¶ … walking home from work on the same road that I used every day until that moment and tiredly contemplating my condition. I tend to be philosophical when I am in such situations, as I try to look back and figure all of the events that led to me being happy and sad at the same time. I was everything I ever wanted to be, but I felt I was insignificant in the great scheme of things. I basically wanted the world to appreciate me for who I was and I actually felt I was not a part of the 'masses'. Dogs. There were a bunch of stray dogs in my way looking fiercely at me as if I was their enemy.
I am particularly fond of dogs, but I feel that it would be wrong for me to support them, taking into account that they suffer greatly on the streets as a result of society's tendency to persecute them. So when I came across this puppy staying alongside of the other dogs I felt that it was up to me to help it. I picked it up and I took it to the local dog shelter (it was just around the corner), as I heard that people often adopt dogs from that place. I figured no one would be as ignorant as to leave such a cute puppy live in a dog shelter.
As I entered the shelter I saw several puppies that looked just like the one I picked up locked up and screaming for their mommy as they struggled to get out. The manager immediately walked up to me and said:
"There's that little bastard. It just escaped like an hour ago and I was furious that I was responsible for putting another dangerous animal on the streets. We just put its mother down and I was going to go through with killing the others."
"Don't you think that's a bit cruel? Aren't you going to wait and see if someone wants to adopt any of these puppies?
"This is my job sir and I've seen puppies like these come and go for several years now. Pity is not something that me, as a dog pound manager, can afford"
"Tell you what, I want to take all six of them home with me. What do I need to do in order to adopt them?"
"Well, you have to prove you have the resources available to hold them and sign here, here, and here."
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