Eventually, Dr. Chapman finds out that Mary and the kids had been feeding stray dogs; and despite the kids'(especially Cindy's) tearful pleas, Dr. Chapman refuses to let them keep the dogs.
Mary had been feeding stray dogs. The kids had been feeding stray dogs. Dr. Chapman finds out this. This is eventually. Dr. Chapman refuses to let them keep the dogs. This is despite the kids'(especially Cindy's) tearful pleas. This is eventually.