Schwarzenegger: "Terminate animals!"

[Arrian]

I recently got a dog from a rescue organization which specializes in taking dogs out of high-kill shelters in the South (my dog hails from TN).

I think one possible solution would be stricter laws requiring people to neuter their dogs. If you want to become a breeder, make it require a license and make getting that license require time & money (classes, perhaps). In fact, make getting a dog more difficult. In order to adopt Toby, my girlfriend and I:

1) filled out an extensive application
2) had a telephone interview
3) had a home visit/interview
4) Paid a total of $250

This process took months.

Anyway, it's human stupidity/*******ry that is responsible for thousands and thousands of animals being in shelters. As if it's THEIR fault.

-Arrian

[Sava]

Originally posted by Verto
So being fat is grounds for extermination? What about being ugly? Unemployed? Handicapped?

it wouldn't be based on weight... thin hummer drivers should be euthanized too. my bad for not being clear on what would consitute "kill worthy".

[Sava]

Arrian

no-kill shelters

[Gibsie]

Originally posted by Verto
So being fat is grounds for extermination? What about being ugly? Unemployed? Handicapped?

I'm surprised you didn't take this opportunity to praise Sava for his Michael Moore-killing policy

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Sava
wait a minute... that would be contrary to what Ahnold wants. He wants to cut programs like this... not start new ones. Killing more animals is probably just a bonus for him. He really gets a boner from cutting programs that solve problems. That's conservatism 101... "dismantle helpful social programs"... "ignore more prudent ways to solve fiscal problems" (like perhaps keeping a tax on the most expensive vehicles that he cut).

Did you even read the story you posted? He is repealing a law that requires shelters to keep animals for 6 days before putting them down. Shelters will now be free to decide for themselves which animals should be put down first, and which are more adoptable. What is the point of forcing them to keep animals that they know won't be adopted? That's just a waste of money.

[Verto]

I was still recovering from the shock of how many people Sava had decided should die.

[Az]

No-Kill shelters. I am against animals rights, but that doesn't mean we should be cruel to animals.

In our city, they're building an enormous spacious center for stray animals, that will be taken care of. ( no, not that kind of "taken care of" )

[Verto]

How is putting an animal to sleep cruel?

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Verto
How is putting an animal to sleep cruel?

Apparently keeping them in a cage for a while first is "more humane".

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by VJ
Where do you think beef comes from?

Stray dogs?

[Arrian]

6 days isn't exactly a long time, Cali. The law wasn't very strict in the first place. Now it's down to 3 days. 3 days? That's nothing.

Whatever. I'm not pissed an Arnold so much as the situation in general. A situation he is not helping. If he wanted to help it, he could take some proactive steps to get at the problem at the front end.

-Arrian

[Az]

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I have a better solution. Outlaw the sale of cats and dogs.

Just what we need. Black-market chihuahuas.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by Arrian
6 days isn't exactly a long time, Cali. The law wasn't very strict in the first place. Now it's down to 3 days. 3 days? That's nothing.

IMO there shouldn't be a time limit at all. Let the shelters decide for themselves.

Whatever. I'm not pissed an Arnold so much as the situation in general. A situation he is not helping. If he wanted to help it, he could take some proactive steps to get at the problem at the front end.

I'm sure there are plenty of other things that could be done to help the problem, but that doesn't mean the effort he has made in this instance is a bad thing. He's looking to cut wasteful spending, and repealing this law does just that.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Azazel
No-Kill shelters.

No-kill shelters don't mean the animal doesn't get put to sleep. It means they don't do the killing. If they have an animal for a while or it's clearly not adoptable, it goes to the humane society to get put down.