There's a small dog park not too far from our house. Not sure how long this has been going on but it's slowly becoming a place for abandoned dogs. And this park is sandwiched between a fire station and apartments and homes.

While it sucks that the people leaving their dogs aren't caught in the act, there are nice people who put out notices about the lost dog or take the dog themselves to the animal shelter (after no one claims the dog) on the Next Door app. As far as I know, there's never been a case where the lost dog is stuck in that park for too long.

Still, it's really sad that people are quietly abandoning their dogs here at this particular park.