Fire Consumes Big Happy Farm Where Families Send Sick Dogs

[JVS]

Fire Consumes Big Happy Farm Where Families Send Sick Dogs To Run Free And Play

RAVENA, NY—Authorities confirmed a four-alarm blaze tore through the countryside Sunday, burning down a picturesque farm where thousands of sick and elderly dogs had been sent by parents who wanted their children's beloved pets to have lots of room to run around and play.

The farm, which for decades had provided a home to infirm canines and allowed them to live out their days romping happily in the fresh air, was decimated by the flames, and officials confirmed 3,000 animals either choked to death on the thick, acrid smoke or were burned alive.

"There were no survivors—none," said county sheriff Patrick Calnan, who struggled to keep his emotions in check as he pointed to acres of melted squeak toys and pile after pile of charred golden retrievers and tiny Pomeranian corpses. "The saddest part is that all of these dogs, because they had been having so much fun outdoors in the bright sunshine with their doggy friends, had been getting healthier and healthier before the fire hit."

"They had so many happy years up at the farm, but it certainly wasn't worth the excruciating deaths they endured," continued Calnan, holding a scorched collar that read "Buster." "You can see by the tags here that this dog used to belong to someone named Cody Harrington of Brockton, MA. If only Cody hadn't been so allergic to ol' Buster, his faithful pup would still be alive today."

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/fire-consumes-big-happy-farm-where-families-send-s,20641/

[Arugula Latte]

1. ...

:spank:

[alphafemale]

2. !

:popcorn:

Reminds me of that POINT/COUNTERPOINT one they did years ago.

We Sent Buster to Live at a Happy Farm/Your parents Had Me Put to Sleep at the Vet.

Edited to add the linky dink

1998...damn

http://www.theonion.com/articles/we-gave-rex-to-a-nice-farm-family-vs-they-had-me-p,11544/

[stuntcat]

4. dammmmmmn

:cry:

[KG]

3. heh, i'm getting to where i can spot an Onion headline anymore

not sure if that's a good thing... :P

[mysuzuki2]

5. When I was 11 my parents told me they took my dog Cleo to the Happy Farm

Happy Farm so she could run around and play. I had no reason not to believe them. I finally figured it out though. Unfortunately, not until I was in my 40s. I confronted my dad and he admitted she had been put to sleep. What else did they lie to me about? Well, at least I know that they didn't lie about Santa! They didn't did they?

[stuntcat]

6. "If only Cody hadn't been so allergic"

:rofl:

NOT funny in real life though!!!

[sakabatou]

7. Damn you Onion!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. When my dad was a kid, he had a dog, Brownie, that the neighbor borrowed for a hunting trip

Brownie "ran away in the woods and while the neighbor searched and searched, Brownie never came back." That was the story my dad told us. It was years later (I'm slow with these things) it dawned on me, probably after seeing Old Yeller at some point, that the only part of that story that was true was

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Old dog + neighbor takes/borrows dog with my grandparent's consent + gun.

[krispos42]

9. I read that about 6 hours ago

Horrible! And horribly funny!

[JVS]

11. You should have seen the onions facebook page where they posted the story.

flames galore.

[krispos42]

12. Flames about flames?

Say it isn't so!!!

[nolabear]

10. Ha! Oh dear... I'm afraid I was one of those kids. At least I think I was.

Nobody ever really owned up to what actually happened to poor Fang. It's the only time my grandfather ever lied to me.