Last night I made a late night run to the grocery store around 9 PM. It was snowing and the temperature at the time was below -30C with the wind chill. When I got there, there was a dog tied to a bench outside the store. 

I went did my shopping and came out over an hour after I went in. By now there’s was a light freezing rain. The dog was still there and shivering. It’s coat was wet and freezing to the touch and it kept whimpering. 

Now I know certain dogs have adapted to be used to the cold with their coats and paws better suited for the weather. And yes this dog looked like a husky which is one of those breeds. But this dog had been outside for an hour and as i said what shivering and crying so I called the police and told them the situation. They sent an officer who got there in like 5 minutes (the closest station is no joke down the road from the store so that’s why someone arrived quickly). 

He had a K-9 unit type car so he put the dog up in it and we waited until the owner arrived. Apparently the owner was a worker at the store and his boss needed him to come in for a quick talk which ended up taking longer than expected. 

He got his dog back and the officer left on another call. I apologized for calling the police and explained that I was just worried. He said I overreacted and should’ve just left, calling me “a nosy dick”. His dog was fine, it’s a husky mix they like the cold and it wasn’t my place to try to control how his dog should be treated.

I know maybe I overreacted but I didn’t feel like I could just leave knowing the dog was under freezing rain and freezing cold to the touch and whining. I knew that dog was there for at least 60 minutes and I didn’t know if it had been a longer time. 

So AITA for doing what I did? 

