I'm planning on volunteering at a no-kill shelter in NJ when I go.
rebelaessedai Send a noteboard - 27/03/2011 11:31:02 PM
I get to walk dogs and socialize cats. I'm pretty excited. 
Atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position. - Bill Maher
This Is Why I Like Dogs So Much More Than I Like People (Animal Rescue Workers: I LOVE You!)
- 27/03/2011 03:20:40 PM
1684 Views
Louisiana has a bit more on its plate than adorable animals.
- 27/03/2011 06:14:01 PM
997 Views
No doubt, and I respect that; it's tightening the budget by killing animals that bothers me.
- 27/03/2011 06:37:17 PM
1164 Views
Feral dogs are dangerous and destructive. It's not really an option.
- 27/03/2011 06:48:06 PM
838 Views
I don't know that they are, at least, not any more so than feral cats or feral teens.
- 28/03/2011 04:27:44 PM
784 Views
how many people are mauled by house cats?
- 28/03/2011 04:57:32 PM
725 Views
Me, for one; I don't have complete stats on everyone though.
- 28/03/2011 05:06:57 PM
895 Views
How many stiches did it take to fix it?
- 28/03/2011 06:42:31 PM
903 Views
About as many as it would've taken from a Cocker Spaniel or a Chihuahua.
- 01/04/2011 12:25:22 AM
1002 Views
It is animal control not planned parenthood for dogs
- 28/03/2011 03:13:02 AM
864 Views
Interesting how that comparison keeps being made....
- 28/03/2011 04:26:38 PM
872 Views
Yes, it is easier to kill animals than have them roaming the streets.
- 28/03/2011 09:36:31 PM
983 Views
I made myself a promise.
- 27/03/2011 11:28:02 PM
765 Views
I'm fairly upfront about my opinion of the value of human life vs. animal life, yes.
- 27/03/2011 11:51:07 PM
955 Views
Well, we differ on this, certainly.
- 28/03/2011 05:14:44 AM
996 Views
how very 1960 of you
- 28/03/2011 02:15:11 PM
808 Views
Ok... trying to do something about no longer being poor is a choice, though.
- 28/03/2011 02:37:15 PM
793 Views
a large percentage of poor are children
- 28/03/2011 03:14:16 PM
840 Views
I wasn't saying it was easy and uncomplicated, I was saying that if you do not make any effort
- 28/03/2011 04:13:27 PM
841 Views
The myth of poor people being lazy is largely exactly that. *NM*
- 28/03/2011 08:42:58 PM
386 Views
Are you saying that I'm saying poor people are lazy? To be sure, I'm not. *NM*
- 29/03/2011 11:04:17 AM
386 Views
You also have to consider pack animal behaviour.
- 27/03/2011 06:45:14 PM
941 Views
And stray dogs probably spend most of their lives starving. Hardly pleasant for them. *NM*
- 27/03/2011 06:58:16 PM
433 Views
"Probably" is a big word, given the alternative.
- 28/03/2011 05:12:07 PM
802 Views
As someone who had to put down her healthy dog: the injection they use is very peaceful.
- 28/03/2011 05:17:01 PM
831 Views
That sounded a lot more insensitive than I meant it to be, sorry.
- 31/03/2011 11:39:54 PM
907 Views
don't forget all the wildlife they kill *NM*
- 28/03/2011 03:17:02 AM
418 Views
Wildlife kills a lot of wildlife; "it's the ciiiiircle of life".
- 28/03/2011 04:59:27 PM
876 Views
and like a market economy that works great until you start subsidizing one side
- 28/03/2011 05:15:32 PM
880 Views
I've lived in a lot of cities and around a lot of dogs but never seen a feral dog pack.
- 28/03/2011 04:28:32 PM
909 Views
Are you serious?
- 28/03/2011 08:48:54 PM
728 Views
Re: Are you serious?
- 28/03/2011 08:53:50 PM
894 Views
Yeah, it's similar to arguing against antiterrorism by saying we haven't been recently attacked. 
*NM*
- 28/03/2011 10:06:29 PM
370 Views
*NM*
- 28/03/2011 10:06:29 PM
370 Views
Except that we don't have millions of stray terrorists on Americas streets.
- 31/03/2011 11:19:13 PM
863 Views
It's not even certain that's lowering the stray population, but there are still enough for packs.
- 31/03/2011 11:17:59 PM
944 Views
I'm planning on volunteering at a no-kill shelter in NJ when I go.
- 27/03/2011 11:31:02 PM
865 Views
Sweet, and the prospect of volunteers at no kill shelters changes the economics greatly. *hugs*
- 28/03/2011 04:26:29 PM
947 Views
It is sad but what can you do?
- 28/03/2011 03:05:40 AM
889 Views
Well, that's one good idea right there.
- 28/03/2011 04:44:25 PM
806 Views
a vasectomy would probably cost more than neutering but still be simpler than being spayed
- 28/03/2011 06:37:17 PM
770 Views
Sounds like the difference would be negligible either way, but the results far more positive.
- 31/03/2011 10:47:10 PM
725 Views
I'm not sure how this would be helpful?
- 28/03/2011 06:04:26 PM
772 Views
I don't think it is wrong to neuter a dog for behavior reasons
- 28/03/2011 06:35:16 PM
882 Views
I was with you until...
- 28/03/2011 09:09:14 PM
774 Views
I said it was the cynical side of me not the rational side
- 28/03/2011 09:31:22 PM
896 Views
Liberals are bigger fans of animal control than conservatives?
- 28/03/2011 09:49:35 PM
716 Views
If you could only choose one, it would be better to choose the female.
- 28/03/2011 10:03:44 PM
754 Views
WHY??? *NM*
- 28/03/2011 10:08:30 PM
363 Views
Wait, no, you're right.
- 28/03/2011 10:13:58 PM
794 Views
no no you were right
- 29/03/2011 02:18:44 AM
780 Views
Ah, yeah. I was assuming 100% sterilization, which is unfeasible. Never mind. *NM*
- 29/03/2011 03:16:22 AM
370 Views
Ghavrel, nooooooooo! Give reason and ethics a chance first!
- 29/03/2011 03:27:29 AM
992 Views
I already said it makes sense to do both. I definitely support neutering!
- 29/03/2011 04:01:09 AM
995 Views
I think you just made my point
- 29/03/2011 02:16:19 AM
834 Views
Eh forget it. Not worth my time. *NM*
- 29/03/2011 03:10:03 AM
854 Views
proably true. I should know better than to fight faith with reason
- 29/03/2011 03:15:49 AM
887 Views
I'm not here to debate doggie sex *NM*
- 29/03/2011 03:15:56 AM
756 Views
that is good because from what I can tell the subject escapes you
- 29/03/2011 02:34:37 PM
845 Views
Considering that it's much harder to fix females than males
- 28/03/2011 10:07:47 PM
826 Views
how hard it is makes zero differience
- 29/03/2011 02:25:17 AM
805 Views
For the uneducated of us (i.e. me)
- 28/03/2011 09:40:07 PM
835 Views
Vasectomy: sterile but will still want to mate. Neutered: no mating behavior at all. *NM*
- 28/03/2011 09:56:41 PM
385 Views