Dog Packs and a Poor Economy Don't make me shoot your dog.

Associated Content ^ | 10-30-09 | Sherry Tomfeld

[stillafreemind]

This article is on dog packs and dogs that run with coyotes. Is the economy adding to the numbers? I think so. Instead of feeding the dogs or turning the dogs over to the humane shelter, people are just "dumping" the dogs. Not only is this not the "right" thing to do, it's a dangerous thing to do.

[1rudeboy]

I could call animal control. Been there, done that. They don't care. A while ago, we had some loose cows in town. Care to guess how long it took animal control to round up 6 loose cows? A month.

I heard a story (in Illinois) about some cattle (might've been only one) that got loose while being delivered to a slaughterhouse. The driver took off (because I think the cattle were to be "rejected" for injury/disease/whatever). So the cattle are roaming around town:

Police: "It's not our problem, it's the slaughterhouse's problem."
Slaughterhouse: "It's not our problem, it's the driver's problem."
Driver: "I'll have some wings to go along with that Miller Lite."
Residents: "Don't we have the Police for this sort* of thing?"

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*Alternatively, identify the constitutional violation for extra points.

[Cyber Liberty]

My last post was a little flip, as was my original post. Please allow me to amplify...

Your idea of putting out antifreeze does not discriminate who gets killed. It’s reasonable for you to want to execute packs of feral pit bulls. I know of nobody who thinks packs of feral pit bulls are swell. It’s also a crime against the Constitution that you cannot keep a firearm, which does discriminate (provided you are a half-way decent shot. Practice!)

But what if a neighbor’s pet dog or cat gets loose? I’ve owned cats (inside only!) and dogs for years, and despite the best precautions, they do get loose from time to time. You have no idea the pain felt when a responsible pet owner has to watch his/her best friend die horribly in his/her arms after coming home, having eaten your poison.

What if it’s your neighbor’s two-year-old kid?

This is why it’s reasonable to have a right to a gun, but not a mortar.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

I once lived on a 300+ acre farm not too far away from a Big Ten university. I used to dread the end of the school year. Students would just dump their pets out in the country before moving out of town.

This happens near military installations, too.

For the life of me, I just can't understand how somebody could be so cold hearted as to have a pet for a year or so, then callously dump the poor animal off somewhere.

[Lurker]

Trust me it will make it into the suburbs

Already happened in my area. We're starting to see dead coydogs on the side of the road.

It won't be long until someone is attacked and seriously injured.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Keynesian!