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is slandering the south. Isn't she just talking about the differences in animal control laws and enforcement?
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by Pandoras Box on Tue May 13, 2008 at 12:41:02 PM PDT
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i missed that one sentence.
the southern states should be ashamed that its "culture of life" does not extend to our four-legged friends
hmmmmmm.
by Pandoras Box on Tue May 13, 2008 at 12:44:44 PM PDT
I hate being lectured by people about respect for life who don't respect life.
Not talking about anyone on this site, obviously.
My new bumper sticker: Cheney-Satan '08
by adigal on Tue May 13, 2008 at 01:07:22 PM PDT
there are asshole, right-wing politicians who prescribe to the "culture of life" all over this country.
"My relationship with America does not fit on a damn bumper sticker" -- Crashing Vor
by balancedscales on Tue May 13, 2008 at 04:25:24 PM PDT
I have had nightmares every night since I found out about the slaughter in the south.
It is a disgusting, inhumane disgrace, and it is a dirty secret of these southern states.
we regularly kill our best and most loyal friends, and the southern states should be ashamed that its "culture of life" does not extend to our four-legged friends.
The only laws she is comparing is between where she lives and one county in South Carolina, yet these statements are addressed to the entire South and doesn't take into account that there are kill-shelters in other regions of the country such as the Mid-West.
Florida Netroots
by meowmissy on Tue May 13, 2008 at 12:46:40 PM PDT
are where the rescues pull from - the Carolinas, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas. They are the states with horrendous kill rates. The mid-west has some problem areas, but nothing like the southern states. I will send you some statitics if you like.
by adigal on Tue May 13, 2008 at 01:01:44 PM PDT
I'm not disagreeing that there's a problem in the South, I'm merely responding to what you said in your diary, where I don't see any mention of any Southern states other than South Carolina.
If you present your findings in a more objective manner I think it would be more receptive to the audience you're trying to convince.
by meowmissy on Tue May 13, 2008 at 01:33:03 PM PDT
The generalizations in this diary are quite disturbing. There is a statistic that over 30,000 dogs are put to sleep in LA County. Just LA County. I can't remember if it's per month or per year but the amount of dogs being euthanized is staggering. This is not a problem that is strictly found in the South. It is found all over the United States.
Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar. Edward R. Murrow
by Pager on Tue May 13, 2008 at 03:05:47 PM PDT
live in LA county? 9,948,000 people, that is how many. Over 9 million. And they put down 30,000 dogs. That is one dog per 300 people. The county in South Carolina that put down 15,000 animals has 300,000 people. That is a dead dog per 20 people EACH YEAR. This is an astounding number of deaths per person.
I am not saying this does not happen elsewhere; I am saying that something in the south makes it worse. I wish you could talk to the people I have spoken to before you dismiss this, and have the knowledge I have. It is much worse, per capita, in the south than anywhere else. Just a hard cold fact.
by adigal on Tue May 13, 2008 at 04:30:26 PM PDT
I am pointing out that you might pick a better way to bring your cause celebre to our attention than by bashing the South, particularly when this is a national problem.
Oh and the 30,000 figure for LA County? I looked it up. It's per month, not per year. That's 360,000 animals per year. I don't think that's a figure to sneeze at, no?
by Pager on Tue May 13, 2008 at 04:34:17 PM PDT
because NY state has 20,000 dogs put down each year, and that is for 19,000,000 people.
by adigal on Tue May 13, 2008 at 06:07:27 PM PDT
by Pandoras Box on Tue May 13, 2008 at 02:21:49 PM PDT
wide narrow
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