This is ignorance if we’ve ever seen it!
A dog in Tennessee was saved after he was set to be put to death because of his sexual orientation.
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Um…what?
The pit bull-type hound was abandoned by his owner after he noticed him hunched over another male dog, which led him to assume the dog was gay.
Here’s a little lesson: animal experts say a male dog mounting another male dog is not a sign of sexual orientation, but rather a sign of dominance. Actually, without getting too scholarly…IT’S JUST WHAT DOGS DO!
A Facebook petition that garnered over 4,000 shares and posts pleaded for the dog to be adopted or placed in a “no-kill” shelter.
The “Jackson Madison Rabies Control Stalker,” a woman who uploads images of shelter dogs to her account in the hopes of finding owners to adopt them, posted this message yesterday:
This guy was signed over to RC, not bc he’s mean or bc he tears things up, but because… His owner says he’s gay! He hunched another male dog so his owner threw him away bc he refuses to have a “gay” dog! Even if that weren’t the most assinine thing I’ve ever heard, its still discrimination! Don’t let this gorgeous dog die bc his owner is ignorant of normal dog behavior! He’s in kennel 10L and he WILL be put down tomorrow bc there is no room at the inn!
News that the dog was safe was reported by Buzzfeed just minutes before the dog was scheduled to be euthanized.
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Yay for the puppy! But shame on the owner. It’s not OK to be homophobic towards people, and the same goes for animals.
SOURCE: Buzzfeed
