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I am Grateful
To you for joining us and sharing this news. It is important to protect all life. Thank you for creating an awareness.
posted by
Captivation
on September 2, 2008 at 3:25 PM
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I can't leave here without commenting on Corbin's comments...
Corbin,
Do people and animals need a written document in order to have rights?
If so, what about the people on this planet who still don't live under a "Bill of Rights" or "Constitution"? Are they fair game, too?
The rights that our Constutution and Bill of Rights enumerated existed prior to the writing of those documents, which was the reason they were written to begin with.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..." so, for you to imply by your anecdotal rhetoric that animals are fair game because they aren't mentioned in America's Constitution or Bill of Rights is just a poor argument...or should I say, no argument at all.
But, conversely, your point about protecting property and pets is well taken.
posted by
metalrat
on September 1, 2008 at 7:56 PM
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Very Interesting! The life-hating Republicans?
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on September 1, 2008 at 5:03 PM
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haha TAPS - if I were a wolf, I would stalk you!
hehe
posted by
_Dido_
on September 1, 2008 at 4:00 PM
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Oh, I don't know Corbin - such a huge deal is
made out of global warming with the "endangered" polar bear as it's poster child/animal. Gore won a Nobel Prize for his book about it - it seems to me there are many who agree with animal's rights to their natural habitat. We are the intruders, not them. Pit bulls are supposed to be an aggressive, dangerous breed, should we continue to let people like Michael Vick abuse and kill them? They have no rights after all. Why was he put in prison for his "crime" anyway?
posted by
_Dido_
on September 1, 2008 at 3:59 PM
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Wolves are so beautiful and so fascinating--just as long as they are not hungrily stalking me.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 1, 2008 at 3:39 PM
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I wasn't aware that........
animals have "rights" per se.......is there a sub-paragraph somewhere in the Bill of Rights or Constitution??? I shot at a Coyote last week......it's a verminous predator that would kill my dogs if it had the chance......next time I'll get him. How about rats? Do they have rights?
I'm not trying to pick on you.......but some of this is just silly.
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 1, 2008 at 3:38 PM
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Re: HHMMMM...
why are you yelling? Thanks for stopping by. I hope it goes well for you here... again :)
posted by
_Dido_
on September 1, 2008 at 3:19 PM
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ok...
Do you have a problem with donating to organizations (friendsofanimals.org) which are non-profit and protect animal rights? Your head is firmly planted in your nether region if you believe all the wildlife being killed in Alaska are being killed for population control and human sustenance. There's lots of money to be made from skins and horns/racks... look it up yourself.
July 23, 2008
Contact(s) Tom Banks, Alaska Representative, (907) 276-9410
Regarding the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's illegal killing of 14 wolf pups in Game Management Unit 9
"The recent news that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game illegally killed 14 wolf pups as part of their efforts to boost caribou numbers and that they intentionally excluded this information from a June 30 press release only further diminishes the public’s faith and trust in the department’s ability to properly manage wolves and bears and follow the law.
“This is the first time in more than 20 years that department biologists shot and killed wolves from the air and the first time that it has killed pups in their den. Alaska law prohibits the killing of pups in their dens as part of a predator reduction effort (Regulation 5AAC 92.110(i)) What’s more, the state itself advised the Board of Game in January of 2008 that it should reject a proposal that sought to allow killing in the den. So, clearly the state is aware the practice is illegal even as part of a predator control effort. Had this predator control program been scientifically and legally based it would not have been conducted at a time of year when wolves are tending to newly born offspring, making the illegal killing of pups in the den inevitable."
posted by
_Dido_
on September 1, 2008 at 3:19 PM
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HHMMMM...
...VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING...I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND ALL THE ISSUES INVOLVED BY I DO AGREE THAT 'IF' AN ANIMAL NEEDS TO BE CULLED OR CONTROLLED IT MUST BE CLEANLY KILLED. I LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING YOUR BLOG AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. HOLLYBIRD.X
posted by
HollyBird
on September 1, 2008 at 2:53 PM
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A typical example of how a group....
goes to the extreme to ensure the continuation of contributions to the group......this is not being done for sport.....it's an effort to control the p
redator population. Believe it or not the wolves are predators.....and they impact greatly on the moose and caribou populations. They are estimated to now number close to 11,000 in Alaska......the State Wildlife Department had a goal of 664 per years to hold the population level down. In the first 3 months of the season only 98 had been killed......a judge intervened and stopped the bounties in April of 2007.....so I guess this whole thing is a very moot point, but it does attract attention doesn't it.....and contributions for this group, too.
BTW.....the bounties have stopped, but the state will now go out and shoot the number needed to trim the pack.......so what really was accomplished? Other than filling the coffers of the Friends of Animals.org
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 1, 2008 at 2:13 PM
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