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> From: jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [RC] Why shoot the dog? > Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:37:09 -0500 > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > > > “It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how > > smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard > > Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics > > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
