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Well Truman, the good news is a quick Google search found many animal 
control offices all throughout KY. Owensboro ( the farthest west I could 
find quickly) just transferred in a new officer from another county :) So, 
they are out there. As a matter of fact, looking up animal shelter or animal 
control brings up quite a bit in even the few "rural" states I typed in. We 
are getting ready to go into 2008, ya know.

My point was in this world of instant gratification, why shoot the dog? 
(unless, of course the dog is viciously attacking you or a loved one. but 
that is not what the original post was, I don't think) Why not hold the 
owner accountable? The dog is their responsibility. You KNOW how I feel 
about that :)

Well alright then, next time there is a loose dog in ridecamp, and it's 
charging people as they walk by or snapping at horses feet while they are in 
the corral, I say, SHOOT those son of a guns! That'll learn 'em! Let the 
owner file a protest. We all know where THAT will go }:- OH Noooo!

Lisa Salas, the Oddf Arm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Why shoot the dog?


> The law is pretty clear if a dog is on your property harassing your stock 
> and horses are stock, you have the right to eliminate it. It is probably a 
> lot less clear if the dog not on our property, but I am sure if the dog is 
> putting your horse or yourself at risk and you are not on the dog owner's 
> property then you can take whatever action necessary to eliminate the 
> risk.
>
> While most populated areas do have animal control - that is not true for 
> all rural areas. Where I grew up in Western KY didn't have any animal 
> control when I was a kid and they still don't. We had problems with people 
> dumping dogs "in the country." They would pack up and kill the cattle. 
> Every once in awhile we had to eliminate them and yes it involved camping 
> out with the herd and picking them off. That was the only solution. That 
> is what the Sheriff would tell you to do - in fact one time he sent his 
> son over to help us.
>
> I've been attack by a pit bull while riding my horse in my neighborhood on 
> a public trail. If I had my knife with me, I would have taken care of him 
> as soon as he started to attack. I was dumped, and she ran home only after 
> the dog had ripped hide on her chest - thank goodness she was too tall for 
> him to get her neck which is what he was going for.
>
> There are times where the chase routine doesn't work worth a damn. I did 
> it. I chased the dog a 100 yards - he ran. I turned to go home, he 
> attacked again. I turned and chased him a quarter mile - he ran. I turned 
> to go home again and he attacked again. When I turned to chase again - he 
> kept coming and jumped at her neck.
>
> I chased them home and by the time the owner (a drywall hanger that was 
> working in a new house and though it was okay to bring his pit bull and 
> let it run around loose while he worked) got there I had a dead bead on 
> the dog as it was chasing the mare around my pasture.
>
> He drug the dog off - then he talked to the Sheriff and then Animal 
> control (I lived in Sarasota at the time). I called 911 as I was getting 
> my shotgun and the Deputy notified Animal Control as he was responding. He 
> did pay for all the vet bills and he did pay a fine. If he had not shown 
> up would I have shot the dog in my pasture harassing my horse - in a 
> heartbeat.
>
> If a dog attacks you while you are one your horse the dog is in fact 
> attacking you. He is not only putting your horse at risk for injury - it 
> is putting you at risk for injury. It's a matter to be taken very 
> seriously. Of course there is a difference between a dog protecting its 
> territory and one being dangerously aggressive and they needs to be 
> recognized. And of course you should not take the law into your own hands 
> and just go over and shoot the dog. However, if the owners have been 
> warned and do nothing. If the Sheriff or Animal Control have been notified 
> and do nothing - you have two choices: stop riding or to protect yourself 
> while you do if the dog attacks.
>
> Truman
>
> oddfarm wrote:
> > Valerie said, "If the dog has actually bitten your horse, and the owner 
> > has been warned, etc., I'm afraid you've little choice but to shoot to 
> > kill."
> > What???? It might not be the Sheriff's job to come out on a vicious dog 
> > call, but don't any of ya'll have animal control services? I can't think 
> > of a single state that I have been in that doesn't have an animal 
> > control. They may not have human society's or SPCA's but they always have 
> > an animal control. That is who your vet reports your rabies vaccine to in 
> > order to make sure all animals have the vaccine. Animal control also 
> > investigates animal cruelty, dog fighting, cock fighting and animal 
> > bites. Some states have the 3 bite rule where after the third founded 
> > report the animal must be put down as they are considered vicious. 
> > Sometimes a dog is just a dog and they hunt the wrong animal (pet rabbit, 
> > chickens, cats) and kill it. That may be considered a vicious bite, as 
> > well.
>
>
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> smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard 
> Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics
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