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

[Octarine]

@Skald_the_Rhymer

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”?

[Skald_the_Rhymer]

@Yllaria

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.

[shantih]

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.