Animal waste

[Bison]

Depends on the dog and it depends on the man. Do I value my dogs over some trigger-happy mutant hillbilly who'd shoot someone's pet over something like that? You bet.

Some sociopath like you shows up in every thread about pets, here and elsewhere. Did talking about killing pets make you feel like a tough guy, Jethro? Do you feel any less ignorant, any richer, any more attractive to women than you did yesterday? Yeah, I didn't think so. Your best bet is to head over to Hooterville Motors and make a down payment on a Hummer.

You just don't get it do ye!
You sound like one of these ignorant childless city slickers and no nothing about farm and country life.
Their only reason for living is their little fluffy.:tongue:
You also seem one of these guys that blame everything on others,you would make a good parole officier.Gods gift to criminals:thumbsup:,to heck with the victems(it was their fault 'right!)they just where in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Hey,go work for PETA '...if you not allready do'?

I don't enjoy killing some one elses pet if you think that.But people that let their dogs run wild don't deserve any better

 

[KennyV]

[/B]

Now,which consequeses would there possibly be!?

I suspect you will find out...
Hasty overreaction ALWAYS has consequences, ...

 

[JDgreen]

I suspect you will find out...
Hasty overreaction ALWAYS has consequences, ...

If it's indeed true that dogs are running wild and attacking his livestock, I agree,he does have the right to shoot them. But first I'd inform the owners of the dogs, if you do indeed know the owners, what will happen if you happen to catch their dogs again. If he did give them fair warning, blast away. As for the tomcats...catch them with a live trap and take them to the amimal shelter.

Problem solved.

 

[Jetblast]

You just don't get it do ye!
You sound like one of these ignorant childless city slickers and no nothing about farm and country life.
Their only reason for living is their little fluffy.:tongue:

Yeee hawwww! My sisterwife and me don't take to no fancy book larnin' and that tool of the devil you call readin'.

I heard banjo music the whole time I was reading that.

Sorry, where are my manners? Translation: I dun heared banjo pickin the hole durned time I wuz a readin' that ya'll.

 

[BKBrown]

I have tried to keep out of this, but --- guess I'm just not able.

I can see both sides here.

If any farmer who is raising animals for even part of his living has a situation with stray animals causing problems and has made a reasonable effort to talk to owners and authorities with no positive results, He has a right to take care of the problem.

I understand that people (in general) are attached to their pets, (I LOVE my Chocolate Lab and we call her our Daughter) but some people have animals and do not act responsible and don't care about keeping them at home and out of trouble.

It isn't the fault of the animal, but if it isn't cared for and becomes a problem ---- Unless Owners, Animal Control, Law, or Wardens will solve the problem ---- I understand the need to take care of it.

Owners should be fined and forced to pay for repairs if their animals cause problems and damage.

Anyone who does not or will not take care of their animals should not be allowed to have them.

Last - Let's not start with the attacks on any group of people because of where they were raised.
EVERY group has Good :thumbsup: and Bad :thumbdown: --- Smart :thumbsup: and Stupid :thumbdown: :smiley_aafz:.

Just MHO and my :2cents:

 

[BKBrown]

I guess my last post must have been a thread killer comment ? :anyone:

 

[JDgreen]

I guess my last post must have been a thread killer comment ? :anyone:

No, it wasn't by my standards. Many times I have the last comment on a thread but don't think anything of it. I did think your post was well writtem but when I tried to reply to it my laptop wouldn't permit me to scroll to the bottom of the blank area. For some reason when I am on LMF many times when trying to answer to a post, my computer will not let me scroll down to the blank area, the cursor keeps jumping up into the body of the text the last poster made. I have the same problem whether I use the touchpad or an external mouse. But it is not always that way...:confused2:

 

[BKBrown]

OK - was affraid I had somehow offended everyone.

No, it wasn't by my standards. Many times I have the last comment on a thread but don't think anything of it. I did think your post was well written

 

[Jetblast]

I guess my last post must have been a thread killer comment ? :anyone:

I'd say yes, and for the right reasons. Had this thread gone on much longer, it might have gotten unpleasant to read!

I have a lot of experience with this dog problem, as they get dumped out in my rural area by people who apparently haven't heard of an animal shelter. On several occasions they've harassed my dogs through my fence, and in the past would lead my previous old and arthritic dogs on chases which I could not tolerate.

There's a more humane way to deal with strays than killing them with gunfire. I'd imagine we all pay thousands annually in property taxes, and nearly every county in the country has an Animal Control division. They're my employees and they're your employees. I've been able to get a leash on all but one dog that was on my property harassing my dogs, and I held them in the garage with food and water until Animal Control showed up which never has taken more than a few hours. Or you can tie them to a tree, etc. This is what they do, because having stray dogs form packs is a huge problem. I've put them on my mobile phone's speed dial so I can get them headed my way while I'm capturing the dog.

Once the dog is picked up, the owner may reclaim it and get "a wallet education" for the future. Or the dog will be offered a chance at adoption and hopefully end up with a better owner. Or the dog will be euthanized in a manner less crazy than gunfire. I'm sure you're all ace shots like me, but we all miss once in a while and it's not good to have a wounded, yelping, and crying dog get away from you.

I don't know. To me this doesn't seem like more trouble than shooting a dog and dealing with it's carcass, and it's a service you're already paying for.

 

[RobertBrown]

I guess my last post must have been a thread killer comment ? :anyone:

I finally looked at this thread because I noticed it wouldn't go away it was at the top of the list for weeks with 40 some responses. I asked myself "why are so many people interested in animal waste?"
You're right. That is how the law is works in every state that I'm familiar with (which is only a few).

I have 3 dogs and I couldn't bare to see any one of them harmed. I'm one of those pet owners that Bison referred to except I don't live in the city.
I keep a close eye on my dogs, as if they escape they have a fair chance of getting killed one way or the other. Could be a vehicle or could be someone protecting something just as dear to them as my dogs are to me.
A neighbors bull dog got in my yard once and tried to wreak havoc on my three, This is a dog that is bred to fight and kill other dogs, it's weight was easily twice that of the combined weight of my three. One of my dogs sustained a serious head wound. When I confronted the neighbor about it, he apologized and suggested I shoot the dog if it happened again. I doubt I would have shot the dog even if I had a gun on my hip, mostly for fear of hitting one of my own dogs and regrets over killing someone's pet.
This subject and subjects about animals or pets can get very heated very quickly, try bringing up Michael Vick's name in certain circles. Jetblast, I can tell your passionate about this but your way out of line with your comments in my opinion, and opinions are what we do here.
If you can't keep your dog on your property you are going to have problems and most likely so are your neighbors. The local law enforcement has more important things to do then worry about pets. I'm sure your aware of how many dogs and cats are euthanized every month using our tax dollars. This results from stray dogs and cats that most likely came directly or indirectly from irresponsible pet owners. Dogs running loose quickly find and impregnate other dogs and the cycle continues. They spread disease and parasites. If nobody wants them and they aren't picked up they soon get injured, sick or die of malnourishment.
Why assume the dog that Bison shot was not one of these stray unwanted dogs? Bison was protecting his, and has every right to do so as stated by law.