Do you live in a neighborhood where people get puppies or kittens and then...?

a few years later it is like their pets dropped off the face of the earth. I think that there is a sick trend going on where when the puppies or kittens lose their cuteness--they ditch them. These kind of people are the first to go around bragging and showing off their pets and then they heartlessly kick them to the curb when they realize that pets are a big responsibility. I lived in a neighborhood where this happened all the time. I find this absolutely despicable. I strongly believe that if you can't take care of your pets for the duration of it's lifetime--then you shouldn't become a pet owner. Have you seen a lot of this going on? Have you ever called these kind of people out on their irresponsible and thoughtless attitude/behavior towards their pets? Please feel free to share you thoughts?