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Superfraggle · 02-29-2012, 10:34 AM

There are two separate issues here getting mixed together.

Issue #1: The dog is going to be put down, not because noone wants it, but because it (accidentally?) killed a baby. This campaign is about speaking out against that.

Issue #2: There are many dogs who are going to be put down/live the rest of their lives in pounds because noone wants them. This campaign is not about them.

If the campaigners just want a dog, then it would be totally valid to tell them to just go to the pound and get one. That's not what this is about, though. This is about people speaking up against society's knee-jerk reaction to kill any dog who harms a human regardless of intent or future risk.

As for the bears thing, relocation has been mentioned...although it generally either ends up with the bear's return or its death. My personal opinion is that the bears should not automatically be hunted down for having an incident with a human. If the bear actively hunts humans or is aggressive without reason, there is a case for dealing with it, but if the bear was just startled by a surprise bike coming around the corner, or trying to protect its cubs from people getting too close, it's our fault for encroaching further and further on their territory, not their fault for being bears. We can afford to lose a few humans. Bears are in trouble.

02-29-2012, 10:34 AM	#47
Superfraggle First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Calgary Exp:	There are two separate issues here getting mixed together. Issue #1: The dog is going to be put down, not because noone wants it, but because it (accidentally?) killed a baby. This campaign is about speaking out against that. Issue #2: There are many dogs who are going to be put down/live the rest of their lives in pounds because noone wants them. This campaign is not about them. If the campaigners just want a dog, then it would be totally valid to tell them to just go to the pound and get one. That's not what this is about, though. This is about people speaking up against society's knee-jerk reaction to kill any dog who harms a human regardless of intent or future risk. As for the bears thing, relocation has been mentioned...although it generally either ends up with the bear's return or its death. My personal opinion is that the bears should not automatically be hunted down for having an incident with a human. If the bear actively hunts humans or is aggressive without reason, there is a case for dealing with it, but if the bear was just startled by a surprise bike coming around the corner, or trying to protect its cubs from people getting too close, it's our fault for encroaching further and further on their territory, not their fault for being bears. We can afford to lose a few humans. Bears are in trouble.