# By regularly feeding scraps to this stray dog, am I taking moral responsibility for it?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 4, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-regularly-feeding-scraps-to-this-stray-dog-am-i-taking-moral-responsibility-for-it/685365 "2014-04-04T19:06:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-regularly-feeding-scraps-to-this-stray-dog-am-i-taking-moral-responsibility-for-it/685365/61 "2014-04-10T23:30:35Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> I took it home and gave it a bath and told my wife we’d be taking it to a rescue place, to which she replied that I must have lost my fucking mind if I thought she was going to allow the cute little doggie to be released to parts unknown.

So, erm . . . I hate to be the one to ask, but I don’t suppose there would be any pictures of this “cute little doggie”? 😃

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-regularly-feeding-scraps-to-this-stray-dog-am-i-taking-moral-responsibility-for-it/685365/62 "2014-04-15T17:08:52Z")

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> [@Yllaria](#):
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> I’d offer to loan **Shakes** an S, but there’s no dessert in this thread, either.

Of course there is. Last three poll options. It is not my fault you are in arrears on your telepad account.

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**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-regularly-feeding-scraps-to-this-stray-dog-am-i-taking-moral-responsibility-for-it/685365/63 "2014-04-17T09:32:02Z")

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I managed to miss this thread until you linked to it in your follow-up thread, but I’ve just read it all through and I wanted to let you know that you’re good people, **Skald**. That dog was lucky to have yapped at you.

Although the situation has now been dealt with, if I may still chime in on the basic question, I think that problems should be solved by those who see them (and can realistically do something about them). I don’t think that you have a moral obligation to roam the streets looking for stray animals and the like, but if one presents itself in front of you, you do have a moral obligation not to look away. You behaved admirably. I’m proud of you.

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