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It's Not OK to Shoot a Dog and Leave It to Die
Fresno resident Josh Conder was sickened by what he saw Wednesday morning.
“I hope one day you realize how much of a monster you are.” — Josh Conder
While driving his truck on the old section of Highway 41 at the San Joaquin River, Conder saw a dog lying on the side of the road.“This being rather unusual I turned around only to find a beautiful pitbull had been shot and left to die.”
Josh Conder loaded the dog into his truck and rushed him to the animal hospital. (Josh Conder/Facebook)
Dog Couldn’t Be Saved
Conder did all he could to save the dog’s life but the bullet grazed his spine, and the dog wouldn’t be able to walk again.
Sadly, the dog had to be euthanized.
“This broke me,” Conder wrote on Facebook. “I am so tired of seeing this kind of behavior.”
Conder also had words for the shooter: “I hope one day you realize how much of a monster you are.”
Click on the video above to see an interview with Conder.
C. Nunn
April 18, 2019 at 1:21 pm
Stories like this break my heart. It is somewhat terrifying to be living in a world with other human beings who can be this cruel.
No wonder many people prefer dogs and other animals over humans.
It’s a stretch to even call someone who would do this to a dog, a human.
Judy Petersen
April 19, 2019 at 5:30 am
Agreed. People who abuse animals should be held accountable in the legal system as if they abused a human. In fact, in my opinion, people who abuse animals WILL abuse humans.
Annie Kate
April 18, 2019 at 8:17 pm
Don’t leave your dogs run loose and this won’t happen…..especially with a pit bull….
Laura
April 20, 2019 at 6:09 am
Are you serious? What makes you think anyone would ‘let’ their dog loose? That’s pretty narrow minded. Dogs do manage to get out on their own you know. But even if you are right, that in NO WAY makes it ok to shoot an animal, regardless of breed! What’s wrong with you?!? smh
Marianne
April 19, 2019 at 4:58 am
The heartless monster who did this deserve to get shot and left on the side of the road…poor baby…I’m so glad you saw him at least he didn’t have to lay there and suffer anymore…I hope Karma gets the monster and gets them good.. i.hope they will suffer !!!!
Jove
April 19, 2019 at 9:56 am
I’m sorry for the dog but when people leave their dogs to roam, regardless of how friendly the owner perceives them to be, others are threatened by the breed alone. No one can say this dog wasn’t threatening a person or a pet when this happened. Dog owners who allow their dogs to roam should never blame anyone but themselves because they did not keep their pet’s safe and close to them. It’s the owner’s fault.
Josh Conder
April 21, 2019 at 9:44 am
That’s a pretty silly comment. This poor pup wasn’t running loose in the steerts This dog was taken to the country side to be murderd. Do you seriously think someone was out on a walk at 11pm who just happend to be carrring a gun and feard for their life??? NO… This dog was executed..
Thomas J Hernandez
April 19, 2019 at 7:51 pm
Josh, Thank you for helping that wonderful dog. You stepped up. God bless the doggie, and you! You are correct the person that committed this horrible act is an evil monster. Thanks again, brother.