Back when vacations were still common practice, it often made sense to ask a neighbor to check in with your home. If you had pets, it was even more important. While more and more places are offering dog-friendly accommodations, sometimes you just don’t have the energy to bring your pets along. And if you’re traveling internationally, it could be more of a pain than anything else. In June of 2019, a man agreed to watch his neighbor’s home.
According to him, they were visiting family overseas. “They asked me and my wife if we would look after their pets, and their house for the next 3 weeks, as they needed to return to Taiwan as his mother was dying,” he wrote. “They even left me $500 dollars for food for their 2 German Shepards, and their cat.”
On July 1st, he got an email. They needed some extra time to get their affairs in order. He asked if the OP and his wife would mind watching the animals for a little longer. “He apologized and said he would be back by July 15th at latest,” he wrote.
But then, that never happened. On July 21st, the OP sent an email as they still weren’t home and didn’t get a reply. At the end of the month, his neighbor’s phone had been disconnected. They straight-up vanished. But, the OP was still in charge of the neighbor’s pets. And, their house in general.
“I don’t know what happened to them, but they just never came back,” he wrote. “I don’t know if they ended up in some sort of prison, or decided to just not come home at all.” With the neglect, the neighbor realized a pipe had burst in their home. He had no clue what to do next.
Source : https://www.littlethings.com/man-watches-neighbors-home/