Quote Originally Posted by bsd13 View Post
An animal is an animal is an animal. It doesn't matter what kind of animal it is. When it is a danger to PEOPLE not other animals, not itself, not plants but to PEOPLE then it needs to be put down. Period. There is absolutely NO room for discussion or debate on the matter. Don't agree? Then tell me why when there's any type of an animal that is known to show ANY kind of aggression towards humans animal control shows up and kills it. They don't stun it, they don't tranq it. They don't scare it off. They kill it.
Did you READ what you just wrote??? LOL

Now we have to put down all animals that are a danger to humans? Wow, we better get started, that's a mighty long list! Pretty much, everything.

But yes, shadow a person working for the SPCA or animal control. People do get bit, and a lot of rehabbers try to work with the animals (esp dogs) instead of immediately euthanizing.

Wild animals found in populated areas are often relocated. I can't think of one instance where it's an instant kill without attempts at capture.


There goes the idea of a large wild-caught specimen. It is an animal that simply isn't going to be domesticated. You can't take a risk with it. Put it down and move on. That's the only sane option. The guy who posted the ad clearly sounds like he knows what he was doing EXCEPT for the fact that he's trying to find it a home on Craig's List.
Sooo, now we have to put down all WC animals if they aren't domesticated? What snakes ARE domesticated???


And I don't know where you get this idea that dogs are expected not to harm anyone. They are still wild animals. It's buried, but set them loose away from people and watch how long it takes them to turn into beasts. Not long at all.
Do you expect your dog that lives with you to bite you at any moment? That's not what my dog was trained to do. He's a part of a pack mentality, and I'm the alpha.



You've really taken this off into another tangent that I really cannot apply any sort of logic to.

All I can say is heaven forbid your snakes, or any pet whatsoever tags you.