We all love our pets. Humans have kept domesticated animals for thousands of years now and they provide us with companionship and protection while fulfilling our desire to nurture.

But having pets comes with great responsibility. To the animal obviously – this creature now relies on you for its quality of life and you need to ensure its physical and emotional needs are met. And to other people too – you should be able to look after your animal and keep it healthy and happy in such a way that doesn’t encroach on the lives of others.

Simple really, isn’t it? Well, not to everyone. This list, compiled by the good folks here at Bored Panda, is a catalog of shame, showing the times when pet owners were jerks not only to their poor animals but to society at large. From the liberal dumpings of excrement to just flat-out animal neglect, these people don’t deserve to be let anywhere near an animal again, and makes you wonder if perhaps it was time people had to get a license to have a pet.

Scroll down to see what we mean below, and let us know your thoughts on the matter in the comments.

#1 This Is Honestly Sad

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#2 Man Washes His Dog’s Behind In A Water Fountain At A Park – And Refuses To Stop When Horrified Passers-By Yelled At Him In Disgust

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#3 Someone Stored Their Dog

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#4 This Woman Dumping Her Dog In My Best Friends Front Garden…

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#5 Dumping A Litter Box Off The Top Floor Balcony Of A Pet-Free Apartment Building

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#6 A Customer Tried It On Their Dog And Put It Back On The Shelf

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#7 More Evil Than Trashy, But Still Applies…

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#8 Leashing Your Dog To Your Car In The Parking Lot While You Go To The Gym

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#9 These Are The Type Of People Who Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Have Pets Whatsoever

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#10 Every Day My Neighbor Throws A Bag Of Dog [poop] From Their Porch Into The Trees

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#11 Getting Rid Of Your Dog Because You Got A New Puppy

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#12 For Years, Vegan Blogger Sonia Sae Has Been Allegedly Raising Her Pet Fox Jumanji On A Vegan Diet Because She Thinks That All Species Are Equals

Sae has already admitted that Jumanji is half blind, suffers from spontaneous convulsions and a severe skin condition. However, she refuses to believe that this is because of what do foxes eat. “They use the word ‘abuse’ to describe the act of feeding [it] food that no animal had to die for. Despite the obvious oxymoron, any other non-vegan alternative DOES involve abuse by default,” she said in a Facebook post.

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#13 Imagine Being So Lazy That You Allow Your Dog Create A [poop] Pile On Your Balcony Instead Of Taking It For A Walk

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#14 Dog Owners Who Think This Is Ok In A Restaurant

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#15 Someone Tied A Bag O’ Dog [poop] To This Crosswalk Button

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#16 South Ca’kalakee Facebook

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#17 Just Evicted One Of The Worst Tenants Ever And Took Their Mother Leaving These Poor Kittens Without Food And Water For About Week. They’re Now Safe At My Own Place. Looking To Rehome Them Soon

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#18 Friend Just Sent Me This Photo Of A Dog They Found While Driving By A Construction Site

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#19 A Small Dog Left Inside A Shop’s Baggage Storage

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#20 Woman Gets Tired Of Caring For Dog So Decides To Let It Run Away. Becomes Upset When Neighbor Brings The Dog Back

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#21 Letting Your Dog Pee In The Elevators

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#22 My Neighbors Moved Without Taking Their Cat With Them

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#23 Vegan Posts Pics Of Her Lab ‘Excited’ To Eat Her Vegan Dinner

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#24 Normal Reaction To A Pet Dying

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#25 My Neighbour Was Evicted And Left The Family Cat. Looks Like I Have A New Cat

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#26 Lizzy Kate Tea Shop, Kirkland Wa. Some Human Piece Of Garbage Just Leaves Their Dog Out In Below Freezing Temperatures For 45 Minutes. The Dog Was Whimpering When I Walked By. I’m Livid Dude

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#27 Previous Owner Abandons Aquarium With Two Live Fish And Overfilled Amount Of Food

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#28 Woman Uses A Drinking Fountain As A Doggy Bidet

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#29 This Dog With Dreadlocks On Its Tail

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#30 Getting A Dog Soon, So Let’s Just Get Rid Of The Cat…

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#31 I Hate Humans

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#32 Pick Up Your Dogs Poop

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#33 People At The Dog Park I Go To Are Too Lazy To Put Their Poop Bags In The Trash Can So They Hang Them On The Fence

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#34 The First Time I’ve Felt Worse For The Service Dog Than I Have The Owner

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#35 People Who Drive Around With Their Dog In The Truck Bed (It Was Raining)

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#36 Tied To A Dumpster Outside A Liquor Store While The Owner Was Inside Playing Video Poker(35° And Raining)

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#37 Trashy Pet Owner

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#38 Students Abandoned Puppies After Graduation

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#39 Leaving Your Dog Like This While You’re At Work

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#40 Pet Makeup…

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#41 This Is My Co-Workers Dog. Seriously

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#42 Just Cut Your Dogs Nails…ok?

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#43 This Fat Squirrel Is A Service Animal

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#44 This Is My Friend’s Grandmother’s Dog, She Feeds It 2 Hotdogs Every Morning With Mustard

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#45 Came Across This On Facebook Today. Why Would You Dye Your Dogs Fur? Being An Animal Lover, I Could Never Do This To My Dog

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#46 Dog Given Free Reign Of Sidewalk!

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#47 Receiving A Medical Service Dog And Turning It Into Your Own Traveling Sideshow

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#48 Pretending Your Pet Didn’t Pee All Over The Floor In Line For A Vet Clinic

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#49 A Women Just Tossed This Kitty Over Our Fence Between Two Dogs That Were In The Yard And Took Off. The Kitty Was Too Terrified To Move & A Staff Member Was Able To Get Her Inside

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#50 Spray Painting Your Dog To Look Patriotic

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#51 Not In The Bed. Not Tied Down. Thats Safe

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#52 I Asked My Roomate Why There Were 2 Candles On Our Carpet. Apparently Her Dog Puked And She Didn’t Have “Time” To Clean It

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#53 Dog On A Table At A Food Festival

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#54 Girl From Facebook Duct Taped Her Dogs Mouth Shut Because It Wouldn’t Stop Barking

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#55 This Screams Trashy

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#56 I Don’t Know If Weed Is Safe For Reptiles What The Hell Stoner Pets

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#57 Traveling With 4 Dogs And A Cat In The Back Of A Truck At -25 °c

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#58 For Someone Desperately Seeking Their Lost Dog, They Sure Are Placing Alot Of Demands On The People That Find Her

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#59 Her Dog Loves Getting High With Her

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