What's Up?: Animal Control = Ban on Rights and Freedoms

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Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:07 PM

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The honeymoon is over the moment that they think you're not "cooperating." We pay. They control us completely. It's exactly what I am fighting.

There is a forgotten history. The reason that in 1988 a humane officer had to have a police officer write a ticket is because earlier there was enormous trouble with humane officers abusing police powers. I can't even venture a good guess how old all of the lessons are or how long they stuck, but the book "Redemption" talks about bad experiences from the 19th century and Pennsylvania dumped a lot of its laws in 1965 for the same reason. I've seen outright bans on animal control in Oklahoma and Nebraska, which prevents private organizations from inflicting animal control on farmers and hunters. So there is a history of successful control of animal control that has had a lasting legacy. Most of the control was accomplished by eliminating animal control.

I don't see that we need "effective" animal control so much. I will rarely if ever say that an animal's life is worth more than a human life, except that my dog's life is worth more than the life of the person who tries to steal it, but that's a different thing (I'm being very candid here). I do believe that the lives of thousands of animals are worth taking risks. No risks, no nothing. I also believe that the principle of personal freedom is a fantasy until we find some way to put it into practice. The freedom that is most often compromised is the one that I am exercising right this minute and the excuses are the same as banning me from owning a tiger. Either way, personal freedom is a fantasy until we actually do something. Any personal freedom comes with risk. The idea of a "right" means that the government is supposed to refrain from persecuting people who exercise their freedoms.

Know your rights. They don't. My blog: www.animalculture.org

--- On Wed, 8/26/09, Wakanska <wakanska2003@yahoo.com> wrote:

It sounds good. How do we control the animal control "people", when they are misbehaving? We are told that we can have this wonderful relationship with them and build responsible communities, etc. How long will the honeymoon last?

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Mandatory spay and neuter means pets must grow old and die without replacements. No more babies, no more pets in our homes. Stop it before it's nationwide. Sterile animals cannot replenish themselves. It's the "facts" of life.