Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: MississippiMan
"there are plenty of volunteers who'll work to save these animals, thereby detracting nothing from the volunteers working to save people."

Really? Where are they then? No ay should we pay a crew with a machine that costs 18 million dollars, thjousands an hour to run and maintain, be flying dogs and cats out, only to pile them up and euthanize them anyways.

Bullets are NOT cruel. If you want to save one, by all means, go and get one then, pay the vet fees that will be required, take it home and feel good about yourself.

18 posted on 09/10/2005 11:49:36 PM PDT by Nathan Zachary
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]


To: Nathan Zachary
Really? Where are they then? No ay should we pay a crew with a machine that costs 18 million dollars, thjousands an hour to run and maintain, be flying dogs and cats out, only to pile them up and euthanize them anyways.

Bullets are NOT cruel. If you want to save one, by all means, go and get one then, pay the vet fees that will be required, take it home and feel good about yourself.

Yes, really. As someone deeply involved in animal rescue for years, I assure you I know infinitely more about what's going on in this arena than do you. We're getting MANY MANY emails and calls and faxes from all over the country from people willing to go in at their own risk and at their own cost. And to be clear, nobody is asking the government to cover the costs. Privately funded volunteers are what we're talking about here.

Society is and always has comprised many different groups with myriad passions. We don't stop prosecuting white collar crime because murderers are on the street. The need to catch a rapist doesn't mean every other type of crime investigation is put on hold. It takes many different endeavors on many different levels for society to run, and as I already said, it's not a zero-sum game. People need not be sacrificed or the rescue efforts hindered in any way to do this.

MM

216 posted on 09/11/2005 11:30:53 AM PDT by MississippiMan (Behold now behemoth...he moves his tail like a cedar. Job 40:17)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson