Just read this e-mail ....
"This letter to the editor ran in The Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera on Saturday, June 10, 2000. I thought at first it was one of the many pro or con dogs on trails letters our local rag publishes. When I finished it, I was laughing so hard I nearly spilled my coffee on my German shepherd and the kitten sleeping between her paws.
DOGS
Making sure kids are safe
According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year. Of these, approximately 800,000 people require medical attention, and an average of 12 people die. The study indicates that a disproportionate number of those bitten are children, and that children are frequently bitten on the face, resulting in severe lacerations, infection and disabilities.
I am outraged How can an enlightened society allow this situation to continue?
Dogs are carnivores, and created to kill and maim. In the past dogs were useful, providing protection for isolated farms and homesteads, herding cattle and sheep, and as hunting companions for people who depended on game for subsistence.
Now we are protected by the police, cattle are herded with ATV's, and we get our meat from the super market. They no longer serve any useful function in our society, and should be banned except for military and police use. I realize that a lot of people are responsible dog owners, but the statistics on child injuries due to dog bites indicate that too many people are not. Obviously, as a responsible society, we cannot allow this condition to continue.
First we should ban all mongrels and cheap dogs. These mixed breed dogs are often of unpredictable temperament, and are usually acquired by young people, and the less stable members of society.
All dogs originally bred for military, and other aggressive use, should be banned and destroyed. These dogs have no place in modern society, and cannot be used for
duck hunting. All dogs and dog owners should be licensed, and registered in a national database, so we can be certain that irresponsible and aggressive people don't get dogs, and that bad dogs are destroyed.
All dogs should be sold with muzzles and leashes, and be required to be safely stored in locked cages when not in the immediate control of their owners.
Dog owners who want to take their dogs out in public should be required to attend training classes, and be certified that they are capable of controlling their dogs at all times.
Anyone caught with an illegal, or unlicensed dog should go to jail.
I believe all reasonable people will agree that our first responsibility is the safety of our children, and that any slight inconvenience caused by these rules is worth it if it saves one child. In any case, the ownership of dogs is not protected by the Bill of Rights.
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> GUNNER KAERSVANG
> Boulder
See the original at http://www.bouldernews.com/opinion/letters/10elett.html
I've heard of guns and cars compared, but guns and dogs - this is a first.
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Sam
HCI: the organization that would rather see a woman dead in an alley with her pantyhose knotted around her neck than see her with a gun in her hand."
"This letter to the editor ran in The Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera on Saturday, June 10, 2000. I thought at first it was one of the many pro or con dogs on trails letters our local rag publishes. When I finished it, I was laughing so hard I nearly spilled my coffee on my German shepherd and the kitten sleeping between her paws.
DOGS
Making sure kids are safe
According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year. Of these, approximately 800,000 people require medical attention, and an average of 12 people die. The study indicates that a disproportionate number of those bitten are children, and that children are frequently bitten on the face, resulting in severe lacerations, infection and disabilities.
I am outraged How can an enlightened society allow this situation to continue?
Dogs are carnivores, and created to kill and maim. In the past dogs were useful, providing protection for isolated farms and homesteads, herding cattle and sheep, and as hunting companions for people who depended on game for subsistence.
Now we are protected by the police, cattle are herded with ATV's, and we get our meat from the super market. They no longer serve any useful function in our society, and should be banned except for military and police use. I realize that a lot of people are responsible dog owners, but the statistics on child injuries due to dog bites indicate that too many people are not. Obviously, as a responsible society, we cannot allow this condition to continue.
First we should ban all mongrels and cheap dogs. These mixed breed dogs are often of unpredictable temperament, and are usually acquired by young people, and the less stable members of society.
All dogs originally bred for military, and other aggressive use, should be banned and destroyed. These dogs have no place in modern society, and cannot be used for
duck hunting. All dogs and dog owners should be licensed, and registered in a national database, so we can be certain that irresponsible and aggressive people don't get dogs, and that bad dogs are destroyed.
All dogs should be sold with muzzles and leashes, and be required to be safely stored in locked cages when not in the immediate control of their owners.
Dog owners who want to take their dogs out in public should be required to attend training classes, and be certified that they are capable of controlling their dogs at all times.
Anyone caught with an illegal, or unlicensed dog should go to jail.
I believe all reasonable people will agree that our first responsibility is the safety of our children, and that any slight inconvenience caused by these rules is worth it if it saves one child. In any case, the ownership of dogs is not protected by the Bill of Rights.
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> GUNNER KAERSVANG
> Boulder
See the original at http://www.bouldernews.com/opinion/letters/10elett.html
I've heard of guns and cars compared, but guns and dogs - this is a first.
--
Sam
HCI: the organization that would rather see a woman dead in an alley with her pantyhose knotted around her neck than see her with a gun in her hand."
