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The letter, itself, seems to me to be a bit contrived... designed to trigger an emotional response.
But assuming it could be factual, the ethical culprit here is more likely the pound.
If an ethical rescue organization came upon an old 12 yr (grey mussle) dog
that was already incontinent, and probably had digitally detectable tumors,
experience would have dictated that the animal be put down,
or at least not put up for adoption without disclosure to the adopting family.
Maybe, maybe, maybe... the original owner did not want
to put the dog down, themselves or could not afford it.
Putting the expense on to the rescue organization (pound) would be a bit unethical,
but vets are now charging a great deal of $ to euthanize a dog,
and usually an additional $ to deal with disposal.
All in all, my emotions are not with the author of the letter.
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