I don't particularly like dogs. Never have. To me they often smell like a cross between wet football socks and rotting furballs. Besides, they're either urinating or humping on anything vertical or licking their genitals as if it were the last meal of their lives. My favorite animal is steak by the way.
Why people consider dogs man's best friend I do not know. I suppose its because dogs are so servile. You can make them fetch, roll over, and do a bunch of stupid tricks any self respecting animal with half a brain would ignore. What is unconscionable though, is for anyone to have dogs that pose a risk to the safety of everyone else.
Virginia Ohlson died because she was mauled. Her last words were, "The dogs got me - the dogs have bitten me." There is now a 15 year old boy who no longer has a mother.
Micro-chipping isn't the answer, these muts probably weren't even registered. What i think needs to happen is to charge the owners with manslaughter if not murder. There's not a scrap of difference between firing a shotgun, driving while drunk, or raising ferocious dogs when it comes to consequences for the community. Why should the choice of weapon make a difference?
Sure, the motive aspect is different, few drunks anticipate killing but that's beside the point. From the victim's point of view being killed is being killed. These aren't genuine accidents they're completely predictable and avoidable.
Dog owners must bear full responsibility for animals they choose to have. Some breeds should also probably be banned. Unfortunately sensible dog owners get tarred by the same brush - which is grossly unfair. But make no mistake, irresponsible dog owners should not be able to get away with their crimes by blaming their dogs, they are complicit in their crimes and should be charged accordingly.
Why people consider dogs man's best friend I do not know. I suppose its because dogs are so servile. You can make them fetch, roll over, and do a bunch of stupid tricks any self respecting animal with half a brain would ignore. What is unconscionable though, is for anyone to have dogs that pose a risk to the safety of everyone else.
Virginia Ohlson died because she was mauled. Her last words were, "The dogs got me - the dogs have bitten me." There is now a 15 year old boy who no longer has a mother.
Micro-chipping isn't the answer, these muts probably weren't even registered. What i think needs to happen is to charge the owners with manslaughter if not murder. There's not a scrap of difference between firing a shotgun, driving while drunk, or raising ferocious dogs when it comes to consequences for the community. Why should the choice of weapon make a difference?
Sure, the motive aspect is different, few drunks anticipate killing but that's beside the point. From the victim's point of view being killed is being killed. These aren't genuine accidents they're completely predictable and avoidable.
Dog owners must bear full responsibility for animals they choose to have. Some breeds should also probably be banned. Unfortunately sensible dog owners get tarred by the same brush - which is grossly unfair. But make no mistake, irresponsible dog owners should not be able to get away with their crimes by blaming their dogs, they are complicit in their crimes and should be charged accordingly.
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