Basically, a couple of years ago my parents bought a dog. I wasn't living at home, but I was very uncomfortable with the idea, especially as the last dog they had lived outside chained up to a log in the garage and received very little attention. I also really hated the idea because I knew for a fact that my parents would not be taking the dog for walks (she's some sort of status symbol/ accessory for my Mum.) The only time she got attention was when me and my siblings took her for exercise. She wasn't allowed in the house because 'she was born outside and she wasn't an indoor dog.' At least, that was my Mum's excuse when I asked why she couldn't be inside with the rest of us.
Anyway, the dog that they have now is currently living most of the day in a cage in my brother's bedroom (she is a Rottweiler, which makes it even worse). Whenever I've tried to ask why this is happening when I visit, my Mum says it is to keep my toddler son safe, and the rest of the time she is free to roam.
My younger sibling is currently visiting, and I asked how the dog is doing, and he told me that she is mostly in the cage. He says its because she is out of control and isn't obedient. I'm not surprised- she was never trained in the slightest. The worst part of it is that she is left alone for long periods of time because everyone works, or is at school.
I'm fucking sick of having this on my shoulders. I've thought about contacting the relevant authorities, or just to let my Mum that this is disgusting and that she needs to do something about it with the suggestion of further action taken otherwise. I know my Mum would go bat-shit crazy either way. She is NEVER wrong. I would just turn a blind eye for the sake of our relationship, but I would be as bad as her if I did. She lies about how good the quality of the dog's life is, so she must know how awful it would sound if she admitted that the dog is holed up everyday.