At least in my country, if there’s an “obstacle” on the road, it’s every driver’s duty to remove it. And that includes dead animals. But when this person spotted a dog that, according to them, had been no longer alight, they were late for a meeting. So, as every mindful citizen should, they notified the local authorities instead.
“We can get anywhere from 8 to 16 calls a day, ranging from barking complaints to concerns for stray animals, [and beyond],” Erika Cole, the Director of Providence Animal Control told Bored Panda. She’s also in charge of their Facebook page. “Rarely are calls fake or untrue, more often we get to be the referees between citizens to resolve problems and rescue animals! We have officers working from 7 am to 11 pm and in that time frame, a lot can happen!”
“So when we get that call, we are always fearing the worst. Normally, we call the constituent to see if there is any more information such as; is the animal still alive, is there an owner on scene etc. If the animal is, in fact, deceased, we will treat the animal with dignity and hold that animal for the 5-day stray hold to try to make contact with an owner to provide closure. At that point, we can guide the owner how best to utilize cremation services. If the animal is injured, we drive that animal right to the Veterinary ER for assessment and continue to try and make contact with the owner while providing the animal with care.”
However, when the Providence Animal Control Center’s officers arrived at the scene this time, they had a huge laugh about it. “This case was a much-needed laugh!” Cole said. “I was skeptical at first due to the area consisting of mostly stores and shops versus homes/residential. We were all very relieved to find out [what it actually was].”
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The Providence Animal Control Center has just had one of its most memorable investigations
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“A day or two after Thanksgiving, we received a similar complaint of a bag of dead cats and mummified kittens,” Cole added. “Of course, that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up and you go in to ‘I’ll find you’ mode. The kind complainant was very upset and even sent a screenshot of Google Maps to show us exactly where the bag was. Once the ACO arrived at the scene, she called me to say that the bag contained someone’s turkey dinner…or, what was left of it and that the mummified kittens turned out to be stuffing. A child who lived across the street came out to see what was going on and asked the officer why she was going through a bag of someone’s Thanksgiving dinner?!! Regardless of how silly or serious a call may or may not be, we are very grateful that our citizens take on the task of being the eyes and ears of Providence.”
Also, a cat called Julius has spent a year at the center and blossomed into a beautiful feline. If you or somebody you know is thinking about a new pet, consider Julius as he’s up for adoption! For more information, click here.
To help the Providence Animal Care & Control Center protect animals, consider donating here.
People thought the whole misunderstanding was hilarious
But did they find the wig's owner? I'm sure they are pulling their hair out over this.
And then and than, loose and lose, weather and whether, there, their and they're ... those were the good old days. :-)
Load More Replies...If they went over there to check on it, why did they not pick up the wig and throw it away?
I think they probably did, the photo was probably taken before
Load More Replies...Happened to some friends of mine. They thought it was one of their cats. Wife went out with a shovel to scrape it up. Turns out it was a big wad of Spanish moss (this is rural Florida).
Personally, I am having a moment of silence for the loss of a good wig.
I have to wonder if the woman who lost this is wearing the schnauzer on her head.
Haha, "this bloody wig won't stop moving around".
Load More Replies...Poor wig... run over... guts everywhere... someone give it a good burial-
Its some dried hijiki with a pink radish flower. Why do people waste their food like this, tsk tsk.
now that was a hilarious ending to what could've been an otherwise sad story! now i have to wonder if some of the dead animals i've seen on the side of the road might have actually been wigs...
If it was mistaken for a rabbit it could be a wig having a bad "hare" day.
I couldn’t help the tears coming before I saw/read the article! I thought it was gonna be alive and being saved and relieved it was gonna be helped until I read/saw it was not an animal but someone’s now dead hair!!! I’ve seen what thought were poor dead animals on the road, feel the tears coming thru only to see it was a rag, dead weeds in a bunch or a tree branch! Then I laugh!!
thank goodness it wasn't a dog or any other animal. reminds me of the week before halloween back in 2006 when i was up late and about 2AM i looked out the window and there was a wild boar outside. i called the police and an offier came out to find a halloween decoration that had blown into my yard from a neighbor's house. the way it was looking in the dark scared the heck out of me but the officer (and i'm sure his mates at the station) and i had a good laugh. he said he was glad he didn't have to shoot anything.
I'm mostly amazed that people here think wigs are a common thing. The last time I saw someone wearing a wig was when my mother had cancer.
Wigs and weaves are very common in people of color, perhaps you just never realized it before?
Load More Replies...That makes absolutely no sense at all. What are you on?
Load More Replies...The reason it looks like a dog is because it's probably ran over and sun fried and rained on. Also, who's to say it was worn by someone black? A lot of white people wear wigs now too.
Load More Replies...But did they find the wig's owner? I'm sure they are pulling their hair out over this.
And then and than, loose and lose, weather and whether, there, their and they're ... those were the good old days. :-)
Load More Replies...If they went over there to check on it, why did they not pick up the wig and throw it away?
I think they probably did, the photo was probably taken before
Load More Replies...Happened to some friends of mine. They thought it was one of their cats. Wife went out with a shovel to scrape it up. Turns out it was a big wad of Spanish moss (this is rural Florida).
Personally, I am having a moment of silence for the loss of a good wig.
I have to wonder if the woman who lost this is wearing the schnauzer on her head.
Haha, "this bloody wig won't stop moving around".
Load More Replies...Poor wig... run over... guts everywhere... someone give it a good burial-
Its some dried hijiki with a pink radish flower. Why do people waste their food like this, tsk tsk.
now that was a hilarious ending to what could've been an otherwise sad story! now i have to wonder if some of the dead animals i've seen on the side of the road might have actually been wigs...
If it was mistaken for a rabbit it could be a wig having a bad "hare" day.
I couldn’t help the tears coming before I saw/read the article! I thought it was gonna be alive and being saved and relieved it was gonna be helped until I read/saw it was not an animal but someone’s now dead hair!!! I’ve seen what thought were poor dead animals on the road, feel the tears coming thru only to see it was a rag, dead weeds in a bunch or a tree branch! Then I laugh!!
thank goodness it wasn't a dog or any other animal. reminds me of the week before halloween back in 2006 when i was up late and about 2AM i looked out the window and there was a wild boar outside. i called the police and an offier came out to find a halloween decoration that had blown into my yard from a neighbor's house. the way it was looking in the dark scared the heck out of me but the officer (and i'm sure his mates at the station) and i had a good laugh. he said he was glad he didn't have to shoot anything.
I'm mostly amazed that people here think wigs are a common thing. The last time I saw someone wearing a wig was when my mother had cancer.
Wigs and weaves are very common in people of color, perhaps you just never realized it before?
Load More Replies...That makes absolutely no sense at all. What are you on?
Load More Replies...The reason it looks like a dog is because it's probably ran over and sun fried and rained on. Also, who's to say it was worn by someone black? A lot of white people wear wigs now too.
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