Not going to judge what another man did without knowing more about it.
But I do appreciate the sentiment. And what he did is reversible without hurting anyone - so essentially a harmless prank.
Good for him!
If I ever hit the jackpot...there would be a whole lot of happy doggies and kitty cats out there!
I'd build a state of the art animal rescue facility and start a foundation that would help facilitate better treatment of our 4 legged friends worldwide.
That's my pipe dream.....