Cause and effect?

Noticed the following news story this morning:

Flagstaff police investigate hanging of puppy

While we do not know what triggered this incident, the final paragraph of the story provides a clue: "The woman told officers police had been at her home about two weeks earlier after someone complained about her dogs barking, Jackson says. An officer could not find any record of a prior incident."

Hmmm... A previous complaint about barking noise. A complaint which has somehow disappeared from public record.

I'm going to venture out on a limb and say that someone got tired to hearing this unattended puppy barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking and barking.

And so the noise problem was taken care of. Permanently.

The takeaways: If you have a dog, don't just leave it outside for your neighbors to hear. Your neighbors have better things to do than listen to your barking dog. If you can't handle this level of responsibility, then don't have a dog.