February 22, 2025 at 11:49 am

Good Neighbor Rescued A Box Of Puppies From An Alley, But The Dogs’ So-Called Owners Accused Them Of Stealing And Demanded Restitution

by Benjamin Cottrell

Source: Canva/aliaksandrbarysenka, Getty/ annedehaas, Reddit/AITA

Some good deeds go unnoticed, while others get downright punished.

After rescuing a litter of abandoned puppies from an alley, one good neighbor was surprised when the puppies’ so-called owners demanded they fork over 1000 dollars to make up for their “lost profits”.

You’ll want to read on for this one!

AITA for picking up a litter of puppies in an alley behind an apartment building and bringing them to the Humane Society?

About two weeks ago, I was taking extra trash out and had to go to the alley where the dumpsters were because I was getting rid of some chairs.

But they found something surprising.

There, I saw a box filled with puppies.

I instinctively thought that they were abandoned and decided that it would be best if someone took them to a shelter or somewhere safe.

They did more than their due diligence and decided to follow their gut for the best course of action.

So, I drove them over and dropped them off at the Humane Society.

They checked the puppies for microchips, and nothing came back.

None of them were spayed or neutered, so I felt like I was right in my choice.

But it turns out, these puppies belonged to someone – or so they claimed.

I mentioned it to one of my neighbors in the lobby, and someone overheard and accused me of stealing their puppies.

They told me that they were raising them and that they “wanted to be outside” for a couple of hours — even though it was 1:00 a.m. when I went outside.

And they’re demanding to be repaid for the inconvenience.

Now, they’re telling me that I owe them $1,500 for money they would have otherwise made by selling them.

I really thought that I was doing the right thing by bringing them to the Humane Society.

AITA?

A “thank you” would have been nice, but instead they got accusations.

Let’s let Reddit dig into this story.

These neighbors are kidding themselves in more ways than one.

Source: Reddit/AITA

This Good Samaritan did these puppy “owners” a favor and they should start acting accordingly.

Source: Reddit/AITA

The situation sounds fishy to this commenter.

Source: Reddit/AITA

Since they didn’t get a “thank you” from their rude neighbors, this user decided to pick up the slack.

Source: Reddit/AITA

This good neighbor saw these puppies as precious, but their “owners” saw them only as profits.

Puppies deserve to be protected, not dumped in an alley!

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