[Klavalala]

Sooo, wait.

I'm trying to wrap my head around how anyone can consider this abuse...

Does the dog look well fed? Is it happy to be out with his owner?

Just because some dude is panhandling money in a costume with his dog on a median (and a leashed dog at that) doesn't mean he's abusing it. Is it ideal? No. But it's not like the guy's going to run his dog down to a dog daycare, drop it off with a dog sitter, or get rid of his dog, when having his dog with him is not only profitable, I'm sure they both enjoy working together.

Hot pavement or not, beats the hell out of being in a concrete kennel in a shelter.