That’s incredibly sad and, damn, I’m trying to keep it together reading you. Part of me thinks it’s a blessing to be in a country where non-human life is respected to a reasonable degree. I wrote that thinking about the time a dog bit someone I know when they were a kid and the dog was ordered to be put down by a judge. Apparently that was the rule for any animal that attacked people back then in my country. I don’t know if things have changed nationwide but I do know that you can get 2-5 years in jail here in my city for harming animals now, so progress?
I’m sorry about your lovely dog. It must’ve been awful and I can’t even imagine losing my own pets because I crumble at the thought. My sincere condolences.