A dog whose rejection by his owner caused an Internet uproar has been adopted into a new, and presumably more tolerant, home.
The male pit bull mix, whose name no one seems to know, was left at the Madison County, Tennessee, Rabies Control animal shelter, CNN affiliate WBBJ reported.
According to the irreverent website Gawker, Facebook users had a hissy fit Wednesday when they found out the dog's owner got rid of the animal after he (the dog, not the owner) humped another male dog.
"His owner threw him away (because) he refuses to have a 'gay' dog!" a Facebook user named TN Euthanasia wrote.
The post went semi-viral, with 861 likes, 1,869 comments and 5,048 shares. After Gawker told the rest of the digital world about it, noting that the dog was in imminent danger of being put down, the shelter was swamped with calls offering to adopt the uncloseted canine.
By Thursday morning, shelter workers confirmed to WBBJ that the amorous animal had been adopted by a person associated with a rescue/shelter group.
What would you name this dog if you adopted him? Share your ideas in the comments below.
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Sounds completely made-up to me.
just when you think Americans cant be any more ignorant....
This guy should be banned from owning any pets, he is obviously a total moron and knows nothing about animal behavior. Also, odds are good he is hiding in some sort of closet himself.
Don't believe it! Dogs know better.
This happened in Tennessee, where everybody is related to everybody else....
That banjo player in "Deliverance" was probably raised in Tennessee.
Yeeee Haaaaa!
You no doubt were raised in san francisco.
Male dogs having relations is common. It's a form of dominance behavior. The original owner sounds like an idiot.
Honestly, people are so hateful in this country. They breathe nasty politics into everything.
Oh well. At least the dog got a good home. I hope the 'thousands' of calls coming in decided to adopt a different dog, gay or not.
Wow, this is some story. Dog owner doesn't know much about dogs, They will hump anything, makes no difference the gender. Go live on a farm for a while.
Did his dog also bark with a lisp?
so......the shelter doesn't know who the owner was, and they didn't ask the owner the dog's name, and we're supposed to believe the shelter knew the reason the dog was left at the shelter?
sounds like someone at the shelter made up a story.
reading is fundamental...
southern education.And they want less funding for schools?
All the funding in the world wouldn't make any difference for an idiot like you.
He looks like a 'Valentine' to me.
Male dogs do this to show dominance over another dog. Nothing to do with which side of they plate they swing from!!
pinky
What's really sad is that there are people out there that actually think like that.