Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

A woman in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario was in the habit of keeping
her two guinea pigs in a cage on her front lawn on nice summer days.
They were very popular in the neighbourhood, especially among children,
and she even left food out so that passersby could feed them if they
liked. Then, Monday, the guinea pigs and cage disappeared: when she went
out to bring them in, the whole kit and kaboodle was gone.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/missing-guinea-pigs-returned-to-kitchener-pet-owner/

So what happened? The article is sparse with details but apparently the director of the local humane society realized that they might have the
guinea pigs and contacted their owner who verified they were hers. It's
not clear how the director knew about them - I assume she does not
supervise the intake of each and every animal they get - but perhaps her staff noticed the new arrivals and mentioned it, especially if taking in guinea pigs was unusual for them. In any case, left unsaid is what must
have happened: some passerby must have seen the guinea pigs out on the
yard and just decided that it was unacceptable for them to be left
unattended on the yard, grabbed them and hauled them off to the humane society.

In a world where parents get reported to the authorities for leaving
their own kids unsupervised in their own yard, this is not all that hard
to imagine. But what kind of self-righteous Karen *steals* the guinea
pigs without so much as a word to the rightful owner? I'm guessing he or
she was some kind of rabid animal activist.

PETA will come onto your property and steal your dog from your front porch
and kill it because they don’t think people should have pets.

There's no word that anyone is investigating who did this but I rather
hope someone does, even if the homeowner herself has to ask the Humane Society if they have security cameras showing who brought the guinea
pigs to them. The thief should *at least* be named and shamed and I
wouldn't be adverse to seeing him/her charged with misdemeanor theft,
even if they only did a bit of community service.

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A woman in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario was in the habit of keeping
her two guinea pigs in a cage on her front lawn on nice summer days.
They were very popular in the neighbourhood, especially among children,
and she even left food out so that passersby could feed them if they
liked. Then, Monday, the guinea pigs and cage disappeared: when she went
out to bring them in, the whole kit and kaboodle was gone.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/missing-guinea-pigs-returned-to-kitchener-pet-owner/

So what happened? The article is sparse with details but apparently the director of the local humane society realized that they might have the
guinea pigs and contacted their owner who verified they were hers. It's
not clear how the director knew about them - I assume she does not
supervise the intake of each and every animal they get - but perhaps her
staff noticed the new arrivals and mentioned it, especially if taking in
guinea pigs was unusual for them. In any case, left unsaid is what must
have happened: some passerby must have seen the guinea pigs out on the
yard and just decided that it was unacceptable for them to be left
unattended on the yard, grabbed them and hauled them off to the humane
society.

In a world where parents get reported to the authorities for leaving
their own kids unsupervised in their own yard, this is not all that hard
to imagine. But what kind of self-righteous Karen *steals* the guinea
pigs without so much as a word to the rightful owner? I'm guessing he or
she was some kind of rabid animal activist.

There's no word that anyone is investigating who did this but I rather
hope someone does, even if the homeowner herself has to ask the Humane
Society if they have security cameras showing who brought the guinea
pigs to them. The thief should *at least* be named and shamed and I
wouldn't be adverse to seeing him/her charged with misdemeanor theft,
even if they only did a bit of community service.

--
Rhino

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On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:36:58 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

A woman in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario was in the habit of keeping
her two guinea pigs in a cage on her front lawn on nice summer days.
They were very popular in the neighbourhood, especially among children,
and she even left food out so that passersby could feed them if they
liked. Then, Monday, the guinea pigs and cage disappeared: when she went
out to bring them in, the whole kit and kaboodle was gone.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/missing-guinea-pigs-returned-to-kitchener-pet-owner/

So what happened? The article is sparse with details but apparently the
director of the local humane society realized that they might have the
guinea pigs and contacted their owner who verified they were hers. It's
not clear how the director knew about them - I assume she does not
supervise the intake of each and every animal they get - but perhaps her
staff noticed the new arrivals and mentioned it, especially if taking in
guinea pigs was unusual for them. In any case, left unsaid is what must
have happened: some passerby must have seen the guinea pigs out on the
yard and just decided that it was unacceptable for them to be left
unattended on the yard, grabbed them and hauled them off to the humane
society.

In a world where parents get reported to the authorities for leaving
their own kids unsupervised in their own yard, this is not all that hard
to imagine. But what kind of self-righteous Karen *steals* the guinea
pigs without so much as a word to the rightful owner? I'm guessing he or
she was some kind of rabid animal activist.

PETA will come onto your property and steal your dog from your front porch >and kill it because they don’t think people should have pets.

So if I don't believe people should have kids they would have no
problem with me coming on to their property and taking their kids? I
wouldn't kill them because I'm not PETA but I also wouldn't want to
leave the kids with PETA members that think like that.

There's no word that anyone is investigating who did this but I rather
hope someone does, even if the homeowner herself has to ask the Humane
Society if they have security cameras showing who brought the guinea
pigs to them. The thief should *at least* be named and shamed and I
wouldn't be adverse to seeing him/her charged with misdemeanor theft,
even if they only did a bit of community service.

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On 2025-08-19 6:36 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

A woman in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario was in the habit of keeping
her two guinea pigs in a cage on her front lawn on nice summer days.
They were very popular in the neighbourhood, especially among children,
and she even left food out so that passersby could feed them if they
liked. Then, Monday, the guinea pigs and cage disappeared: when she went
out to bring them in, the whole kit and kaboodle was gone.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/missing-guinea-pigs-returned-to-kitchener-pet-owner/

So what happened? The article is sparse with details but apparently the
director of the local humane society realized that they might have the
guinea pigs and contacted their owner who verified they were hers. It's
not clear how the director knew about them - I assume she does not
supervise the intake of each and every animal they get - but perhaps her
staff noticed the new arrivals and mentioned it, especially if taking in
guinea pigs was unusual for them. In any case, left unsaid is what must
have happened: some passerby must have seen the guinea pigs out on the
yard and just decided that it was unacceptable for them to be left
unattended on the yard, grabbed them and hauled them off to the humane
society.

In a world where parents get reported to the authorities for leaving
their own kids unsupervised in their own yard, this is not all that hard
to imagine. But what kind of self-righteous Karen *steals* the guinea
pigs without so much as a word to the rightful owner? I'm guessing he or
she was some kind of rabid animal activist.

PETA will come onto your property and steal your dog from your front porch and kill it because they don’t think people should have pets.

I'm not sure if we have those whackos up here but there are very few
behaviours that are unique to one country; if they do it in your
country, there are likely a few freaks who'd do it in mine....

Now that I think about it, I remember hearing about a case about a
couple that rented a farm for a year or two. After they moved out,
someone found a couple of dozen dogs in the barn who'd been left to
their devices. They'd either been left without food or they'd consumed
it all, then turned on each other. By the time they were discovered,
half of them had been killed and partially consumed by the other half. I
don't remember if the owners of the dogs were ever tracked down or
prosecuted.

At least the Karen who took the guinea pigs brought them somewhere they
might reasonably be expected to receive care.

There's no word that anyone is investigating who did this but I rather
hope someone does, even if the homeowner herself has to ask the Humane
Society if they have security cameras showing who brought the guinea
pigs to them. The thief should *at least* be named and shamed and I
wouldn't be adverse to seeing him/her charged with misdemeanor theft,
even if they only did a bit of community service.

--
Rhino

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shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:36:58 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

A woman in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario was in the habit of keeping >>> her two guinea pigs in a cage on her front lawn on nice summer days.
They were very popular in the neighbourhood, especially among children,
and she even left food out so that passersby could feed them if they
liked. Then, Monday, the guinea pigs and cage disappeared: when she went >>> out to bring them in, the whole kit and kaboodle was gone.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/missing-guinea-pigs-returned-to-kitchener-pet-owner/

So what happened? The article is sparse with details but apparently the
director of the local humane society realized that they might have the
guinea pigs and contacted their owner who verified they were hers. It's
not clear how the director knew about them - I assume she does not
supervise the intake of each and every animal they get - but perhaps her >>> staff noticed the new arrivals and mentioned it, especially if taking in >>> guinea pigs was unusual for them. In any case, left unsaid is what must
have happened: some passerby must have seen the guinea pigs out on the
yard and just decided that it was unacceptable for them to be left
unattended on the yard, grabbed them and hauled them off to the humane
society.

In a world where parents get reported to the authorities for leaving
their own kids unsupervised in their own yard, this is not all that hard >>> to imagine. But what kind of self-righteous Karen *steals* the guinea
pigs without so much as a word to the rightful owner? I'm guessing he or >>> she was some kind of rabid animal activist.

PETA will come onto your property and steal your dog from your front porch >> and kill it because they don’t think people should have pets.

So if I don't believe people should have kids they would have no
problem with me coming on to their property and taking their kids? I
wouldn't kill them because I'm not PETA but I also wouldn't want to
leave the kids with PETA members that think like that.

Unfortunately, stealing your dog and killing it is only a $50 fine which isn’t much of a deterrent. The minimum penalty should be death.

There's no word that anyone is investigating who did this but I rather
hope someone does, even if the homeowner herself has to ask the Humane
Society if they have security cameras showing who brought the guinea
pigs to them. The thief should *at least* be named and shamed and I
wouldn't be adverse to seeing him/her charged with misdemeanor theft,
even if they only did a bit of community service.

--
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On 2025-08-20 12:31 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:

shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:36:58 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

A woman in my hometown of Kitchener, Ontario was in the habit of keeping >>>> her two guinea pigs in a cage on her front lawn on nice summer days.
They were very popular in the neighbourhood, especially among children, >>>> and she even left food out so that passersby could feed them if they
liked. Then, Monday, the guinea pigs and cage disappeared: when she went >>>> out to bring them in, the whole kit and kaboodle was gone.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/missing-guinea-pigs-returned-to-kitchener-pet-owner/

So what happened? The article is sparse with details but apparently the >>>> director of the local humane society realized that they might have the >>>> guinea pigs and contacted their owner who verified they were hers. It's >>>> not clear how the director knew about them - I assume she does not
supervise the intake of each and every animal they get - but perhaps her >>>> staff noticed the new arrivals and mentioned it, especially if taking in >>>> guinea pigs was unusual for them. In any case, left unsaid is what must >>>> have happened: some passerby must have seen the guinea pigs out on the >>>> yard and just decided that it was unacceptable for them to be left
unattended on the yard, grabbed them and hauled them off to the humane >>>> society.

In a world where parents get reported to the authorities for leaving
their own kids unsupervised in their own yard, this is not all that hard >>>> to imagine. But what kind of self-righteous Karen *steals* the guinea
pigs without so much as a word to the rightful owner? I'm guessing he or >>>> she was some kind of rabid animal activist.

PETA will come onto your property and steal your dog from your front porch >>> and kill it because they don’t think people should have pets.

So if I don't believe people should have kids they would have no
problem with me coming on to their property and taking their kids? I
wouldn't kill them because I'm not PETA but I also wouldn't want to
leave the kids with PETA members that think like that.

Unfortunately, stealing your dog and killing it is only a $50 fine which isn’t much of a deterrent. The minimum penalty should be death.

A trio of wannabe filmmakers in Toronto once hatched an idea for a
video, inspired by a local "activist". They stole a neighbour's cat who
was walking unattended in their building and rolled camera as they
gutted it as it was still alive. I don't recall how they got caught and
it was back in the days before bail reform so they spent several months
in jail awaiting trial. Both the crown (that's what we call prosecutors
in this country), the defense attorney and the judge agreed it was the
most sickening thing they'd ever seen and threw the proverbial book at
them, giving them the maximum possible sentence allowed by law: six
months. Since they'd already spend a few months in jail - and for some
reason I've never had explained to me pre-trial detention in this
country counts two days for every day actually served - they only had to
serve one additional day before being released. That was *slightly*
better than a $50 fine but I'm with you: all of them should have gotten
the death penalty with the cat's owner getting first chance to do the
honours. (I would have liked to see the owner gut the three of them on
live TV just to "send a message".)>

There's no word that anyone is investigating who did this but I rather >>>> hope someone does, even if the homeowner herself has to ask the Humane >>>> Society if they have security cameras showing who brought the guinea
pigs to them. The thief should *at least* be named and shamed and I
wouldn't be adverse to seeing him/her charged with misdemeanor theft,
even if they only did a bit of community service.

--
Rhino

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