I can't believe this...

[4theloveofzoe]

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/artic...gle%20shot.txt

WHAT was this guy thinking?????

[.sarah]

The dog should be taken to a vet to determine if it did, in fact, have rabies. Otherwise, you can't really argue on this. It is horrible, though.

You can't get a rabies unless bitten by an animal who has it, right? If not, disregard what I said.

[Toby's my baby]

The dog should be taken to a vet to determine if it did, in fact, have rabies. Otherwise, you can't really argue on this. It is horrible, though.

You can't get a rabies unless bitten by an animal who has it, right? If not, disregard what I said.

Yes, i believe that is true, i think if you get thier saliva in your mouth, you can also get it. . I THINK.

But really, i dont think he should have shot the dog. .

[.sarah]

Yes, i believe that is true, i think if you get thier saliva in your mouth, you can also get it. . I THINK.

But really, i dont think he should have shot the dog. .

How come? I think it's horrible, but at the same time I don't think the officer had any other choice. I'm sure if he called a vet and said "There's a dog out here who I believe has rabies, what should I do?" that the vet would agree that shooting him is the most humane thing to do. Since you can't get close to an animal with rabies, it would be hard to even muzzle it and the euthanize it.

[Addie]

*shots*

[.sarah]

*shots*

What?

[Toby's my baby]

How come? I think it's horrible, but at the same time I don't think the officer had any other choice. I'm sure if he called a vet and said "There's a dog out here who I believe has rabies, what should I do?" that the vet would agree that shooting him is the most humane thing to do. Since you can't get close to an animal with rabies, it would be hard to even muzzle it and the euthanize it.

I guess you do have a point there. I just wish they would have had another choice than to shoot the dog.

One question. . . I live on a farm, and my dogs are outside when i'm not home, if they eat a squirrel or something, then they obviously would get rabies right?? -edit- they have thier shots, so they couldnt i guess, right? I'm just saying, because the dogs were chewing on a rat the other day. . yuck, obviously we took it away, but you know. .

[.sarah]

I guess you do have a point there. I just wish they would have had another choice than to shoot the dog.

One question. . . I live on a farm, and my dogs are outside when i'm not home, if they eat a squirrel or something, then they obviously would get rabies right?? -edit- they have thier shots, so they couldnt i guess, right? I'm just saying, because the dogs were chewing on a rat the other day. . yuck, obviously we took it away, but you know. .

I would still take them to the vet if they ate a wild animal, but that's just me I guess. Maybe if I didn't work at a vet I would wait to see if they got sick, but it's so easy just to pop them in the car and go to work

My friend's wolf hybrid ate a squirrel last year and she was fine.

[Lady's Human]

If the dogs have had their shots, they'll be fine.

There weren's many other choices for the officer, especially if he thought the dog could be rabid. In addition, in areas where deer hunting is a common activity, it's not uncommon for dogs who are chasing deer to be shot.

[Addie]

geeze...it's people like that that should NOT be cops...they try to protect theselves while hurting others...both human and animal