A small but growing number of dogs are being abandoned in and around a wooded section of West Mount Airy — some of them found tied to trees or stakes. “It’s a cruelty, not a relocation. And it’s illegal.”
A small but growing number of dogs are being abandoned in and around a wooded section of West Mount Airy — some of them found tied to trees or stakes.
Meanwhile, 11 other abandoned dogs and cats were found in spots near Carpenter’s Woods within the last two years, compared with five between 2015 and 2020, Edgar said. “There’s a mind-set, often with dogs, of ‘I can’t take care of him. Let me set him free,’” said Samantha Holbrook, president of Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia, a nonprofit that offers assistance to people looking to give up their animals because they can’t afford care.
It’s unusual to see abandoned animals in financially well-off areas such as West Mount Airy, experts say. “We were able to get a person’s name and Main Line address from the microchip in a dumped cat once,” she explained. “When we contacted the person, they said, ‘It’s not my cat.’In Northwest Philadelphia, many of the abandoned dogs are pit bulls, or pit bull terriers, said Chris Switky, a certified dog trainer in West Mount Airy. Some appear to have been used to fight, or to breed, he said.
Because she’s been on call to rescue animals for more than a decade, she’s well-known among animal lovers who will tag her on Facebook, text, or call her to inform her of the whereabouts of the latest creature left in the heat or cold.
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