Anyone want a skunk?
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It's strictly take-away, mind you. I'm not going near it! I set a live-trap, hoping to catch one of the raccoons. There is a skunk in the trap ... and I live in the middle of a city of 50,000. I hate the idea of causing an animal to suffer, but it's just going to have to die before I'll go near the trap.
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Asshole.
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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It's strictly take-away, mind you. I'm not going near it! I set a live-trap, hoping to catch one of the raccoons. There is a skunk in the trap ... and I live in the middle of a city of 50,000. I hate the idea of causing an animal to suffer, but it's just going to have to die before I'll go near the trap.
Surely there is an animal welfare group close by, possibly PETA, they could be relatives. Get a nose filter, gas mask or something. There is a special place reserved in hell for people who allow animals to starve to death. [edit] Oh, hang on you live in a gun culture, put the dammed gun to use, shoot the poor bloody thing.[/edit]
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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It's strictly take-away, mind you. I'm not going near it! I set a live-trap, hoping to catch one of the raccoons. There is a skunk in the trap ... and I live in the middle of a city of 50,000. I hate the idea of causing an animal to suffer, but it's just going to have to die before I'll go near the trap.
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Do vets not do call-outs? It seems very cruel (perhaps unnecessarily so; I don't know your reasons) to allow an animal to die in such a slow and painful way.
Computafreak wrote:
Do vets not do call-outs? It seems very cruel (perhaps unnecessarily so; I don't know your reasons) to allow an animal to die in such a slow and painful way.
I'll just bet you didn't have a big problem with humans causing Terri Schiavo die in just the same way.
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If I was close, I would, you dumb fucking redneck asshole.
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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Surely there is an animal welfare group close by, possibly PETA, they could be relatives. Get a nose filter, gas mask or something. There is a special place reserved in hell for people who allow animals to starve to death. [edit] Oh, hang on you live in a gun culture, put the dammed gun to use, shoot the poor bloody thing.[/edit]
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Computafreak wrote:
Do vets not do call-outs? It seems very cruel (perhaps unnecessarily so; I don't know your reasons) to allow an animal to die in such a slow and painful way.
I'll just bet you didn't have a big problem with humans causing Terri Schiavo die in just the same way.
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As a matter of fact, I did. There are recorded cases of people coming out of PVS; Terri Schiavo could have done the same. There's always a chance. But either way, it still seems inhumane to let a skunk starve to death in a trap, in pain.
Computafreak wrote:
As a matter of fact, I did.
I'm glad to know that.
Computafreak wrote:
... it still seems inhumane to let a skunk starve to death in a trap, in pain.
I'm not a bunny-hugger; I care about human beings, not so much about animals. I don't *like* what I'm doing, but I'm not going near that thing.
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Computafreak wrote:
As a matter of fact, I did.
I'm glad to know that.
Computafreak wrote:
... it still seems inhumane to let a skunk starve to death in a trap, in pain.
I'm not a bunny-hugger; I care about human beings, not so much about animals. I don't *like* what I'm doing, but I'm not going near that thing.
Ilíon wrote:
I don't *like* what I'm doing, but I'm not going near that thing
Then I second the "a**hole" comment. Call your local SPA - you caught it, you have a responsibility for it's welfare, whether you like it or not.
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It's strictly take-away, mind you. I'm not going near it! I set a live-trap, hoping to catch one of the raccoons. There is a skunk in the trap ... and I live in the middle of a city of 50,000. I hate the idea of causing an animal to suffer, but it's just going to have to die before I'll go near the trap.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
[edit] Oh, hang on you live in a gun culture, put the dammed gun to use, shoot the poor bloody thing.[/edit]
I live *in* the city. And PETA doesn't give a damned about actual animals.
Ilion, I've mostly refrained from making any personal attacks, but allowing an animal, yes even a skunk, starve to death because you are too concerned for you sense of smell puts you in the class of truly selfish bastards. As has been said, you set the trap, take responsibility for your actions, deal with the consequences.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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It's strictly take-away, mind you. I'm not going near it! I set a live-trap, hoping to catch one of the raccoons. There is a skunk in the trap ... and I live in the middle of a city of 50,000. I hate the idea of causing an animal to suffer, but it's just going to have to die before I'll go near the trap.
Just put a posting on craigslist for a free "cat". It's been my experience that anything you put on there marked free will be gone within 15 minutes. Doesn't seem to matter if it's anything of value or not.
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Surely there is an animal welfare group close by, possibly PETA, they could be relatives. Get a nose filter, gas mask or something. There is a special place reserved in hell for people who allow animals to starve to death. [edit] Oh, hang on you live in a gun culture, put the dammed gun to use, shoot the poor bloody thing.[/edit]
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
shoot the poor bloody thing
I was present once when a farmer shot a skunk. Wow, did that turn out to be the wrong answer. :laugh: Nobody could stand to get within 50 yards of it for several days.
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Computafreak wrote:
As a matter of fact, I did.
I'm glad to know that.
Computafreak wrote:
... it still seems inhumane to let a skunk starve to death in a trap, in pain.
I'm not a bunny-hugger; I care about human beings, not so much about animals. I don't *like* what I'm doing, but I'm not going near that thing.
Ilíon wrote:
I'm not a bunny-hugger; I care about human beings, not so much about animals. I don't *like* what I'm doing, but I'm not going near that thing.
Then I second this response. It isn't a matter of bunny-hugging, it's a matter of respecting animals. Unless you have some allergy to the chemicals that skunks produce, then it's your responsibility to help - you set the trap, and you saw that you caught the wrong animal. It would take only five minutes (I'm guessing) to release the trap, and the only offence would be to your sense of smell.
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It's strictly take-away, mind you. I'm not going near it! I set a live-trap, hoping to catch one of the raccoons. There is a skunk in the trap ... and I live in the middle of a city of 50,000. I hate the idea of causing an animal to suffer, but it's just going to have to die before I'll go near the trap.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
shoot the poor bloody thing
I was present once when a farmer shot a skunk. Wow, did that turn out to be the wrong answer. :laugh: Nobody could stand to get within 50 yards of it for several days.
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To trap an animal and then let it starve to death because you are too afraid or lazy or stupid to do something about it is despicable.
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Tim Craig wrote:
you dumb f***ing redneck a**hole.
So, since you so obviously different that me, I guess you must be a sophisticated city slicker asswipe?
Even when I was a partially educated hick living in Ohio, I knew how to treat animals. In fact, I had a pet skunk. All I did was grow up and get away from knuckle draggers like you. Call Animal Control or something since you seem to live in a fucking city, shithead.
You measure democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.
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Just put a posting on craigslist for a free "cat". It's been my experience that anything you put on there marked free will be gone within 15 minutes. Doesn't seem to matter if it's anything of value or not.
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pelnor wrote:
Just put a posting on craigslist for a free "cat". It's been my experience that anything you put on there marked free will be gone within 15 minutes. Doesn't seem to matter if it's anything of value or not.
Is that how your parents got you? :|
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