Brave 17-Year-Old Reported Animal Abuse But Is Now Afraid To Go To Court

Hello friends, we hope you are doing well. We're going to take a few minutes and shift your focus away from adorable memes to a more serious animal-related topic; animal abuse. We understand that this may be a triggering topic and perhaps one that not everyone is able to handle. But if we don't talk about it, then who will?

We came across a Reddit thread where a 17-year old reported dog abuse just across the street from them. Judging by the context provided, this seems to be a reoccurring thing in the household. The teenager was clearly shaken by the situation, and understandably so. Reporting abuse isn't always easy, but oh how necessary! Whether it's the abuse of humans or animals, we must always use our voices and moral compasses to do the right thing. Especially, if the party being abused isn't capable of doing so themselves. What follows are replies from fellow Redditors as well as advice for going to court.

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This is an incredibly difficult situation. Observing abuse is never easy. Speaking up takes courage, and man, do you have it! It doesn't matter whether you're 12, 17, or 35, if you have the opportunity to help someone in need, you should go for it. We hope that the puppy will be liberated and you will feel like the true hero that you are!
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"…we NEED you to be who you are. This dog has no one else. So what, you're' just a kid ', you have a voice and the voice that can save this little scrap of life, you know?"
Please repeat this louder for the people in the back! Your voice matters and don't you ever let anyone take it away from you!
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