For the ignorant fools (more about the skunk)
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Fisticuffs wrote:
How come you didn't just call animal control?
Because I've done that before and it's pointless. edit: Also, this was over the weekend. So, even if "animal control" wasn't useless, unless they've changed their attitude and hours, there was no one there even to answer the phone.
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This is for those totally ignorant fools on their moral high-horse about the trapped skunk ... I used a friend's gun to shoot the critter. Pretty humane, right? Wrong! If you people didn't get your ideas about guns and their effects from TV, you'd already know that shooting something doesn't automatically kill it. As I said, I shot the skunk ... at close range, as in less than three feet away. I saw it react to the bullets, and then I slammed the door. Within minutes, the whole house was reeking in skunk stench (which hung around for many hours), so I had more evidence that I'd got him. Later in the day, I went down to dispose of the carcase. It was still alive! With two bullets in it. How humane that was, right? And let's not even get into the suggestion that I drown it.
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So, not bothering to try and lining yourself up for a potential animal cruelty charge is better than attempting to call animal control?
The funny thing is he could have called animal control the entire time and had them lay the trap, etc. I have a lot of rabbits around me house, but that doesn't mean I'm going to shoot them. At some point I'll just get a live trap and try and catch them. If I catch something else I can always call the professionals.
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The funny thing is he could have called animal control the entire time and had them lay the trap, etc. I have a lot of rabbits around me house, but that doesn't mean I'm going to shoot them. At some point I'll just get a live trap and try and catch them. If I catch something else I can always call the professionals.
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This is for those totally ignorant fools on their moral high-horse about the trapped skunk ... I used a friend's gun to shoot the critter. Pretty humane, right? Wrong! If you people didn't get your ideas about guns and their effects from TV, you'd already know that shooting something doesn't automatically kill it. As I said, I shot the skunk ... at close range, as in less than three feet away. I saw it react to the bullets, and then I slammed the door. Within minutes, the whole house was reeking in skunk stench (which hung around for many hours), so I had more evidence that I'd got him. Later in the day, I went down to dispose of the carcase. It was still alive! With two bullets in it. How humane that was, right? And let's not even get into the suggestion that I drown it.
That's sad. I dislike suffering, and no animal of any type should be put through it. But, you still tried, and you deserve some credit for that. On the other hand, a Google search suggests that to keep skunks away, mothballs might be useful. If the skunk has to die, at least let it be for a purpose - to prevent other skunks from getting caught in a similar trap and dying in the same way.
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That's sad. I dislike suffering, and no animal of any type should be put through it. But, you still tried, and you deserve some credit for that. On the other hand, a Google search suggests that to keep skunks away, mothballs might be useful. If the skunk has to die, at least let it be for a purpose - to prevent other skunks from getting caught in a similar trap and dying in the same way.
TRIED WHAT!?!?! He traps the animal, starves it for days, shoots it to wound it and leaves it suffering for hours. All he had to do was make a phone call, as has been observed repeatedly above. TRIED WHAT!?!? Don't give the little son of a bitch the psychological cover he's looking for. He's a sadistic sick little _shithead and should be treated as such.
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TRIED WHAT!?!?! He traps the animal, starves it for days, shoots it to wound it and leaves it suffering for hours. All he had to do was make a phone call, as has been observed repeatedly above. TRIED WHAT!?!? Don't give the little son of a bitch the psychological cover he's looking for. He's a sadistic sick little _shithead and should be treated as such.
I don't deliberately do psychological cover. I simply observed that he tried to kill the skunk in a (relatively) humane manner, and although he failed, he went to the effort of doing so. I've said multiple times that I dislike the idea of killing, but in this case he tried to put it out of its' misery. And incidentally, caps lock isn't very pleasing on the eyes. Furthermore, I don't care if you disagree with me - I learn from every reply - but if you can't make your point without swearing, then you aren't making it properly. I've had a bad enough week as it is, don't make it any worse.
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I don't deliberately do psychological cover. I simply observed that he tried to kill the skunk in a (relatively) humane manner, and although he failed, he went to the effort of doing so. I've said multiple times that I dislike the idea of killing, but in this case he tried to put it out of its' misery. And incidentally, caps lock isn't very pleasing on the eyes. Furthermore, I don't care if you disagree with me - I learn from every reply - but if you can't make your point without swearing, then you aren't making it properly. I've had a bad enough week as it is, don't make it any worse.
Starving an animal for days, shooting it to wound it and leaving it to suffer is hardly killing it humanely, particularly when there was a simple option available. Swearing in this particular forum is a bit of a gray area. There are no kid sister rules here; if you find it that unpalatable you have a number of options. Re Caps Lock - please. Although you at least didn't claim it hurt your ears... As for making your week worse... sorry. (Although it's still Monday; bad day, maybe, but it's a little early to write the whole week off, isn't it?) ;)
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Starving an animal for days, shooting it to wound it and leaving it to suffer is hardly killing it humanely, particularly when there was a simple option available. Swearing in this particular forum is a bit of a gray area. There are no kid sister rules here; if you find it that unpalatable you have a number of options. Re Caps Lock - please. Although you at least didn't claim it hurt your ears... As for making your week worse... sorry. (Although it's still Monday; bad day, maybe, but it's a little early to write the whole week off, isn't it?) ;)
Absolutely. There certainly was a simple option available. However, it was certainly better than letting it starve to death for days, then removing the corpse. I would personally have freed it and showered, but compared to the first option, shooting it was an attempt at being humane.
LunaticFringe wrote:
Swearing in this particular forum is a bit of a gray area. There are no kid sister rules here; if you find it that unpalatable you have a number of options. Re Caps Lock - please. Although you at least didn't claim it hurt your ears...
Eh, I didn't think it would hurt to ask.
LunaticFringe wrote:
As for making your week worse... sorry. (Although it's still Monday; bad day, maybe, but it's a little early to write the whole week off, isn't it?) Wink
I'm talking about a 7-day period. There's just been an entire set of days which have really wound me up; CP's not a psychology site, so I won't go into more detail.
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Absolutely. There certainly was a simple option available. However, it was certainly better than letting it starve to death for days, then removing the corpse. I would personally have freed it and showered, but compared to the first option, shooting it was an attempt at being humane.
LunaticFringe wrote:
Swearing in this particular forum is a bit of a gray area. There are no kid sister rules here; if you find it that unpalatable you have a number of options. Re Caps Lock - please. Although you at least didn't claim it hurt your ears...
Eh, I didn't think it would hurt to ask.
LunaticFringe wrote:
As for making your week worse... sorry. (Although it's still Monday; bad day, maybe, but it's a little early to write the whole week off, isn't it?) Wink
I'm talking about a 7-day period. There's just been an entire set of days which have really wound me up; CP's not a psychology site, so I won't go into more detail.
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Computafreak wrote:
I'm talking about a 7-day period. There's just been an entire set of days which have really wound me up; CP's not a psychology site, so I won't go into more detail.
Well, sorry I added to your stress. Chin up, eh wot? ;)
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Don't worry about it; already forgotten. The next two months will probably be quite stressful though. My general mood is something along the lines of :( :sigh: :wtf: :mad: :|
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You guys are operating under the misconception that this was something other than excuse to indulge the bastard's sadistic urges. Removing the animal was secondary. Taking advantage of an opportunity to torture it was clearly the primary motivation.
You must know him a whole lot better than I then. I assumed based on what I read that it was an attempt to get rid of troublesome wild animals.
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You must know him a whole lot better than I then. I assumed based on what I read that it was an attempt to get rid of troublesome wild animals.
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Absolutely pathetic. You deserve your miserable lot in life.
modified on Monday, September 14, 2009 5:53 PM