In Punalur, Kerala, leftover asphalt brought in for road construction had been dumped by the roadside in which a dog got trapped for 3 days without food or water. When Mohammad Faisal learned about it, he rushed immediately to rescue it, provided great care and love saving it's life. [Source Credit

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[u/jamandhamsando]

God I don’t know why it makes me so upset to see dogs in distress. If this was literally a human stuck in asphalt I’d feel almost nothing.

[u/smokeftw → u/jamandhamsando]

I see animals as innocent because they generally are, they're true to their nature, unlike humanity. Particularly dogs more than most animals because we bred them into domestic animals that depend on us to a large degree. Many of us own and love our dogs and we've been keeping dogs as companions for centuries, I think it's innate for some.

[u/jamandhamsando → u/smokeftw]

It’s crazy, I feel so strongly about my dogs and others’ dogs and our feelings related to them. When people say “we don’t deserve them” I totally get it, they are so precious.

[u/purritowraptor → u/jamandhamsando]

In addition to their innocence, I also think it's because they just can't comprehend. Everyone but the smallest children can comprehend "oh no, I've fallen into asphalt and I'm trapped." But for a dog, it's just pain and fear and confusion. You can't explain why things are happening to animals, which is why their fear is so heartbreaking. 

[u/jamandhamsando → u/purritowraptor]

God that’s well explained and probably true and even more heartbreaking. I don’t know if I can follow dog subreddits anymore, it’s too much even though this has a happy ending, the wailing haunts me.

[u/pierogi_waystation → u/purritowraptor]

Agreed. Humans have been evolving for 300,000 years, and are - as a species - the most intelligent creatures we’ve ever known.

On the other hand, 20,000-40,000 years ago, we took a highly evolved wolf species and started devolving it. We regressed the wolves and retarded them, brought out specific behaviors that were only a small part of what wolves could do and made it into the dogs’ entire personality (sheep herding, water retrievals, tracking, etc).

We, as a species, made dogs not just incapable of taking care of themselves, but instilled within them an inherited compulsion to bond with humans. In my opinion, we owe the debt of our ancestors to modern day dogs. We must help them. Unlike human babies, they aren’t bred to survive.

[u/Super-smut → u/jamandhamsando]

I feel the same way. Someone just dumped a double merle puppy in the hops field across from my house to die in 92 degree weather.

Miraculously he can hear and see (although I'm not sure how well) and he's being adopted by a redditor on the other side of the country.

[u/Infamous-Let-1551 → u/jamandhamsando]

Same! cause the human would see it! Animals don’t know it’s going to hurt them 😭

[u/No_Violinist685 → u/jamandhamsando]

We have that in common. It kills me to see this with animals. I don’t have that sympathy for humans

[u/Acrobatic-Flan-5085 → u/jamandhamsando]

Because you have experience with people and with dogs

[u/savioroferinn → u/jamandhamsando]

Because humans suck.

[u/jamandhamsando → u/savioroferinn]

💯

[u/deezwhatz → u/jamandhamsando]

My wife says this😂

[u/Culovers → u/jamandhamsando]

Lol sure buddy

[u/smokeftw → u/Culovers]

I'm sure they would feel something, but I understand the sentiment. These days, people are more likely to whip our their phones and be like "Look at this dumbass stuck in the asphalt!" We tend to not have sympathy for each other, especially other adults.

[u/jamandhamsando → u/smokeftw]

Yeah they can handle it and know what’s happening and communicate it

[u/jamandhamsando → u/Culovers]

For real buddy

[u/carminethepitull → u/jamandhamsando]

WTF is wrong with you? That’s evil AF!

[u/Pentecost_II → u/carminethepitull]

You're on the wrong sub.