02-20-2014, 03:01 AM
I came across this this morning. Its sad but the first sentence really got me thinking, "Why was the dog in the driveway?"
Now this is a sad and heart wrenching tale about a dog Max that got his in his drive way but like I said above, Why was the dog in the driveway? I'm not trying to be the bad guy. My dogs are in an invisible fence and are cut off from the drive way so that something exactly like this doesn't happen to them. I don't know the exact situation behind how the accident happened but I do know he was hit at the end of the driveway... so it sounds like he was off leash. I feel that the owners were being irresponsible and are at fault more so than the FedEx driver. FedEx shouldn't have to pay for the owner's carelessness. Especially if the dog was off leash or in a invisible fence with access to the driveway. Which it what it sounds like. The poor puppy was the one that had to pay the biggest price. He sadly had to be put down.
Personally I think the owners should be charged with animal cruelty or is there such a thing as animal endangerment. If the dog had been in a fence or on a leash this never would have happened.
Quote:A Fed Ex driver ran over these peoples dog in their own driveway. Lets support this family by contacting Fex Ex and letting them know that this is contrary to their own mission statement:
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FedEx Corporation will produce superior financial returns for its share owners by providing high value-added logistics, transportation and related business services through focused operating companies. Customer requirements will be met in the highest quality manner appropriate to each market segment served. FedEx will strive to develop mutually rewarding relationships with its employees, partners and suppliers. Safety will be the first consideration in all operations. Corporate activities will be conducted to the highest ethical and professional standards.
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This happened to a Friend Yesterday, Saturday Jan. 11th . FedEx has offered NO Help to this Family, even though, their ( FedEx ) Insurance should Cover Max's medical bills ! Please repost this ASAP !!
Friends, we need your help URGENTLY. The FedEx truck hit our family dog Max at the end of our driveway this morning (Saturday the 11th). He was rushed to the emergency vet where they said he had clearly not just been hit, but was run over. I called the Fedex dispatch center for the Chanhassen area, and the manager said they've never had a truck hit a dog before and that they aren't liable for covering any vet bills. She said another manager or someone from corporate might get back to us next week and she wouldn't give me anyone's number or a name to contact at corporate.
As of right now, Max has sustained a severely broken hip, multiple fractures, internal bruising and other trauma. He's currently sedated until Monday when they would be able to perform the needed surgery to save his life. They estimate it will cost $5k-$7k. My family cannot afford to cover this. We understand that accidents happen, but we find it hard to believe that Fedex hasn't had this happen before and has no policy or procedures in place to handle a situation like this. The driver was very sympathetic, things happen, but corporate needs to handle this properly and simply cover the vet costs....that's all we're asking.
The best thing we can think to do is to ask everyone to share on this on social media so that we can get the attention of someone from Fedex corporate. This is URGENT. We have until Monday (1/13/14) to decide if he is to have the surgery or not, and there is no way he can have it unless Fedex covers it.
PLEASE SHARE!!!!
Max is heavily sedated and just came off his pain meds for a few minutes and started howling and crying, this is heartbreaking and very difficult for our family. If you've ever known someone from our family, you've known Max. He's an amazing dog and deserves to live. Thank you everyone.
Now this is a sad and heart wrenching tale about a dog Max that got his in his drive way but like I said above, Why was the dog in the driveway? I'm not trying to be the bad guy. My dogs are in an invisible fence and are cut off from the drive way so that something exactly like this doesn't happen to them. I don't know the exact situation behind how the accident happened but I do know he was hit at the end of the driveway... so it sounds like he was off leash. I feel that the owners were being irresponsible and are at fault more so than the FedEx driver. FedEx shouldn't have to pay for the owner's carelessness. Especially if the dog was off leash or in a invisible fence with access to the driveway. Which it what it sounds like. The poor puppy was the one that had to pay the biggest price. He sadly had to be put down.
Personally I think the owners should be charged with animal cruelty or is there such a thing as animal endangerment. If the dog had been in a fence or on a leash this never would have happened.
