Man tries to beat dog; shoots self instead

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Granted he should have gone through the proper channels, but I'm not so quick to characterize this as evil human vs. noble dog.

Would you consider characterizing it as stupid human v dog considering the fact that he was clubing the dog with a loaded gun (Why not shoot it?)?

[Imran Siddiqui]

This is a great argument against gun control .

[notyoueither]

He was a bad shot?

Too bad for him the dog was better...

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by DinoDoc

Would you consider characterizing it as stupid human v dog considering the fact that he was clubing the dog with a loaded gun (Why not shoot it?)?

Oh, the stupid human part is unquestionable.

[Hueij]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
This is a great argument against gun control .

"Guns don't kill people, dogs kill people..."

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
This is a great argument against gun control .

Dogs should be allowed to defend themselves!

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Hueij

"Guns don't kill people, dogs kill people..."

[Dis]

this is the greatest story I have ever heard!!!!!!!!!!

this made my day. Score one for dogs

[Dis]

also am I missing something here?

Wouldn't it have been more humane and easier just to shoot the dog since the gun obviously had ammo in it.

Also not all animals act on instinct. Certain primate species have been proven to exhibit some signs of "culture". Source: Discover magazine.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by johncmcleod
cavebear-I love animals too, and I used to have the same opinion, but I changed my mind. Animals have no conscience. They just do everything by instinct.

I am not sure what you are trying to say.

Suppose dogs aren't sentient. That still doesn't make torturing them right.

[Dis]

yes, dogs still feel fear, and panic.

You don't want to know what happened to that dog the Soviet Union put into space. They say he either died from panic, heat, or dehydration. Probably a combination of the 3.

[Dr Strangelove]

Winchester is not far from here, so the story made the front page of the local newspaper. You just have to wonder what he was thinking. If he only meant to beat the dog surely there were o0ther blunt objects available. He must have considered shooting the dog, then relented. Fickle, fickle, fickle.

[ajbera]

I think I recall reading that the dog was put down by Animal Control officers because it was already badly injured. At least that a**hole died as well.

[Az]

I am very sad for the dead man, but I think he was very bad if he wanted to kill a dog, just because it bit him. Even if there is a history of a violent animal, there are ways to deal with that so that no humans or animals will suffer in the proccess, like putting him to sleep, or sending him to a trainer, so he would be reintegrated into the family.

using dogs and cats for experiments is bad as well. They have no rights, but humans shared their lives with dogs since ancient times, and inflicting pain on them hardens the human soul and makes it colder to the suffering of the other, be it man, or dog. besides, Dogs are much more useful as pets, making humans happy. (and being happy by themselves, which shouldn't be a moral goal of humanity, but a great side-effect as well )

If I have kids, I will certainly buy them a dog.

[cavebear]

Regardless of whether an animal is self-aware, it still feels pain. And even if it deserved to die for some reason, it's no kindness to kill it slowly...