article_snippet: We're delighted that this story will have a happy ending,' said Jeff Dorson, the Humane Society of Louisiana founder and executive director, in a memo on Tuesday.
article_snippet: I am in shock that someone would treat a dog like this.'
article_snippet: Dorson said when animals are abandoned in a 'random location' animals have 'almost zero' chance of survival.
article_snippet: Employees at the gas station and neighbors told WDSU last week that the dog was not being abandoned and that the man driving the truck lives in the neighborhood.
article_snippet: But following the agency bringing the case to the attention of St. Tammany Animal Control, the owner was issued a warning, and agreed to release the dog for cash.
article_snippet: the owner also signed an agreement not to chain or tether any animal in future or allow them to roam at large. '
article_snippet: We certainly don't like to reward this kind of behavior, but sometimes it simply takes too long for cases to move through the legal system,' said Dorson. '
article_snippet: By claiming ownership, the family in question may still be held accountable for violating several ordinances relating to the dog's behavior.