It's good to take a stray animal in.
Thomas has noticed a small scruffy dog that regularly walks around his property.
Thomas wants to do something about the dog.
Thomas takes the dog into his house and adopts it once he fails to find an owner.
Thomas takes out his hunting rifle and shoots it at the dog.
The dog has a new owner and is healthy and happy as a result.
The dog suffers and dies horribly as a result of the gunshot wound.