I think it’s a reflection of the dog is basically an innocent animal who’s life is put in the hands of the human (a human that it would do anything for) and the human treated it with contempt. The human put so little value on the life of “man’s best friend” that he let it slowly die of heat and dehydration.
You have to be a callous person to do that, regardless of the rantings of the Hide members who see it as a “tool” like a hammer or a wrench.
It’s not that I put more value on the life of the dog than I do humans. It doesn’t have to be a black and white, pick one or the other contest to be disgusted with the behavior of the officer.
If I saw a dog attacking someone, I would try to help that person. If I saw a person attacking a dog, I’d try to help the dog. Those aren’t absolutes, because situations like that rarely are.
But to mock/insult someone who is outraged at a human’s callousness towards an animal who’s been left in their care?
That doesn’t make you sound cool or tough. And pretending that every human life is irrefutably more valuable than every dog’s life is just ridiculous. And if you genuinely believe that, I feel sorry for you.