On Sun, 14 May 2006 01:00:52 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm,
Gerald Miller quickly quoth:

On Sat, 13 May 2006 20:10:04 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

AFAIC, the owners should be put to sleep and the dogs trained and
given to good homes.

This last comment would particularly apply to one vague acquaintance
who got herself a somewhat yappy small dog, then had it's vocal cords
cut so it wouldn't annoy her so much.

Sorry, Gerry, but I'd love to see lots of vocal chords cut since most
people aren't responsible enough to own pets. Hmm, maybe if the noisy
owners themselves had to have theirs cut, too, upon noise
complaints... BUT, a vet I talked with said they just grow back (pet
vocal chords) in 6 months, so unbunch your panties.

Ideally, -nobody- should own pets. Look what has happened in the name
of greed: tens of thousands of exotic birds are suffocated during
smuggling operations each year. Many dog breeds have serious health
problems due to inbreeding. I could go on, but Google "pet abuse" for
some real scary DAILY abuse news. It's absolutely shameful.


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