my group of friends seem to have ditched me. aibu?

[Tobythecat]

We are a close group of friends who have all had similar struggles. I found out that one of the friends in the group had left her dog for a few days with her adult son. He had deliberately hurt the dog and friend didnt seem to be doing much about it.

My stepdad got involved and told her that her son deserves to be beaten up for what he did to the dog. Friend has twisted things and reported my stepdad to the police saying he was threatening to beat her son up. Stepdad has contacted rspca to report her son.

None of my friends have spoken to me or answered my texts since. One of them is siding with my friend "the dog seems fine!" One of them is on my side but doesnt want to get involved and isnt replying to my texts.

Im fucking gutted. Im autistic and making connections isnt easy for me and i really though id found friends for life as we all bonded on a really deep level.

Im pissed off that none of them want to back me up and are defending someone who is covering up abuse of her dog by her son. Aibu???

Your friends sound vile if actions like that against an animal don't concern them enough to speak out or take action.
You and your step dad are the better people for not just standing by and ignoring what was done.
You don't need friends like that.

Your 'friends' sound despicable if they would tolerate a man treating a dog that way. You were right to contact the police and RSPCA. These friends are no loss. Thinking of you OP.

So as well as the son, the owner also mistreats her dog?

So you should report her as well & have nothing to do with her.

Im really dissapointed in them tbh. I cant help but think about the poor dog.

All these people asking why your stepdad got involved... Wow. No wonder terrible people are able to get away with terrible things! Your stepdad stood up for a vulnerable creature after it had been violently mistreated and abused. Good for him. If more people were brave like him maybe abuse wouldnt be so common, to animals and people. Watching awful things happen and saying/doing nothing is just as bad as doing the awful thing yourself. Good for your stepdad and sod your friends. You're better off without people like that.

Totally agree Sadie

I also don't get why posters have said the OP's stepdad threatened the friend's DS. He didn't, he said that he deserved a good kicking. It doesn't mean that he's going to go around to the friend's house and actually attack her DS. He's right to be angry, that's disgusting abuse of a defenceless animal and he and his mum should be banned from owning pets.

I probably said similar things about my DSis's abusive exH, who also abused her lovely Labrador Retriever. But when I actually saw him when helping DSis remove her belongings from her house, I just didn't even look at him and got on with what I needed to do.

The vast majority of us are able to behave like decent human beings and not be violent towards people or animals.

Hope you are able to sort it out with your friends

I have cut them out of my life. Dont want them in my life.