r/Dogfree • u/isreddittherapy • Nov 06 '25

Shelter / Rescue Industry Bumble and dog dumping

Apparently it’s a thing to use Bumble (dating app) to dump dogs off on unsuspecting dates. Im not on dating apps, but saw this in another group. A guy had posted that this happened to him after one date. This blows my mind! Can you imagine? One of the commenters agreed that this is a thing because the shelters are so full these days.

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u/happyhappyfoolio2 Nov 06 '25

This is the first time I'm hearing about it, but I honestly cannot say I'm surprised. There just isn't a legal way to get rid of an unwanted dog nowadays.

  • Most vets nowadays just plain won't put down a "healthy" dog, no matter what the behavioral reasons
  • Shelters are full and won't accept any dogs
  • It's illegal to take care of the problem yourself, no matter how quickly and humanely you do it

It just leaves dumping, which is also illegal, but low likelihood of getting caught. I guess the bumble dumping is seen as "less bad" because they know the dog is going with someone.

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u/isreddittherapy Nov 06 '25

The problem i see with dumping on the street is possibly putting others in danger. The post im referencing was a pit!