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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At least he is not into inter-species fornication! Or is he?
the stupidity.... the stupidity...
Anderson....or ........Cooper
Never ceases to amaze me how small minded and stupid people are in this country...
Apparently the guy doesn't know very much about dogs. Males, AND females, will, at various times, hump each other, people, whatever floats their boat! It does not even matter if they are neutered. It is the way of things. Many other creatures do this as well.
How about Gaylord
The owner should be put to sleep.
Hate much, 9th?
Then the owner is a fool. Its like complaining that his dog pees on trees.
The guy doesn't understand dog behavior. Male and female dogs will do that to each other to establish hierarchy; in other words, the "gay" dog was asserting himself as top dog.
Either way, such a clueless individual shouldn't have the responsibility of a dog anyway.
Well said, Trey.
We should rename the owner Target Practice.
I love it. You rock.
Wow, hate much, 9th?
Excellent idea!
Anyone that thinks a dog is gay should be neutered or spayed, so no more idiots come from that line of thinking......
I think the Owner was just Jealous!
It's unfortunate that the wrong animal went to the animal shelter. But then again, perhaps they required an iq to take an animal in, and the human didn't pass.
Well he is from Tennessee so that explains a lot.
Figures.....Tennessee....where the average IQ is in single digits.