It's a freaking zoo here!

If I lived in area where there are various species of wildlife, I would be EXTRA careful all the time. I would never leave food out, even for the sweet kitty or dog who wont go home since the food WILL attract ALL animals.

If I chose to live in the country/rural area and saw what could possibly be a rabid animal, my children and pets would be taken inside and I would call a HUMANE wild animal trapper. There are humane ways to trap or kill an animal that is rabid or dangerous besides just shooting it!

I think it would be 100x worse to shoot an animal in the sight of my kids then to call a wildlife expert out to take it away.
 
Megansmom said:
I think it would be 100x worse to shoot an animal in the sight of my kids then to call a wildlife expert out to take it away.
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Then you wouldn't fit in with the people who hunt deer, duck, and other various wildlife here. It was a family event for some, although I never liked it.
 
Smudge said:
Then you wouldn't fit in with the people who hunt deer, duck, and other various wildlife here. It was a family event for some, although I never liked it.
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:lol:, you're absolutely right, and my Dad who is a proud, PROUD redneck from North Carolina hunts every fall. We playfully argue about it every fall too. BUT I will say this, the deer he and his fellow hunting buddies kill, get properly processed and donated to women and childrens shelters.
 
Justicemom said:
Absolutely correct. If you see it during the day,it is most likely rabid. Rabid animals don't need to be aggressive there is a form of rabies that is called Dumb Rabies. The animals are sluggish and slow ,wobbling and drooling. Just as dangerous but not as likely to attack if not provoked. Behavior changes are the key.

Smuffy stay away from the racoons!!
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We had a coon in our yard acting just like that! Unfortunatly it was the 4th of July so no one would come take care of it except for a wildlife trapper that said it would cost us $200 for him to come and trap it. So as much as I hated to do it my F-I-L came over and took care of it. I couldnt risk my kids,animals, or neighbors getting hurt.
 
Megansmom said:
If I lived in area where there are various species of wildlife, I would be EXTRA careful all the time. I would never leave food out, even for the sweet kitty or dog who wont go home since the food WILL attract ALL animals.

If I chose to live in the country/rural area and saw what could possibly be a rabid animal, my children and pets would be taken inside and I would call a HUMANE wild animal trapper. There are humane ways to trap or kill an animal that is rabid or dangerous besides just shooting it!

I think it would be 100x worse to shoot an animal in the sight of my kids then to call a wildlife expert out to take it away.
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I agreed with you 100% but that is not how most in rural areas think. Both my parents grew up on farms in eastern SD. There are not resources to take care of every problem animal by humane organizations. Neighbors can be miles apart in SD and the nearest town 25 miles away. They learned to take care of their own property and land and be self relient. Your neighbors would think there was something wrong with you if you couldn't. Little House on the Prairie /pioneer mentality is still alive and well in many parts of the contry. Heck my dad's family did not even have an indoor toilet until the 50's. They had an outhouse. Almost everyone owns guns, some passed down for generations. Almost everyone hunts. Most families eat what they kill, just as they slaughter their own chickens, pigs and cattle. Food is a premium in rural areas, some ranchers and farmers would not make it otherwise.

A friend of mine had a rabid skunk drown in the stock tank. They had to quantine 20 head of cattle. 1 became rabid. Loss of income there. I can guarantee you the next time they saw a skunk, they shot it. Night time racoons or skunks are not a concern thats normal. Day time animals no that's not normal. They are not going to let an abnormal animal run around and possible infect their livestock, pets or kids until the 1 country DNR offical can get out there. If there were more resources some may change.

It is hard to understand but thats how people are taught. I battle the same mentality alot when dealing with companions animals too. Just a dog we can always get another one. Not everyone treats their dogs like those of us on this forum do. It is a never ending battle of education. Sigh.:(
 
Most exciting thing we get here is the odd fox. Though supposedly one came into a house and bit a child (the family denied they had been feeding it but even the RSPCA saw it begging at the door:rolleyes2:)

I'm still waiting for the mythical Suffolk panther to make an appearance in the garden.

Personally I am anti-gun too (but then I am British:biggrin2:), plus I'm a big softy and rescue anything. So I would set up a cage and hand the animal over for humane destruction.
 
After reading this thread....I am very happy to look out my office window and see cars, lots of people and the empire state building...yup no animals in sight! Except filthy pigeons :winkgrin:
 
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