Officials in the German town of Ahlen have seized a family’s pet pug and sold it on eBay, prompting a storm of criticism.
Edda the pug was taken from her owners after they allegedly failed to pay debts owed to the town, including a dog tax.
The seizure has been heavily criticised on social media, with many commenters saying that the decision to sell the family pet was heartless.
Officials defended the move and said it was a last resort, as authorities were unable to find anything else of value to remove.
Debt collectors first attempted to seize Edda’s owner’s wheelchair but were unable to, as it did not belong to the family.
They opted to take the pug instead, according to news website Die Glock.
Dirk Schlebes, Ahlen’s treasurer, said the seizure was legal and that non-essential household goods were taken first, according to German news agency dpa.
The pug was sold online for 750 euros (£643).
Taxes. The plight of civilized man.
The, I do beleive i am un civilized.
THEY LET HIM KEEP HIS NUTZ?
INCREDIBLE!!!
Cruelty knows no bounds.
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Neither does Communism.
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ITS LITTLE WONDER HE STILL HAS BOTH KIDNEYS
Please dont give them ideas, the Chinese are already doing that anyway.
Dog tax! Aint capitalism great? Make a profit off of everything, but socialism stepped in and saved the wheelchair at least! Aint the commissar nice? He let em keep the wheelchair, gotta keep working to make the capitalists CEO’s happy so they can work with the socialists.
Its a big one-two punch here in the article.