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In reply to the discussion: Chesco sheep owner charged in killing of two dogs [View all]Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)12. Good. Not a very good neighbor
From the other thread on this it seems the dogs escaped when a tree broke the dog owners' fence and they never were out before.
The decent thing to do, since it was the first time he saw the dogs, was to try to find out whose dogs they were (from their license tags) before shooting them, particularly since none of the shooter's livestock had been harmed, and then contacting the owners to tell them next time their dogs harassed his livestock he'd shoot at them. He had to know it was a neighbor's dogs if they had collars and tags and it was not a very friendly thing to do to a neighbor.
This wasn't a case of a neighbor whose dogs got loose over and over again and who was warned, or of dogs that actually attacked the sheep.
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No kidding. This guy jumped me for trying to point out exactly what you've said.
Adsos Letter
Feb 2013
#11
Yes, if someone is defending livestock that is actually being attacked by dogs
Adsos Letter
Feb 2013
#25
"But I can think of circumstances where the dog's life is not the highest value. "
dixiegrrrrl
Feb 2013
#42
And I kept telling people Bernese are sweet and gentle! I had one. I met many many Bernese Mountain
robinlynne
Feb 2013
#75
Good. They were beautiful Bernese Mountain dogs. I saw their picture yesterday.
sinkingfeeling
Feb 2013
#24
Ah, but you see, the thing that pissed ME off is they all jumped to conclusions.
dorkzilla
Feb 2013
#43
Ugh. Shot in the face. Those poor dogs and the fear and terror of their last moments....
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#33
...and they were really just puppies. The one who was shot while trying to escape....
dorkzilla
Feb 2013
#37
Good and I hope this comes as a big fuck you to all the fools empathizing with this psychopath.
Kurska
Feb 2013
#88