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Following the dog's rescue, Daniel had a [[The 7/11 Incident|meltdown inside of a Walmart]], during which he destroyed multiple merchandise displays before eventually being apprehended by authorities. After being released from police custody, Daniel made bomb threats against the White House, [[Second Jail Arc|(which he would later be charged for]]) and was promptly admitted into a [[Psychiatric Hospital|psychiatric ward]], where he remained for the next week. | Following the dog's rescue, Daniel had a [[The 7/11 Incident|meltdown inside of a Walmart]], during which he destroyed multiple merchandise displays before eventually being apprehended by authorities. After being released from police custody, Daniel made bomb threats against the White House, [[Second Jail Arc|(which he would later be charged for]]) and was promptly admitted into a [[Psychiatric Hospital|psychiatric ward]], where he remained for the next week. | ||
Since Music's rescue, Daniel has expressed a desire to adopt a new animal several times. Despite these repeated declarations, he has neither | Since Music's rescue, Daniel has expressed a desire to adopt a new animal several times. Despite these repeated declarations, he has neither attempted nor succeeded in being able to adopt another pet. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Weeks prior to the adoption, Daniel expressed desire to adopt a dog and several other pets. Given factors such as his [[Homeless Era|homelessness]] and inability to care for himself, many doubted the likelihood of Daniel being able to adopt any kind of animal. Daniel's repeated claims of having security and a dedicated support team seemed to align with delusional beliefs. [[File:Facebook Comments.png|thumb|330x330px|Worried Facebook commenters, posted under a warning about Daniel. ]]During this time, Daniel’s [[Management|manager]] was a man named [[Warren]], though little is known about him. Warren most likely advised Daniel to keep his location a secret. This can be inferred from the amount of times Daniel was found lying about his location to evade detection, such as lying about purchasing motel rooms. And during this time, Daniel had access to [[Cameo Arc|Cameo]], a video making service where he would be given money to make custom videos for those who requested them. Before his eventual banning, Daniel stated that he had | Weeks prior to the adoption, Daniel expressed desire to adopt a dog and several other pets. Given factors such as his [[Homeless Era|homelessness]] and inability to care for himself, many doubted the likelihood of Daniel being able to adopt any kind of animal. Daniel's repeated claims of having security and a dedicated support team seemed to align with delusional beliefs. [[File:Facebook Comments.png|thumb|330x330px|Worried Facebook commenters, posted under a warning about Daniel. ]]During this time, Daniel’s [[Management|manager]] was a man named [[Warren]], though little is known about him. Warren most likely advised Daniel to keep his location a secret. This can be inferred from the amount of times Daniel was found lying about his location to evade detection, such as lying about purchasing motel rooms. And during this time, Daniel had access to [[Cameo Arc|Cameo]], a video making service where he would be given money to make custom videos for those who requested them. Before his eventual banning, Daniel stated that he had made over $5,000 while using it.<ref>[[Cameo Arc#Pricing]]</ref> This provided him sufficient funds to adopt a dog. | ||
On July 9, 2023, Daniel adopted | On July 9, 2023, Daniel adopted Zola, a German Shepherd mix, from the Longmont Humane Society, an animal shelter in Longmont, Colorado. He subsequently renamed the dog Music. The duration of Daniel's stay in Longmont remains unclear. His justification for getting a dog was for Music to act as security, more specifically as a "guard dog." While Daniel was allowed to adopt Music and leave the shelter with her, both workers and bystanders were concerned about Daniel getting a dog, but nobody took action to prevent it. | ||
Despite attempts by Humane Society employees to slow down the adoption process, Daniel was allowed to take Music with him. In a future [[Longmont Humane Society Employee AMA|Reddit AMA]] published by a worker at the Longmont Humane Society, they admit that the animal shelter did not conduct any sort of background check on Daniel. But after being informed of who Daniel was, the workers were horrified | Despite attempts by Humane Society employees to slow down the adoption process, Daniel was allowed to take Music with him. In a future [[Longmont Humane Society Employee AMA|Reddit AMA]] published by a worker at the Longmont Humane Society, they admit that the animal shelter did not conduct any sort of background check on Daniel. But after being informed of who Daniel was, the workers were horrified | ||
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[[Red|Keith:]] i didn't wanna cause a scene plus he literally has papers for it, like it's his dog||color=|border=}} | [[Red|Keith:]] i didn't wanna cause a scene plus he literally has papers for it, like it's his dog||color=|border=}} | ||
Following this, multiple members of the subreddit banded together to return Music back to the Humane Society as they believed Daniel was unfit to take care of a dog due to his previous [[Incidents|outbursts]]. Many | Following this, multiple members of the subreddit banded together to return Music back to the Humane Society as they believed Daniel was unfit to take care of a dog due to his mental health issues and previous [[Incidents|outbursts]]. Many also feared that Daniel would potentially hurt the dog in the event of him having a [[Meltdowns|meltdown]]. | ||
This sparked immediate calls to retrieve Music and return her to the Longmont Humane Society. Despite the potential legal issues of taking Music from him, the thing people depended on was the fact Daniel had adopted her fraudulently by lying about his living arrangements. | This sparked immediate calls to retrieve Music and return her to the Longmont Humane Society. Despite the potential legal issues of taking Music from him, the thing people depended on was the fact Daniel had adopted her fraudulently by lying about his living arrangements. Furthermore, Daniel was a frequent caller of the Denver police, so the odds of him being taken seriously when calling in were very slim, and him lacking knowledge in how the [[Daniel and the Law|legal system]] actually works, and no matter how many unspecified legal threats he would make, no charges would be pressed.[[File:Longmont Statement 7-10-23.png|thumb|A public statement issued by Longmont Humane Society.|350x350px]] | ||
This call to action reached the ears of many people, most notably one of Daniel's older managers, [[Ox|Ox.]] Even though the opinion of Ivan in the community is largely negative, him posting in the subreddit about his attempts to rescue Daniel's dog lead people to be hopeful that he could maybe redeem himself and return with Music safely. | This call to action reached the ears of many people, most notably one of Daniel's older managers, [[Ox|Ox.]] Even though the opinion of Ivan in the community is largely negative, him posting in the subreddit about his attempts to rescue Daniel's dog lead people to be hopeful that he could maybe redeem himself and return with Music safely. | ||
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In the time it took Ox to arrive from Wyoming, [[Goated Mines]] and many others called Longmont Animal Control and the Longmont Humane Society. While the Humane Society did not answer the phone, presumably due to the amount of harassment they were receiving, Animal Control was made aware of the situation. This would later be confirmed by Ox, who said he had seen Animal Control conducting checks in the Longmont area upon arriving in Colorado.{{Citation Needed}} | In the time it took Ox to arrive from Wyoming, [[Goated Mines]] and many others called Longmont Animal Control and the Longmont Humane Society. While the Humane Society did not answer the phone, presumably due to the amount of harassment they were receiving, Animal Control was made aware of the situation. This would later be confirmed by Ox, who said he had seen Animal Control conducting checks in the Longmont area upon arriving in Colorado.{{Citation Needed}} | ||
Not long after, Daniel began to post more videos of Music. In these videos, | Not long after, Daniel began to post more videos of Music. In these videos, the dog was in clear distress, looking incredibly hot and anxious, and could be heard whimpering.{{Citation Needed}} Eventually, on July 10, the Longmont Humane Society saw fit to issue a public statement on the regarding the situation. In their statement, the Longmont Humane Society acknowledged the situation and assured the public that they were doing everything in their power to get Music away from Daniel. | ||
{{Quote|It has been brought to our attention that we recently adopted an animal to an individual who may have falsified their personal records and that the animal's well-being may be in question. We are taking these reports very seriously. We are working with local law enforcement to investigate this new information that we have been receiving from the community. Please know that while we were following industry standards for the screening of potential adopters, we are currently exploring ways to improve upon that process. The well-being of ALL animals that come through our care is of the utmost importance to us; if you have any new or relevant information regarding this situation, please reach out to us at [REDACTED]}} | {{Quote|It has been brought to our attention that we recently adopted an animal to an individual who may have falsified their personal records and that the animal's well-being may be in question. We are taking these reports very seriously. We are working with local law enforcement to investigate this new information that we have been receiving from the community. Please know that while we were following industry standards for the screening of potential adopters, we are currently exploring ways to improve upon that process. The well-being of ALL animals that come through our care is of the utmost importance to us; if you have any new or relevant information regarding this situation, please reach out to us at [REDACTED]}} | ||