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the thoughts in my head
by *Ariel*

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Dogs being destoryed after biting someone

06/20/2015

OK, so here's my dilema, every time I see about a dog attacking someone and being put down..I get angry. Like really angry!!! My thoughts have always been, its an animal, it communicates through noise, which we don't understand, the other communication...biting its how dogs are, like how cats scratch. Surely if we want a dog around a baby, around us, its our responsibility to train them, to explain to them what's wrong and right, not let them walk around like they own the place. So surely, like their guardian the owners should take responsibility should the dog do something bad. Why should the dog have its life ended for doing something that is natural to them?

The only reason I can see for putting a dog down after it has bitten someone is because no one else will look after it after knowing its history, and unlike disowning a child the dog can not look after themselves and get help from the government...but still.

If anyone else has a thought let me know, I would be interested to know peoples views

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I agree to a degree - and in some cases the dog really isn't at fault.. but those dogs often require some SERIOUS rehabilitation & training that can cost a LOT of money or requires someone with expertise in it.. They are often unable to be adopted out for safety/legal reasons.. and the owners are much more likely to say "put them down" vs trying to take responsiblity for them. Some dogs have bitten for no reason, simply because they don't like a situation they're in - and they are animals, ya know? A LOT of dogs (Like Mickey in Arizona) bit because of terrible environments.

I know a lot of animal lovers think that ALL animals can & should be rehabilitated but the truth is that when Susie and her Mom go into the animal center to adopt a dog, they aren't going to adopt a dog that's bitten Joey down the street - they're not likely to adopt a dog with behavioral problems - and they're going to want that cute little puppy in the window of the pet store who has no "baggage". Sad, but true.

So, super important to spay & neuter your pets & animals to decrease the population and avoid unwanted pups ending up in bad homes.

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