By the time that I am writing this post, Finnegan is dead. He suffered at the behest of stupidity. He died because of this stupidity.
The first dog that moved me profoundly was Dudley. Look up his story on the AAS Website. I can never forget him and Dorothy.
To be added to the long, long list of those who have been made to suffer immeasurably and finally die, is Finnegan.
He is not a martyr. He is not a hero. He is not simply a dog.
He is a fellow being.