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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As a gay man I can relate to that dog, I see a another man I just want to mount him and hump away. My friends and I just like a pack of mindless dogs, we get together and just hump away...
Oh, that someone could do such a thing is believable. Once while attending a class in a room with an open window one of the students (these were adult classes) let out a horrified bellow which turned out to be prompted by birds having intercourse on the window sill. He was appalled that they would engage in such behavior in public. Some people give too much credence to made-up beliefs and fail to see what is around them.
Wow...sounds like a puritan...did he attempt to have the birds arrested?
Idiot. You, not the dog.
seriously? I read this same news on yahoo and huffpo and various other news sources and you get on CNN's D? It's news because this dog was sent to DIE by this idiot
Name would be Humpty Dumpty.
So the owner was jealous?
I liked how they had to clarify that "he (the dog, not the owner) humped another dog". Classic. The dude (the owner, not the dog) is a total i d i o t.
The dog probably rejected its owner's beastiality advances.
@ed you beat me to it.
I'd name him Chickfilla.
Male dogs hump other male dogs to show dominance;. it has nothing to do with being Gay. This guy obviously knows *NOTHING* about canine behavior, so the dog is better off without him anyway. What a total moron.
Good post! I always wondered why dogs did that. Makes some sense now.
A friend's german shepard dog used to do that to their other male dog, they were both neutered...honestly people's ignorance, is beyond me. Good post.
Absolutely right. It's a sign to show dominance, not romance. Hopefully the person who rescued him is not a moron and understands this. Good grief.
If a dog humps a person's leg, is that to show dominance also?
I'd name the dog Stonewall
Name him Tom Cruise (the dog not the owner). Name the owner We-blow Scout
Keep the dog and euthanize the (ex) owner!
I would name him Gaylord
Obviously the dog should have dropped the OWNER off to be euthanized-one less total idiot to deal with.
lol good one
TOuche!