you're assuming a whole lot, with no actual knowledge about what the owner is doing or trying, or what distance from you the owner is even located. that's awful judgmental. Even worse is you speak as if you own rights over someone's pet and aren't obligated to physically place photos at all shelters, on streets, in Lost and Found of newspapers. in case the shelters pull down photos.
You have no clue as to how that dog ended up where you found it.
I've heard so many different scenarios of how things go wrong to make a dog go missing, as well as when people are looking for their dogs.
the shelters may not even pass on whatever info you left there! they are not obligated to if the dog isn't there. if an idiot answers the call, and owner accepts their INCORRECT report. too bad. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
If a real jerk deliberately relocated that dog far away to punish it's owner, and you condemn the owner, what does your attitude say about you?
Your cheeks are not kissable now.
:-I