Shithouse Dave posted:

I did day one of my two days of ride-alongs with cruelty investigators today. I met a man who performed a home euth (badly, but he was genuinely trying to do the right thing and I felt bad for him) and a lady who couldn't afford a vet so allowed her cat to die slowly of a urinary blockage. Charges will be recommended for both.
The investigators are much harsher than I think I would be, but they each have three years of it behind them and I think they're a little jaded. There was a big difference between the way they treated people and the way we treat people back in my town. I know it's because they've seen some awful things, but I still think I would have worded things a little differently than "your cat is DEAD and you let it DIE HORRIBLY". Even poor and/or stupid people really love their pets, and I think I'd rather have people not be afraid to come to us for help. These people are never going to call our organization for anything ever again, and much worse poo poo goes down when people are afraid to ask for help.

I hope tomorrow is better.