I don't think you read the entire article. It says that the family took him to a vet for treatment and the vet contacted the shelter to investigate possible animal abuse by the previous owner. I don't see anything about the family contacting the shelter to get out of paying for treatment. I don't see anything that says "they obviously don't want to pay the medical expense for the dog's treatment" or "They tell everyone that they want the dog, but don't want to pay for it's treatment" in the article. Perhaps you jumped to conclusions???