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Stranger Mistakenly Tries To Liberate Guy’ s Muzzled Dog Due To Believing It’ s Animal Cruelty

Liucija Adomaite and
Mantas Kačerauskas
Normally we would applaud anyone who doesn't stay immune to what they suspect is animal abuse. With so many dogs and cats being mistreated these days, it's only best to be safe and raise an alert before it's too late. But this incident suggests that even if we mean the best for an animal, it's always a good idea to make sure your suspicions are genuinely valid. The story comes from one Redditor, Boring-Exit9303, a dog owner who had his four-legged friend 'stolen' in broad daylight while out in a park. When the author realized his daughter was out of his sight, he tied the dog named Maximo Tiberio "in an area specifically designated for that purpose" and moved "no more than 15 meters away from him to search for my daughter." But as the two were going back, a girl appeared from out of nowhere, ran towards Maximo, grabbed him and ran back to her car. The stress was through the roof at that point, and so the owner went to the police to find his stolen dog, wondering what her motive was…

Recently the owner of this beautiful rescue dog Maximo Tiberio asked people if he was right to press charges against the woman who stole his dog in a park

Image credits: Boring-Exit9303

So he shared the whole incident on r AITA subreddit

Image credits: Boring-Exit9303 "This is a sad story – for everyone involved," Molly DeVoss told Bored Panda commenting on the incident. Molly is a certified feline training and behavior specialist who runs Cat Behavior Solutions agency and she shared some insights on how it would be best to respond if you ever suspect an animal is being mistreated. "It is heart wrenching to witness abuse and neglect of animals," Molly stated and added that regardless "you shouldn't break the law in an attempt to remedy the situation." "Talking to the owner is the best place to start. Explain your concerns and offer resources to help. Keep your cool; people will be more amicable to working with you towards a solution if you are not triggering defensive attitudes from them," the feline behavior specialist explained. "If you can't get cooperation from the pet's owner, there are legal avenues you can pursue; all 50 states have felony provisions against animal cruelty. Call your local animal control agency, 3-1-1 or 9-1-1 as soon as possible." Molly concluded that even though a dismal percentage of these cases are prosecuted and convicted, you should never break the law yourself, or put yourself in harms way to rescue the animal.

And this is what people had to comment in response to the story

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This time things went reasonably well because her license plate got caught on camera. Next time when she kidnaps a baby because she thinks the mother is unfit that may not be the case. Can you imagine the stress of the parents? No, I'd say press charges and let her experience the consequences of her acts. 58 58points reply Viviane Viviane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I read a bit more - after months of training and some progress, the dog reverted back to its original state. The owner will now have to work with a trainer to deal with the dog's trauma. 53 53points reply Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Another reason to press charges, so she can pay for the extra costs for the trainer. 36 36points reply UpupaEpops UpupaEpops Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is exactly what I was afraid of. I wonder if that witch can be sued for the extra cost for veterinary care and trainer? 10 10points reply Evil Little Thing Evil Little Thing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Poor Max 10 10points reply Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Poor dog! 5 5points reply Louloubelle Louloubelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago In addition to pressing charges, I would think having this person do community service at a shelter would help educate her. Maybe once she saw what goes on with truly abused animals, she might think twice. 31 31points reply Autumn Autumn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That’s a good idea!! 6 6points reply von Funnyname von Funnyname Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hear hear! That's suit for not minding her own damned business 0 0points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Muzzled dogs that are otherwise well-tended, and have a child around them (as in this case, the OP's 11yo daughter).... Stay out of it. Ask if you must, but don't take the dog. This is simple stuff. 38 38points reply Max Max Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago A well-fitted muzzle is not cruelty, and may not even be for an aggressive dog. We've considered muzzling our (very sweet, excitable but loving) dog because she was a stupid idiot baby who put everything in her mouth. She has now mostly grown out of that behaviour. 23 23points reply Load More Replies... Louloubelle Louloubelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My sweet loving boy, turned aggressive at the vet. Not sure why. Even the vet doesn't know why. But at the vet - he's muzzled, otherwise he would hurt someone and himself. 6 6points reply abby smink abby smink Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He might have been in pain from something, especially if it wasn't just a routine check up. 0 0points reply Doubleheader Doubleheader Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago People who muzzle their pets are responsible owners. Some dogs simply need it. It protects both the aggressive animal and the potential victim. I hate that some people think that it can be cruel when it's really the opposite. 4 4points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago We never muzzled ours after training, but during training, a soft muzzle (as we called them) was normal. Dogs could drink, etc., just not *bite*.... and on a farm, that was sort of essential to everything around the dog. 4 4points reply Andrew Andrew Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hate that this is even a consideration. Press charges! She is a thief nothing more nothing less. If she actually cared for the dog she would have handled it the correct way. 31 31points reply Load More Comments POST WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago The owner should press charges as a sign to the girl that she just can't assume things and act upon them. This time things went reasonably well because her license plate got caught on camera. Next time when she kidnaps a baby because she thinks the mother is unfit that may not be the case. Can you imagine the stress of the parents? No, I'd say press charges and let her experience the consequences of her acts. 58 58points reply Viviane Viviane Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I read a bit more - after months of training and some progress, the dog reverted back to its original state. The owner will now have to work with a trainer to deal with the dog's trauma. 53 53points reply Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden WilvanderHeijden Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago Another reason to press charges, so she can pay for the extra costs for the trainer. 36 36points reply UpupaEpops UpupaEpops Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago This is exactly what I was afraid of. I wonder if that witch can be sued for the extra cost for veterinary care and trainer? 10 10points reply Evil Little Thing Evil Little Thing Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Poor Max 10 10points reply Carmen Sandiego Carmen Sandiego Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Poor dog! 5 5points reply Louloubelle Louloubelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago In addition to pressing charges, I would think having this person do community service at a shelter would help educate her. Maybe once she saw what goes on with truly abused animals, she might think twice. 31 31points reply Autumn Autumn Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago That’s a good idea!! 6 6points reply von Funnyname von Funnyname Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Hear hear! That's suit for not minding her own damned business 0 0points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Muzzled dogs that are otherwise well-tended, and have a child around them (as in this case, the OP's 11yo daughter).... Stay out of it. Ask if you must, but don't take the dog. This is simple stuff. 38 38points reply Max Max Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago A well-fitted muzzle is not cruelty, and may not even be for an aggressive dog. We've considered muzzling our (very sweet, excitable but loving) dog because she was a stupid idiot baby who put everything in her mouth. She has now mostly grown out of that behaviour. 23 23points reply Load More Replies... Louloubelle Louloubelle Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My sweet loving boy, turned aggressive at the vet. Not sure why. Even the vet doesn't know why. But at the vet - he's muzzled, otherwise he would hurt someone and himself. 6 6points reply abby smink abby smink Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He might have been in pain from something, especially if it wasn't just a routine check up. 0 0points reply Doubleheader Doubleheader Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago People who muzzle their pets are responsible owners. Some dogs simply need it. It protects both the aggressive animal and the potential victim. I hate that some people think that it can be cruel when it's really the opposite. 4 4points reply Leo Domitrix Leo Domitrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago We never muzzled ours after training, but during training, a soft muzzle (as we called them) was normal. Dogs could drink, etc., just not *bite*.... and on a farm, that was sort of essential to everything around the dog. 4 4points reply Andrew Andrew Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hate that this is even a consideration. Press charges! She is a thief nothing more nothing less. If she actually cared for the dog she would have handled it the correct way. 31 31points reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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