Family dog siezed and sold to pay back taxes

[Catherine]

A town in Germany has done the unthinkable. They seized a family's pet pug and sold it on eBay to cover back taxes.
Sadly it seems that this is legal. They are allowed to take a family pet and sell it if the family owes money.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5008856/town-...bay-debts/

This seems harsh and cruel to the family and the dog. It also means that animals in that town have the same legal status as toasters. They have no protection under the law. 

This must be very hard on the family. It is even worse for the dog. She doesn't know why she was taken from her family. She just knows that the life she had is suddenly taken from her.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/ger...d=61404207

The person who has the dog now is not even happy with her. She has had some health issues and the new owner wants her money back. That poor little dog is clearly not being given the love she deserves.

This kind of action needs to be made illegal.