From: buzzdav4@airmail.net   
      
   I saw something yesterday that has bothered me since.   
      
   As I walked across the parking lot of a store, a old male Gorgi [sp?]   
   crossed my path.   His back end was suspended in a complicated looking   
   apparatus with wheels and slings, requiring him to use his front legs for   
   locomotion.  I noticed his back legs were pumping away as he moved, and he   
   left a trail of urine.  His owner appeared with another Gorgi who was   
   healthy.  The two-wheeled dog appeared to be exerting himself to move.   
      
   Unable to resist, I asked the woman what was going on. (I hoped to learn   
   that he was simply recovering from a fracture.) She answered that a "nerve   
   condition" prevented him from using his back legs.  I could tell that she   
   was wary and awaiting more questions.  I simply nodded and smiled and went   
   on my way.   
      
   SO---is this ethical-?  Is it humane-?  I am not a big fancier of canines,   
   but cannot stand cruelty to 'em.  Is this practice common-?  Should the   
   woman euthanize the poor critter-?  I would appreciate any thoughts &   
   wisdom.   
      
   Cheers   
      
   Buzzy   
      
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