It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Man's friendship toward man's best friend turns out to be more fragile than one might hope. On Aug. 1, New York City started enforcing a new law requiring dog owners to clean up any waste left in public by their beasts or face fines of up to $100. That very week, the ASPCA now reports, some 25% more dogs were turned in (a total of some 1,450) than during the comparable week last year--and that does not include animals left on the streets. Over the month of August, the number of abandoned dogs increased about 15%.

The ASPCA manages to find homes for barely 10% of such dogs; most are killed after three to five days in the kennel.

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