Every day I see the neighbours take their dog and tie it to the top of the stairs with a bowl of water. Hes an older dog and although he looks well fed and clean its pretty clear he gets zero attention at all.
His entire world is the top landing adjacent to their porch and hes in the sun for a good part of the day as their stairs face to the southwest.
Here is a picture of the situation, poorly drawn, by me.
Sometimes when I leave my place he barks and barks at me, but I think its the kids have lost interest in him.
I don't know the entire situation but he'll be chained up in the morning when I leave and still chained up in late afternoon/early evening when I get home.
I know he gets taken in at night but I don't know where they put him.
Having a back yard for him to roam around in isn't an issue as they have a fairly big one for a neighbourhood this size and throw obnoxious parties that last until 7am.
I don't know if its animal abuse or not. Can someone fill me in?