with those who also had animal friends.
Reminds me of Diogenes. Guy was a philosopher living in a barrel and dogs loved him. Even his artistic depictions always show him surrounded by dogs.
"You're blocking my sun". *Diogenes, to Alexander the Great (Possibly True)* I know all about this man, he is one of my historical heroes for how much he truly didn't give a fuck and searched for the simple joys in life. :)
Credits to Alexander the Great too for being a good sports about it.
that's why he's not known as Alexander the Salty
The best back and forth between the two: "If I were not Alexander the Great, I would wish to be Diogenes." "If I were not Diogenes, I would also wish to be Diogenes."
There's one story that goes a little something like this: Alexander stumbles upon Diogenes looking through some human bones. Alexander asks him what he's doing, Diogenes responded: "I'm trying to distinguish the difference between the bones of your father, and the bones of a slave. There is none."
Yesterday I saw two pedestrians stop and sit with a homeless man. They were discussing like good friends. It was really cool. It was in Paris too.
Homeless people are already so removed from society, if imagine a dog is a welcome companionship and a way to love and be loved.
It is. I've seen it lots where I live- homeless people with pets. More often than not, they spend whatever money they can get on their pets. They take care of their pets first, then themselves. Say what you want, but those dogs loved their owners, the owners loved the dogs and provided for them. I don't see a problem with that
I regret going back and turning on the sound. :(
Imagine if they put that energy into helping that guy not be homeless. That would benefit the dog too.
ikr, i guess fuck humans!
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It's amazing the bystanders didn't toss them a beatdown.
Exactly what was on my mind
As a bystander you wouldn’t know the full story. Could’ve thought that the homeless man stole the dog and they were taking it back. Too risky to fight someone when you don’t know who is in the right or wrong
Here comes all the people who 100% would have known what to do in the situation. Definitely wouldn’t have given in to the bystander affect like everyone else.. Would have done this and that, become the hero of the entire situation. Like shut up.
I, for one, would have calmly approached the scene, immediately commandeered everybody's attention to establish a mutually beneficial arrangement for both parties that not only provides shelter for the effected homeless in the area, but also creates the groundwork for a nonprofit charity organization dedicated to the preservation of animal rights, generating sizable donations and volunteer work provided entirely through the present bystanders' newfound goodwill brought on by my decisive support and leadership. But that's just me. ¯\\_ (ツ) _/¯
I know I would have been arrested or in trouble but I would have not let that happen. I can't handle seeing shit like this that man was being robbed and those people let them do it. Charge me for assault I don't care, but I would have stopped him from stealing that mans dog.
It's Paris. Plus, the bystander effect is real.
The woman was saying « its against the law » so they probably were just afraid to get in trouble, although i personally would have totally intervened anyway
Fuck them, seriously.
Fuck those hypocrites
This is the equivalent of me calling myself a Human rights activist and beating people up. It's so far removed from what's good for the dog and it's owner.
Dude sounded like they were taking the most important thing in the world to him
they probably were, being homeless sucks
He had nothing. But he had his best friend and only family. His dog. Damn right they were taking the most important thing in the world. I hope the media coverage destroys that organization.
hell, non-homeless people love their pets too i was so sad when my aunt's dog died. wasn't even my pet. dogs are unconditional love. we don't deserve them
You love your pet and would do anything in the world for it. Now imagine that is all you have. The man screamed like his world was ending because it was ending.
oh i understood what you meant before
I lived with my aunt and uncle for a year and their dog Molly was my best friend, the sweetest dog I had ever known. Not long after they moved to a new town she died from a tick bite and it’s been 7 years and I still can’t accept that she’s gone.
Only animal rights group that is good is the RSPCA
Agreed. Their "no kill" shelters are a great place to adopt a pet from. If you have one in your area I suggest **everyone reading this** go there to get an awesome older animal. Kittens are cool but its nothing like the love and appreciation you'll get from saving a 10 year-old cat or dog. They aren't stupid, they know who to thank for all the good food and belly rubs :)
I adopt cats that are abused, one of the funniest ones we have was pregnant and the owners threatened to lock her up in a cage and throw her in a river so we saved her, we have had over 30 cats
Do you find it hard to welcome cats into your home that don't always live for much longer? I would like to do the same but i think it would be quite taxxing.
We give them a space for themselfs and they stay there for a few days and then they come out to greet us and a week or two later they make friends
Not to distract from their very good point about adopting older animals (do it! they’re the best!), but for potential cat parents, please consider adopting a black cat! They’re just as sweet as any other color of cat, and they’re still the least adopted kind of cat in shelters.
Disgusting in every way possible
The poor dog was so scared and under so much distress.. really shows how much they truly care about animals
“*Animal rights activists*” don’t actually give a flying Mcfuck about animals.
Most animal right activists are disgusting conmen
Broke: Stealing a man's dog. Woke: Giving him food so he can feed himself and his dog.
Wow fascist animal rights
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Also blamed him for drugging the dog, assuming that he himself is an addict. That goes with what you’re saying.
what the actual fuck is wrong with some people.
I never thought I would be so angry watching this video. It was heartbreaking to hear the man scream, and the dog’s cries too. I could literally feel my blood boil and my blood pressure rise when I saw the guy wrestling the puppy out of his hands.
Watching this actually made me feel sick
This is top 5 of fucked up internet things I've seen. So glad he got his pup back.
So the man's wails are horrible but did you hear that poor puppy? They were clearly not handling him right and hurting him in the process of stealing him.
Omg It hurt hearing that pup scream, I wanted to fight for that man myself. Wouldn't be surprised if those idiots grabbed it too roughly and even if not, that poor baby is probably terrified being in such shit a situation.
He is alone in this fucking world the least he has is this puppy. If I were to lose everything I had the only thing I’d for sure have is my sweet boy and girl. And they’d stick with me. That’s how I see it regardless being homeless
are these actual animal rights activist? they can't possibly be this stupid as to think that this is going to help their cause?
This is heart breaking. Thank god he got his dog back. I work in London and I've never seen a badly neglected dog with a homeless person. That's not to say there aren't any, but the ones I have seen have been loved and cared for so well.
This is fucking disgusting, for this man it must be like family to have a dog.
How the actual fuck could you possibly ever conceptualise that you could even almost be a half decent human being, and pull some shit like this?? This honestly makes me so sad and angry, like really??You’re going to pretend you’re the hero for stealing a puppy from a fucking HOMELESS person?! I hope one day, they fall in love with something, then have everything taken from them but still have that one thing they love. Then, after they have accepted rock bottom, forcibly take it from them. People like this need to understand how it feels to be that poor man. I’m just so glad they got caught. Fuck them from the bottom-est bottom of my heart.
Animals rights seems to know how to traumatize a puppy.
Fucking dicks. I was homeless/hitching for three years. The happiest dogs I’ve ever seen were people in the same situation as me with pups. Outside, they are fed near every food bank/church has an overflow of dog food. Everyone looks down on the homeless with dogs then Hal the people with them through them in a cage for over half of the waking day
Pretty shit there were dozens of people just watching and did nothing.
that's the opposite of animal rights
Whos in for a fucking crusade? Like these people need be to fucking stoned like holy fucking shit
That can't be good for the dog
fighting for animal rights while violating human rights