「再饿再累，牠仍等着你」 志工写给弃养宠物者的一封信
▲信件中的当事狗。（图／翻摄自Kings SPCA-Rescue）
世界各地都存在着弃养动物的问题，每一天有数不清的狗狗被残忍遗弃，这些被前主人视为「垃圾」的宠物，却依然殷殷期盼着最爱的爸爸妈妈有一天会来接牠们回家。加州善待动物组织Kings SPCA的员工Brooke Rapozo再也看不下去，她写了一封公开信给其中一位弃养者，告诉他被他丢在郊区泥土地的狗狗到底有多忠心。
Brooke和同事们接到了一封电子邮件，内容表示有一只被遗弃在泥土地的狗，已经饥饿游荡了约1个星期，不愿意接近任何人，但也不愿离开，害怕又疑惑地坚守在那边等待主人回头带牠回家。Brooke于是在粉丝专页的影片下发表了一篇公开信，针对这只小黄狗的主人，告诉他到底何谓「责任感」。以下为公开信内容：
亲爱的狗主人：
今天我们接到了几封电子讯息，有人发现你的狗被遗弃在15大道上。我们看了一下寄件日期，发现牠从星期日就坐在那里了，已经过了好几天，我们现在才收到是因为我们真的太忙碌，但还是决定立刻开车去看看有没有可以帮上忙的地方，而的确有。
牠在等你。
你叫牠在那里「等」，牠就真的乖乖在那里没有离开半步，真是一只好狗。牠坐在靠近最后一次见到最爱的人的位置，认为你一定会回来；牠看着经过的每一台车，希望那是你前来带牠回家的身影。你的狗冷得发抖、饥饿到不行、而且渡过了惊恐的好几天，就因为你是一个没心的废物。
牠在等你。
牠真的好饿好饿，所以只好啃地上的垃圾充饥，经过的好心人会停下来给牠食物，但牠还是又饿又疑惑，就算食物就放在牠的眼前，还是没有动口；因为牠知道，必需要你回来说「可以」才能吃。
牠在等你。
牠并不是一只坏狗狗，但你却是一个烂透的朋友，你遗弃一个会把一生都奉献给你的生命，一个不会在乎你出门工作多久、就算只是出门拿个信、或是离家几天，都会非常开心欢迎你的朋友，一个愿意在你哭的时候舔掉眼泪、在你吃饱后帮忙吃光厨余、对你无怨无悔的傻瓜。
▼影／小黄狗在原地徘徊，不愿意离开。
Dear The Callous POS owner of this dog,Today we noticed a couple of emails from people that had noticed your dog that had been abandoned on 15th ave and Excelsior ave. After looking at date, your dog had been sitting there since Saturday morning at least. It was 3:00 pm today when we finally noticed the messages because we have been so busy. We decided to drive over and see if we could help. Sure enough there he was. He waited for you.He hadn't left the place you made him stay. He was being a good dog. He stayed close to the last place he saw his favorite person in the world. He thought you were coming back. He was watching every car that would come down the road hoping it was you coming back for him. Your dog has been freezing, hungry, and scared for days because you are a heartless piece of crap. He waited for you. He was so hungry that he was eating sticks. Nice people had stopped to drop off food but he was still so hungry and confused. But even with food sitting in front of him he knew he had to wait for you to come back.He waited for you.He isn't a bad dog. He is a very good dog. You were a bad friend. You abandoned someone that would give his life for you. Someone who doesn't care how long you stayed away at work. Someone who is just as happy to see you if u just go outside to check the mail or if you leave for days. Someone who would lick the tears off your cheeks and the leftover food from your plate when u were done eating.He won't be waiting for you anymore.After he was seen for day curled up in a ball on the road you left him, we came back for him. We came back with a fellow rescuer named Yvonne from Raven's Rescue BullyBreed Sanctuary. It was getting dark and we could hear the coyotes in the distance. We sat there for hours. We talked to him. We sat there singing to him. We fed him and offered him a banket.Your dog ate from our hand after hours of throwing him wet food. Your dog finally came closer to us as we laid in the cold dirt telling him "everything is going to be ok and this is the last time anyone will hurt you". Your dog finally let me pet the top of his head. Then behind his ears. Finally he didn't run when I scooted over and sat next to him. He finally laid down and allowed me to give him belly rubs. He let me put a leash on him and didn't try to run. He didn't panick until it was time to leave. He wanted to wait for you. He refused to walk to the van. I carried your huge dog to our van; your big, gentle, scared, and loyal dog. I carried your dog away from the last place he saw you. He howled the whole car ride to our shelter. He howled the most painful howl I have ever heard. It was the sound of his heart breaking. He desperately tried to get back to the spot that you left him. He frantically checked every window then watched out the back window as we drove away. His howls lasted until he came to the driver seat and howled at me. As I reached over to pet his head he looked at me so confused and laid his head on my lap and whined as we pulled up to the shelter.You don't deserve this amazing puppy. You don't deserve any dog at all. My dog will forget about you. He will find a good home and will get the love he deserves. He will know what it's like to have a real home.I don't care who you are or your excuse as to why you abandoned my dog. It's probably a BS reason anyways. You are a scum bag. I pray your year is filled with karma and bad health.Sincerely,Brooke
牠不会继续等你了。
在看到牠被你弃养后的几天，我们带了救援者回来找牠，是收容所Raven's Rescue BullyBreed Sanctuary的Yvonne。天色渐渐暗了，隐约还可以听见远方狼群的叫声。我们坐在那几个小时，和他说说话、唱唱歌、喂牠吃饭并给了牠一条暖呼呼的毯子。
在几个小时后，你的狗终于愿意吃放在我们手上的食物、在讲了无数次「一切都会好的，这绝对最后一次，没有人可以再伤害你了。」以后，终于愿意接近我们坐着的地方，让我们摸摸牠的头、耳后。牠终于愿意在我接近牠时不再逃走，反而是趴下来让我搔搔牠的肚子，最后让我绑上项圈，乖乖等着没有试图想跑掉。
准备离开的时候，牠又开始焦虑，牠想要等你，并拒绝走向休旅车。我抱着你的大狗走向车子，你又大、又温柔、同时却害怕又忠心的狗。我带着你的狗离开了牠最后看见你的地方，到收容所的路程中，牠不停的叫，是我听过最痛苦又最心碎的叫声。牠绝望地试图想回到你留下牠的地方，不停看着窗外、对着我哀嚎。我只能摸摸牠的头，而你的狗最后将牠疑惑的小脑袋靠在我的大腿上，直到我们到达收容所。
你一点都不配拥有这么棒的小狗，你不配饲养任何的狗。
我的狗会遗忘你，牠一定会找到一个爱牠的家庭，牠会知道拥有一个真正的家应该是什么样子。我才不在乎你遗弃我的狗有哪些理由和借口，你就是一个人渣，我希望你会得到该有的现世报，祝你身体健康。
Brooke敬上。