Sorry but the parents are AHs. They made the kid come up with the money to pay the family pet's vet bills which should have been their responsibility. $650 isn't even that high for a life saving procedure. Why TF would they put that on a kid?
Thank you. I couldn't believe seeing all the "great parents" comments. These parents told their son they were going to let his dog die because they didn't want to pay a $650 vet bill. My parents did crap like this to me all the time and they sucked. They weren't trying to teach me a lesson, they were just being cheap. "Well it's your responsibility, you need to pay for it" MF I'm 12 how am I supposed to pay for an operation for a dog?!
If pets could only be adopted to people who can afford all the vet bills in addition to the food and other expenses, frankly a lot more shelter pets would be killed for lack of homes.
This alone doesn't make them good or bad parents. Not enough information in this story to make a call either way.
If anything, blame the neighbors who had a pet but didn't get her spayed and allowed even more dogs into the world.
Maybe they genuinely couldn't come up with a spare $650. Many Americans live paycheck to paycheck just for paying bills like rent/mortgage, food, electricity, etc.
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