This Homeless Old Dog Was Alone All His Life. What Happens When He’s Rescued Will Melt Your Heart.

[douglas9]

http://boredomtherapy.com/old-dog-rescue/

[marym625]

1. awe. what a sweet dog.

How can they possibly know he was alone all his life though?

What a difference between first and last pictures. Thanks for the post. Sending to relative dog lovers in L.A.

[mopinko]

2. sweet but

homeless all his life? he was wearing a collar. and they wouldnt know that anyway. unless he is a talking dog.

toxic chemicals? that was a sewage treatment plant. nasty maybe, but toxic chemicals? that's a stretch.

anyway, glad they caught him. sweet baby.

[magical thyme]

4. he wasn't wearing a collar -- that's the catch-lead that Eldad used to catch him

and yes, chemicals are used to treat sewage during the disinfectant process. Before disinfection, the sewage is also quite toxic, filled with potentially pathogenic bacteria and gives off noxious gas fumes.

"Disinfection[edit]

The purpose of disinfection in the treatment of waste water is to substantially reduce the number of microorganisms in the water to be discharged back into the environment for the later use of drinking, bathing, irrigation, etc. The effectiveness of disinfection depends on the quality of the water being treated (e.g., cloudiness, pH, etc.), the type of disinfection being used, the disinfectant dosage (concentration and time), and other environmental variables. Cloudy water will be treated less successfully, since solid matter can shield organisms, especially from ultraviolet light or if contact times are low. Generally, short contact times, low doses and high flows all militate against effective disinfection.

Common methods of disinfection include ozone, chlorine, ultraviolet light, or sodium hypochlorite.[6]:16 Chloramine, which is used for drinking water, is not used in the treatment of waste water because of its persistence. After multiple steps of disinfection, the treated water is ready to be released back into the water cycle by means of the nearest body of water or agriculture. Afterwards, the water can be transferred to reserves for everyday human uses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_treatment

[mopinko]

5. nope. clearly has a collar in the opening shots.

and i worked at a sewage treatment plant. those are aerators. they are just exposing it to air, and settling out the last of the solid. disinfection is the last step. until then it is all about settling solids and returning oxygen. it is halfway clean before it gets to aeration. not good for you, but not going to result in instant death. that is why they allow it to be open pits.

plenty of drama out there without hype like this.

[magical thyme]

6. I don't see a collar in the opening scenes or any other time. And sodium hypochlorite (bleach)

Is not something you want to be spashing around in or running around and inhaling the fumes deeply.

per the MSDS:

INHALATION: Strong irritating to mucous
membranes in the nose, throat and respiratory tract.
Prolonged contact can cause chronic irritation,
pulmonary edema and central nervous system
depression. Repeated inhalation exposure may
cause impairment of lung function and permanent
lung damage.

If inhaled, move expose person to fresh air. If person is not
breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration,
preferably mouth-to-mouth if possible. If breathing is difficult, have
trained person administer oxygen. Call a poison control center or
medical physician for further treatment advice. Have the product label
or MSDS with you when calling or going for medical treatment.

EYE CONTACT: Strongly irritating to eyes.
Exposure to vapor can cause tearing, conjunctivitis
and burning of the eyes. Eye contact may cause a
corneal injury. The severity of the effects depend on
the concentration and how soon after exposure the
eyes are washed with water. In severe exposure
cases, glaucoma, cataracts and permanent blindness
may occur.


INGESTION: Corrosive. Can cause severe
corrosion of and damage to the gastrointestinal tract
(including mouth, throat, and esophagus). Exposure
is characterized by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain,
diarrhea, bleeding, and/or tissue ulceration.

[mopinko]

7. well look a little harder, it is there.

and again, disinfecting is the last step, right before it is released back into whatever body of water it is being released to. nothing has been added at this point.

[magical thyme]

8. "After multiple steps of disinfection, the treated water is ready to be released..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_treatment

Multiple steps, not single step. And in the meantime, the pools are loaded with toxic bacteria.


I don't need to look harder. I looked harder the 2nd time I looked.

[mopinko]

9. maybe you need new glasses.

how they could make that claim collar or not is just stupid.

[narnian60]

3. Oh, my.

Tears here.

[douglas9]

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