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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:55 PM Jan 2015

Dog Found Abandoned With Suitcase Filled With His Belongings

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A dog was found abandoned at a Scottish train station next to a suitcase filled with it's belongings and now the local animal welfare charity are looking for tips into who is the neglectful owner.

The dog, a male shar-pei named Kai, was found sitting with a leash attached to a banister at the Ayr railway station on Jan. 2, according to the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

"Kai is around two to three years old and is a lovely dog with a nice nature," Scottish SPCA Inspector Stewart Taylor said in the group's release.

The group reported that the suitcase contained a dog bowl, food, a pillow and toy -- although that doesn't clear the owner from wrongdoing.

https://gma.yahoo.com/dog-found-abandoned-suitcase-filled-belongings-201928461--abc-news-pets.html
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Dog Found Abandoned With Suitcase Filled With His Belongings (Original Post) joeybee12 Jan 2015 OP
Hopefully the dog finds a better home mythology Jan 2015 #1
I WANT KAI misterhighwasted Jan 2015 #2
He's a gorgeous boy, alright. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #3
I want him! Glimmer of Hope Jan 2015 #4
Me too! Bobbie Jo Jan 2015 #15
What a beautiful boy montanacowboy Jan 2015 #5
he is a beaut Skittles Jan 2015 #6
Or maybe Kai was just running away from home pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #7
*heh* Skittles Jan 2015 #8
lol Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #10
Thanks Change has come Jan 2015 #24
hope he finds a good home. He looks a little sad Liberal_in_LA Jan 2015 #9
There have been 100's of calls already of people wanting to adopt Kai! herding cats Jan 2015 #11
A very cool law Beringia Jan 2015 #18
This is possibly not neglectful at all. It could be a person in extreme circumstances. alphafemale Jan 2015 #12
Extreme circumstances and a nice piece of luggage jberryhill Jan 2015 #13
We have no idea of the circumstances. alphafemale Jan 2015 #14
Fortunes can turn quickly. jeff47 Jan 2015 #17
Sometimes circumstances change fast. Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2015 #19
While taking him to a shelter would have been best, I'm inclined to agree. sir pball Jan 2015 #16
Reminds me of Paddington Bear Tanuki Jan 2015 #20
Reminds me of... pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #22
Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Jan 2015 #21
More here. Boudica the Lyoness Jan 2015 #23
 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
1. Hopefully the dog finds a better home
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 07:58 PM
Jan 2015

But on the range of stupid selfish shot people do to dogs, at least they left the dog where he would be found and with his familiar toys.

That said take the dog to a shelter.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
2. I WANT KAI
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 08:04 PM
Jan 2015

To send him out to the world with a suitcase and a prayer that good humans take care of him is maybe a big risk.
Someone must have thought enough of him to pack his stuff however.
Wonder if people do this to their children in this world.

I will adopt Kai. I WANT HIM

montanacowboy

(6,093 posts)
5. What a beautiful boy
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 08:48 PM
Jan 2015

I wonder if the owner could not afford to keep him, at least they did the right thing by putting him somewhere where he would be found and his little suitcase. It breaks your heart.

Skittles

(153,169 posts)
6. he is a beaut
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 08:49 PM
Jan 2015

with this sad sack story he'll have no problem finding a good home

I hope it is a case of someone just feeling overwhelmed and exhibiting very poor judgement

herding cats

(19,565 posts)
11. There have been 100's of calls already of people wanting to adopt Kai!
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 09:10 PM
Jan 2015

I was looking for an update when I found this in the Daily Mail:

He is now being cared for at the charity's centre in Glasgow, where staff have been inundated with more than 100 calls offering him a new home within hours of his case coming to light.

Abandoning an animal is an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.

Anyone found guilty of doing so can be banned from keeping animals for a fixed period or life.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2899103/Abandoned-railway-station-Kai-dog-suitcase-carrying-pillow-toy-bowl-favourite-food.html#ixzz3O5rHE1mF


I hope they find the person who dumped poor Kai like that so they can be banned from owning another animal. What a cool law!

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
12. This is possibly not neglectful at all. It could be a person in extreme circumstances.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 09:21 PM
Jan 2015

They left the dog where it would be found, and cared enough to at least leave comforting "stuff."

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
13. Extreme circumstances and a nice piece of luggage
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 09:25 PM
Jan 2015

That dog's carry on is in better shape than mine.

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
14. We have no idea of the circumstances.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 09:30 PM
Jan 2015

The dog looks well cared enough to have had regular vet care and to be possibly chipped.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
17. Fortunes can turn quickly.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 11:31 PM
Jan 2015

Someone can be quite well off until their own financial disaster strikes. They'll still have nice luggage.

You can see people in Cadillacs driving up to a food bank. They bought the car before disaster struck, it's paid for, and isn't worth much on the used market.

 

Boudica the Lyoness

(2,899 posts)
19. Sometimes circumstances change fast.
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 12:14 AM
Jan 2015

Maybe at one time they could afford a nice suitcase and a dog. Who knows what happened.

sir pball

(4,743 posts)
16. While taking him to a shelter would have been best, I'm inclined to agree.
Tue Jan 6, 2015, 11:28 PM
Jan 2015

Yeah, it is technically "abandonment" but whoever left him cared enough to out him someplace very public, with his bowl and toys and binkie...ooh, it's getting a little dusty in here..

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
20. Reminds me of Paddington Bear
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 12:32 AM
Jan 2015

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Kai's story is poignant. I hope he quickly finds a loving home.

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