People who do this to their pet don`t really love animals and these people are cowards. Too much fear to give the pet in a shelter.Idk why people think that "setting them free in the woods" is such a good idea. Most of the time they can't care for them selves and will either starve, get hit by a car, or fall pray to a predator. It's much better just to take them to the shelter. At least there they have a chance.