Gay Dog Saved

Luckily, a "gay" dog was saved from euthanasia Thursday after someone launched a Facebook campaign two days earlier. A Tennessee animal shelter said an owner brought the dog in this week and called it "homosexual" after observing it mounting a same-sex dog. However, after a large response from the shelter's social media campaign, the animal was not euthanized.
A follow up report on Jan. 31 from the Atlantic Wire revealed a rosy ending to a strange news story in which a homophobic pet owner nearly caused an innocent canine to be put down.
The story about how the "gay dog" was saved began this way, according to the Facebook post by the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter in Tennessee:

"This guy was signed over to RC, not bc he's mean or bc he tears things up, but because... His owner says he's gay! He hunched another male dog so his owner threw him away bc he refuses to have a "gay" dog! Even if that weren't the most asinine thing I've ever heard, it’s still discrimination! Don't let this gorgeous dog die bc his owner is ignorant of normal dog behavior! He's in kennel 10L and he WILL be put down tomorrow bc there is no room at the inn!"

If you're an animal lover, this story probably reads like something out of the "Twilight Zone" or sounds like a parody or spoof from SNL. However, it really happened, if you can believe the nerve of some people.
It makes you wonder: what human would call a dog "gay?"
As of the date and time of this writing, the Facebook post to save the pit bull/American bulldog has been shared thousands of times. This alone was reason enough to save the animal from an undeserved death sentence.
As the AW noted, the bigoted dog-owner likely doesn't know much about dogs in general. Supposedly, dogs, just like pack wolves, coyotes and other pack animals, typically hump other males as a way to display dominance. In short, the behavior in the animal kingdom is quite normal, despite the way it looks to uninformed or anti-gay humans.
Thankfully, the "gay" dog -- as the owner puts it -- was saved from being euthanized. It goes to show you the power of social media combined with the hearts of passionate people.
Now, it's time to find the pooch a good home where he will not be judged. After all, enough of that goes on in the world of two-legged individuals.
TalkOfNaija