These people loved their great dane and gave her a fab home cropped ears or not, if you want to give anyboby a hard time pop down to your local animal rescue centre and then you will have somthing to rant about
I feel for your loss its hard losing one of the family Im on my third great dane but ...
Well done for your good work,I have rescued a great dane (Samson) in the past, they are the best of dogs and only want loving,treat them right and you will have a friend for life
God bless you for looking after this kitten I like to think I would do the same but have never been in that situation.