Is an animal abandoned?
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
32
No
5
4
Dollyfied
A kangaroo is left to die on the side of a road.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
19
No
0
2
Pixiedusted
The main dog is driven hours away from home and dumped
Video Game Report
Yes
12
No
0
3
takitime
You can encounter an adoptable owlbear cub who’s mother has been killed.
YouTube • 2023 Report
Yes
9
No
0
1
Coffeey1412
Zeno the cat is "abandoned" after it's owner dies a mysterious death. The lore about it is a emotional, but it happened in the past and offscreen.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
7
No
2
0
S6
E6
They are in an abandoned pet store and there are locked cages with dogs inside who are long dead
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
6
No
0
0
SiRenfield
Donkey is abandoned by his owner who turns him into the anti-fairy tale creature authorities
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
5
No
1
0
dandyCur
S1
E1
Arya is forced to abandon her pet wolf.
Movie Report
Yes
5
No
0
1
Pantalones
Perrito was abandoned (and almost killed by) his human owners.
Movie • 1981 Report
Yes
5
No
0
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
5
No
0
TV Show • 1989 Report
Yes
4
No
0
0
spirochaete
Santa's Little Helper is abandoned by his original owner in the first episode, "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire", after failing as a racing dog. He is immediately rescued by Bart and Homer.
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
4
No
0
1
Not sure about any other instances, but in the episode "Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride", he has an animal sanctuary specifically for gay animals that had been abandoned by people.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
4
No
1
Book • 2003 Report
Yes
4
No
0
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
3
No
0
1
jamieblazej
Not really, but kind of. The owner of the cat is murdered and the cat refuses to leave his owner’s side, so the cat ends up basically dumped off at the morgue. The owner didn’t willingly abandon his cat, but the cat does kind of get ditched.
Video Game Report
Yes
3
No
1
1
FatherIsCynophobic
It’s implied (or assumed) that another character is the new guardian.
Anime • 1999 Report
Yes
3
No
0
0
calzones
Chouchou (dog) and Laboon (whale) can be seen as examples of this. Chouchou’s caretaker dies. Laboon was given promises to be returned to by a pirate crew but all but one of them died. Laboon makes a new promise with the main character to meet again, and we find out that the sole survivor of the crew wishes to meet him again.
TV Show • 1995 Report
Yes
3
No
0
2
tial
Not abandoned but Misato sends her pet penguin away because the city eventually reaches a point where it becomes completely unliveable and it would likely die if it stayed there.
Video Game Report
Yes
3
No
0
1
edie_kardana
There are stray cars and dogs
Video Game • 2009 Report
Yes
3
No
0
1
jaycutfilms
You’re able to abandon animals you’ve tamed. Common ways are making them sit & then leaving, or becoming separated by a large distance — usually from teleporting away or dying far from your respawn point while they’re with you.
This is avoidable, but is a pretty common mistake. You can go back and get them but that depends on being able to find your way back.
This is avoidable, but is a pretty common mistake. You can go back and get them but that depends on being able to find your way back.
Movie • 1973 Report
Yes
3
No
0
0
FleetwoodMacNCheez
Wilbur is sent away from the little girl who raised him
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
3
No
0
1
Alder
There’s a pound full of hellhounds that were presumably abandonded
TV Show • 1999 Report
Yes
3
No
0
0
SiRenfield
A bit of an accidental case a la Hachiko but it can be upsetting either way
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
3
No
2
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
3
No
0
Video Game Report
Yes
3
No
0
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
2
No
0
0
AlmightyKingPrawn
Poor Perrito...
Video Game • 2023 Report
Yes
2
No
0
0
thenumbereleven
As always, friendly plant-creatures Pikmin will be hunted down and eaten by predators on-screen if the player does not collect them before nightfall. Oatchi the dog is never left behind in gameplay or cutscenes. Moss, a dog native to the planet, is unable to leave with the cast but finds a new purpose. A third dog has a tattered collar, though it's unknown what happened to its original owner.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
2
No
0
2
Anonymous
The Halloween special has a bit where a robot dog is abandoned in the forest and its dismantled "corpse" is later shown in the present day.
Movie • 1988 Report
Yes
2
No
0
1
Entity32
Kinda, The opening has a box of kittens unattended. At points it rains on them implying whoever set the box out has left them