I had a landlord many years ago that had 2 dogs and a cat. One dog was a lab mix who lived in a dog run out back ( this was Long Island, NY) and was NOT allowed inside by his wife. He was a sweet dog. The only attention he got was when my husband or I would go visit him. He and I lived in a basement apartment at this couple's home. The cat was a large orange fellow, tabby maybe? who was also very sweet. The wife did not approve of him, either, as he lived outside and was also ignored by his "family". he was also very sweet and greeted me daily when I got home from work. Their second (first, really) dog was a Maltese who was the wife's. she, of course, lived INSIDE and was treated like royalty. Frequent trips to the groomer where she would come back adorned with bows and nail polish, she had fancy little outfits, ate only gourmet foods, etc.. the side door to the house was how we got to the basement and when it got really cold or it rained, kitty would cry pitifully there until we let him in. we always did, we felt so bad. we couldn't let him in the apartment because of hubby's allergies so we gave him a blanket, bowl of water and some food in the hallway outside the door. the lab mix at least had a doghouse to keep him out of the elements but kitty was left to fend for himself regardless of weather. I hated those people.
we lived there about 6 months and then moved on. about 3 months after that, we heard that the landlords had made some not so nice people mad (hubby was a scam artist) and they up and moved rather suddenly leaving the lab mix in the dog run and kitty in the yard. fortunately, a neighbor saw that they had been abandoned and took them in so they at least ended up in a better place than before.
we lived there about 6 months and then moved on. about 3 months after that, we heard that the landlords had made some not so nice people mad (hubby was a scam artist) and they up and moved rather suddenly leaving the lab mix in the dog run and kitty in the yard. fortunately, a neighbor saw that they had been abandoned and took them in so they at least ended up in a better place than before.