Most dog owners will love and support their pet through thick and thin. However, a precious pooch named Fezco recently learned the hard way that his owners seemingly had limits on what they’d tolerate.
What happened? Fezco went viral after it was revealed that he was senselessly abandoned at a North Carolina animal shelter allegedly because of concerns about his sexuality. According to The Daily Mail, the pet was dropped off after his owners caught him mounting another male dog.
Apparently, the homophobic owners couldn’t deal with having what they thought was a gay dog living under their roof. Of course, this is a ridiculous claim…
Dog owners have likely witnessed their male dogs mounting other animals — both male and female. Pets have also been known to hump people and inanimate objects such as pillows or blankets.
No, that does not mean that the dog is sexually attracted to any of the things he attempts to mount. ASPCA noted that this is typical behavior. The American Kennel Club explained that the action isn’t even necessarily sexual in nature; it can even be done in an attempt to establish dominance.
World Dog Finder noted that animals like dogs aren’t generally thought to have the same consideration of sexual orientation. So in short, dogs aren’t really gay in the same way that people are.
The animal shelter reportedly turned to Facebook to hunt down a foster home for Fezco until he could be adopted. TMZ noted that there was apparently a good deal of interest in taking care of the dog, who was described as being between four and five years old and good with both people and other pets.
With any luck he’ll end up in a better home with supportive and understanding owners.
Shockingly, this isn’t the first time that a dog has been abandoned for similar reasons.
A dog was almost euthanized by a Tennessee animal shelter that specialized in rabies control in 2013, according to The Atlantic. Only, the dog didn’t have rabies — his previous owner allegedly turned the dog in because they thought he was gay.
Thankfully, the pet was saved in the nick of time by more evolved and understanding people.
While we’ve already established that dogs can’t really be gay, these homophobic dog owners could take a couple notes from Reese Witherspoon’s Legally Blonde character Elle Woods.
Fans of the franchise might recall that Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde tackled a gay puppy romance after Woods’ adorable dog Bruiser fell for a male pit bull.
Revisit the iconic scene below and feel free to take notes about the proper way to handle your puppy’s coming out if the situation ever arises:
