The latest on our pal “Mickey”.
Mickey has been “spared”, though he
will be de-nutted, chipped and have his teeth ground down. SO, being
mauled by Mickey will now be more a factor of crushing force as
opposed to deep, tearing wounds. Lucky us!
I am confident that the judge spared
Mickey due to social pressure, and possibly death threats from the
pit nut jobbers.
One thing I found frustrating (but oh
so predictable) about this train wreck was the narrative from BOTH
sides. Many of those who supported Mickey's euthanasia were speaking
from a point of view indicating that Mickey IS a person. This is an
intellectual trap that many fall into, and I admit that even I do it
from time to time.
BS: Mickey is NOT a person. Mickey
is NOT comparable to a human perp. Mickey has NO rights. Mickey is
property of the government and they should be able to do whatever
they want with him. Mickey's human owner surrendered him to the
county after the attack and that should have been the end of it.
There is NO countervailing benefit to
sparing Mickey or ANY animal that mauls and kills. They have no
rights, they do not contribute to society in any meaningful way, and
they present nothing but risk. They are a PURE liability. They
offer NOTHING but problems.
Consider the foul nonsense emanating
from the “Save Mickey” facebook page! Now, they are trying to
save a FIVE TIME biter named “Rambo”. Yes, lets keep the biting
going people, for THAT is the ethical thing to do! Fortunately, Rambo is
a Rottweiler and the Rott people are a bit more responsible than the
pit nutters – they know that every mauling and killing adds to a
statistic that the BSL folks will use to take their dogs away: Hey Mickey fans - preventing maulings is not just ethical, its good politics, too!
Now that the dust has settled on the
Kevin/Mickey fiasco, what of Mickey's original owner? Any charges
brought against him? Anyone calling for HIS head? Over a month into
this thing and NOTHING on this front. I guess surrendering the dog
was good enough for law enforcement. Hey, commit arson and turn in
your matches... no foul! Hey, I thought these things were all about they owner? Well, they ARE until something happens... THEN its all the victim's fault!
Pets that maul and kill should be
summarily destroyed REGARDLESS of breed or species. Owners of pets
that maul and kill belong in prison, and not some weekend BS,
either... I want HARD TIME.
I agree 100%. The owners of maulers should pay for the victim and treatments and get hard time in jail. Perhaps, though it's a stretch, just perhaps that would give the mentally challenged pit lovers pause before getting their next mauler. Or at least make them a little worried about letting the thing get out.
ReplyDeletei wonder if we can come up with a canine lobotomy?
ReplyDeleteBS: Mickey is NOT a person. Mickey is NOT comparable to a human perp. Mickey has NO rights. Mickey is property of the government and they should be able to do whatever they want with him. Mickey's human owner surrendered him to the county after the attack and that should have been the end of it.
BRAVO!
The most baffling part of the "save Mickey" fiasco is even his owner didn't want to save him. I didn't realize he'd actually given up ownership of Mickey.. I thought he still technically owned him. This is why I couldn't figure out why him saying "kill Mickey" wasn't getting Mickey pts after it had been well proven that the dog was vicious.
ReplyDeleteI can understand when the owner wants to save their own dog especially if the owner did not see the attack. I don't mean that I agree that they should be able to, but I can understand that sometimes people like their dogs and want to keep those dogs even if it's a bad idea. But, it seems no one who knew Mickey liked him much even BEFORE he attacked Kevin.
One of the leading players in the "humanize the dogs" campaign is the pet industry. Ever wonder where terms like "pet parents" (actual terminology used by Petsmart), look no further than the purveyors of dog food and kitty toys.
ReplyDeleteAnd, once again, dogs are NOT people!
Bingo!
DeleteThe pet industry also includes veterinarians. A lot of vets didn't think ahead and failed to realize there is already an oversupply of vets, and huge academic loans need to be repaid eventually. E.g. the proprietary Ross veterinary school charges approx. 200K for the DVM degree. It is no secret among veterinarians that if they want to up their income they need to try to get more people to own more dogs.
In general, Ross is not a great vet school, for profit so owners have a stake in increasing the number of students. I am not sure that vets are to blame for this humanizing animals, I have never had my vet talk about "fur children" -- a term I loathe. Frankly I think my cat gets better medical care from the vet than I receive from my internist, and I have seen vets recommend euthanasia rather than heroic but ultimately futile medical procedures to prolong a cat;s life for only a few weeks, But then again I am very picky with the vets for my cat. I think it is far more the pet stores, look at some of the silly clothing that is sold for dogs -- bridal clothes? Really? All made in crappy overseas factories for pennies for the manufacturing. I love my cat, she is shy, but a great companion, but I know that she is a cat. This entire Mickey business is just dreadful. There are so many killing shelters in AZ and many more worthy animals of being saved. Oh the lawyer for Mickey tried to appeal the defanging issue and lost.
DeleteI think the Lexus Project is doing what politicians have done for centuries- they do things so outrageous, at the far edge of sensibility, that it shifts the entire spectrum in that direction.
ReplyDeleteThis is how the US republican position has shifted so far right, that things Pres Reagan did would make him be considered an unelectable, evil socialist, commie pinko, today. They took the middle with them, and moved the whole spectrum over to where a right-center president (Obama) is considered a liberal (LOL).
I wish I could remember the word for it.
TLP wants dogs to have rights like people, with lawyers and courts and all. If they fight for the very worst, those dogs that are truly indefensible, think of the precedent that sets for your average dog that is a nuisance, for humane laws, and for lethal force against attacking animals. SCARY if they succeed.
Add in all the influence from mega corporations that make tons of cash, veterinarians (who are greedy as fuck, closing down non profit s/n offices!) that make big bucks and get paid up front, and of course, people that want their "fur babies" to be treated like actual kids, and you have the mess we are in.
You are contemplating the "Overton Window" concept. I have a blog post on just that from 2012.
DeleteHey AU; my wish has come true. Now America has something better to do with the million pit carcasses: http://www.thenewsnerd.com/local/american-restaurant-selling-dog-meat/
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