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Guess what animal control does with them folks.. they take it back to headquarters and put it down if its sick. The only difference is the transportation.
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by FortAnthem
its a risk worth taking, since the average pet owner can't be bothered to get a rabies shot, it only takes one infected animal to quickly infect others. Then the other owners have an animal that they don't even know is infected, coming into their house.
More then once, a person has fed hordes of strays, to get scratched or bit, and every single stray has to be put down because no one can tell which one might be infected, I have seen 14 strays euthanized for one event because of people trying to be "kind".
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by caladonea
25 million homeless cats and dogs in the US and you want the police to take time to see if they all have homes??
Did they owners have a collar on the cat? or are they usually negligent owners who let pets wander around without collars, vaccinations, or being neutered?
Well said muse
Originally posted by muse7
Animals are living beings, they have a right to live just as we do.
They want to live their life just as we do.
They feel pain just like we do.
We have NO right to "eliminate them" just because it's running loose in a neighborhood.
You think thats funny??
Originally posted by nixie_nox
As for a cat that keeps getting its tongue stuck in the collar, that is a new one to me, lol.
how do you know that? are thay carrying a bottle of cyanide pills?
Originally posted by nixie_nox
The poor things come to the woods to die.
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by kosmicjack
Cats that can carry any number of diseases, that can be passed onto humans. Do you know that once symptoms of rabies show, it is 100% lethal?
Do you know rabies can have a latency period of up to six months? But still remain infectious?
If an animal is sick, even if it has tags, its shoot on sight. It is not worth the risk.
There is a reason the humane society urges people to keep their pet indoors.
It is these very strict measures that there have only been a handful of cases in the states in the past few decades, as opposed to the tens of thousands that die a horrible death in India each year from proper control.
Funny how no one faults the owners for letting the pet out into an alley where it can be:
hit by a car
lost and then starved
killed by a dog
tortured by thugs (in my city, gangs take stray cats to sic their pit bulls on to train them and make them blood hungry, my friend saw a pregnant cat tied to a fence and had pit bulls unleashed on it in just this manner)
being shot is the most humane of its endings.
edit on 18-2-2012 by nixie_nox because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by FortAnthem
Originally posted by nixie_nox
Guess what animal control does with them folks.. they take it back to headquarters and put it down if its sick. The only difference is the transportation.
Animal control doesn't spray bullets around a residential neighborhood. They also have the expertise to determine whether the cat is actually sick or just a little dirty looking. They have the equipment to humanely trap the animal for closer inspection and to determine whether the cat was chipped and to find the owner if necessary.
Most importantly, they put down the animal in a humane manner instead of just shooting holes in it 'till it stops moving.
If the police aren't specially trained to deal with animals, they have no business responding to this type of call if the cat is not attacking or threatening anyone. Assuming all sick animals have rabies is the same type of "zero-tolerance" mentality that's screwing up all aspects of society.
Originally posted by Liquesence
Originally posted by nixie_nox
reply to post by caladonea
If the cat was in the alley, how would they know if it was checked or not??
Exactly. They have no way of knowing that it was a stray, therefore they have no valid reason to shoot it, regardless of policy to shoot strays.
Just because it wasn't checked or verified doesn't mean it is acceptable to shoot it.
Although less than ten human rabies fatalities occur in the United States annually, as many as 40,000 Americans receive the vaccine each year after contact with animals suspected of being rabid. An additional 18,000 people get the vaccine before exposure as a preventative measure.
Rabid animals-those infected with rabies-may display noticeable signs or behavioral changes. An animal that has bitten someone and is or was acting strangely may be rabid. It is important to observe the animal when possible in order to provide proper and timely preventive treatment to any person who may have been exposed. An animal that shows any of the following signs may have rabies: No fear of humans shown by a wild animal Shyness in a usually friendly pet Restlessness, excitability, aggression, or sudden mood changes Excessive drooling An animal that is normally active at night (such as bats, raccoons, and skunks) being active during the day Eating substances not normally eaten (pica) Paralysis, which is sometimes the only sign
The typical incubation period for rabies is 2 to 3 months. In rare cases, the incubation period can last from several days to more than a year after exposure to the virus. During the incubation period, there are usually no symptoms of rabies. Early symptoms include pain and numbness at the site of the bite followed by vague symptoms that are often confused with those of other conditions. These include: Fever. Cough or sore throat. Pain, burning, itching, tingling, or numbness at the site of the bite or original exposure. Abdominal pain. Anxiety or restlessness that gradually gets worse and may become extreme agitation. Later symptoms are more distinctive and may include: Periods of normal behavior that alternate with bizarre or unusual behavior, such as: Anxiety or feeling agitated. Hallucinations. Delirium. Fear of water (hydrophobia) or fear of air (aerophobia). Muscle spasms in the face, neck, and/or diaphragm, followed by seizures. Paralysis, which is often the only symptom of the less common paralytic form of rabies often associated with rabies from vampire bats. Wide fluctuations in temperature, pulse, and blood pressure. Coma, and heart and respiratory failure.
It is estimated that more than 1,000,000 dogs are hit by cars in this country each year, and another 60,000 are lost or stolen.
Cars kill about 5.4 million cats per year – more, by a million-plus, than are killed in U.S. animal shelters!
The people who made the call said there was a sickly cat.
www.change.org...
On August 20, 2011, a local house cat, Haze, wandered a few blocks from his home in Lebanon. After a bystander called the police to report Haze as a stray, Officer Covey of the Lebanon Police Department arrived on the scene. After arriving on the scene, Officer Covey discharged his firearm in a residential area and ended Haze's life. Officer Covey left the scene and the bystander then placed Haze in the garbage can. Officer Covey did not contact the homeowner on whose property Haze was killed either before or after the incident even though she was at home at the time of the shooting. From the time the officer was dispatched, arrived on the scene, shot Haze and left, the police log shows the call was less than 5 minutes.