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‘I buried your dog today’: A searing message for a nameless dog owner

 
We ran across this moving tribute written by Diz Schroeder of Montana. She posted it to Facebook on April 5 and made it shareable for the public, and it now has more than 64,000 shares. We thought you’d want to see it.

 
Someone took a dog out to the river and put a bullet through his skull. I found the scene when I took my dog to the river today. The body was left in plain sight, just off the walking trail. Cops aren’t investigating, but I want the person who did this to see my post. This is an open letter to that person.

I buried your dog today. I see by his teeth that he was a pup. I see by the abrasions and sunken ribs that he was not loved. I see by the way you left him where you shot him that you did not care how he died. I see by the way you abandoned his body, next to the trail where anyone can see, that you did not care who might see him.

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I buried your dog today. I disposed of the bullet shell, overturned the bloody soil, and dug a grave for your dog. It was hot, smelly, heartbreaking work that you should’ve done. I buried the ugliness you left out for the world to see. I gave your dog the courtesy of not being treated like carrion.

I buried your dog today. I mourned his wasted potential, his wasted affection, and the short, pitiable life he led with such a poor excuse for an owner. Your neglect and casual cruelty has not gone unnoticed. I may not know you when I see you, but I hope you recognize me as the person who buried your dog. I hope you have enough of a heart to feel shame. I already know you do not feel compassion.

— Diz Schroeder

 

 
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Posted by Tony Ortega on April 13, 2019 at 20:00

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Tony Ortega is a journalist who was formerly the editor of The Village Voice. He’s written about Scientology since 1995, and in May 2015 released a book about Scientology’s harassment of Paulette Cooper titled ‘The Unbreakable Miss Lovely,’ and more recently a compilation of his stories, ‘Battlefield Scientology.’ He continues to monitor breaking developments in the Scientology world, as well as other subjects at The Underground Bunker. You can reach him by sending him a message at tonyo94 AT gmail.com (Drop him a line if you’d like to get an e-mail whenever a new story is posted.)

 

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