RE: Donna....Re: roaming dogs killed our turkeys ( debbi )

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Shame you can't shoot the people who leave them to run loose....

You’re right, though, Once dogs discover the fun of the hunt, they'll keep

on - especially as long as they're together. The real meaning of " pack

mentality " , alas.

T

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roaming dogs killed our turkeys

To: " Group " mserslife >

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 5:48 PM

 

We woke to all three turkeys (Narraganset) slaughtered this morning.  The

dogs broke through the side of their enclosure which was 3 feet of wood on

the bottom and chicken wire up to about 12 feet. We had one turkey hen

sitting on a bunch of eggs.  There is black dog hair and yellow dog hair on

the fence with at least three sets of dog prints all around the enclosure. 

Apparently we need even bigger, more secure fencing for our animals. You

would think an enclosure 12 tall would be enough.   Thankfully they quit at

the turkeys and didn't go after the ducks and chickens, too.

 

Sharon

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As much as I hate to say it

Sharon, cause all know the critter lover I am.. these dogs DO

need to die.. and then the owner's of those dogs need to be

fined, hefty fines at that, for allowing their dogs to not only

run free, but for the destruction those dogs caused..

I do know that it's legal to kill a dog that's running a deer

here in PA.. because they will run the deer to death.. So I

suspect any dog that's threatening livestock could also be shot

without recriminations as well..

I don't understand how the neighbors could allow their dogs to

run free and out of their sight in the first place.. How could

you possibly allow one of your kids to be out and about wherever

they want to roam??? and that's what my puppies are.. my

kids/babies...

HUGS

|)onna

Donna....

We do have guns and are ready to kill the dogs when they come

back. In Arizona it is legal to kill any animal that has

harassed or killed livestock. I hate to shoot someone's dog(s)

but we can't lose our livestock like this. They slaughtered all

three turkeys but didn't take the bird or eat them--just left it

to lay there.

hugs

Sharon

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From:

|)onna

To:

MSersLife

Sent: Wed,

May 25, 2011 12:36:22 PM

Subject:

Re: roaming dogs killed our turkeys ( debbi )

Sharon,

Like Debbi, my first thought was... You don't need

stronger fence.. you need a gun..

Just make sure to aim true, and the predator is no more,

even if it takes more than one shot. I say this, even

after Earl, just had to have his cat put down.. when

someone used either a small caliber or BB Gun (though

the vet thought more like small caliber) on him.

Earl was going to fork out the $418 to try and save

Dart's life, but once the vet got in, he called Earl and

told him that the damage to his intestines were severe

(3/4 damaged), and that he could remove the damage and

try to restore what he could, for another $500.. but

would not guarantee that even that surgery would save

Dart's life.. Earl called his dad and called me for us

to reassure him that the best option was to put Dart to

sleep....

I can totally see killing a nuisance animal, one that is

killing other livestock & such, but just wounding

them to allow them to suffer until they die.. uhh.. I'm

with Earl on the baseball bat idea should he find out

who did the shooting.. AND. he found out, from the vet,

that his cat was not the only one shot in his area

around the same time.. so someone is definitely out to

inflict a cartload of suffering on these little guys..

Are there any animal control offices in your area that

you can contact, and have them go out and find those

dogs? We have them around here, they'll come out to

find stray or feral dogs in the area, and dispose of

them.. but nobody will get rid of a skunk living under

your house or a raccoon living in your yard and eating

your plants.. (Have a groundhog living somewhere around

here.. that Earl caught at 's Double (tuberous)

Begonias he just planted this weekend.. he's

volunteering for suicide before too long as well)..

We had a raccoon living in a wood pile, or nearby, in

our yard.. it scraped with our cat (that's not saying

that Baxter didn't instigate the fight).. but when I

called the game commission.. I was told I wasn't allowed

to kill it.. and that they no longer came out with traps

to catch them and remove them from property either...

One of those box trap things cost around $100 back

then.. just so we could move the thing from our yard to

the woods somewhere?.. I think Baxter finally convinced

Mr. Raccoon to move on, but not before he nearly got me

a round of Rabies vaccine!..

I am so sorry that the dogs did this to your turkeys..

Did they kill the turkeys maliciously, or do you think

they could possibly be "packing" up to find food?

HUGS

|)onna

Yes, we have guns.

And when those dogs are caught back here again they will

be shot. Arizona law is behind us on this and a

livestock owner is allowed to shoot to kill any dog that

is harassing livestock and especially killing

livestock. You make a good point, Debbi, about the

dangers of these dogs and what they could do to a

child. I have little grandkids who are now afraid.

hugs

Sharon

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From:

Debbi Meyers-brant

To:

MSersLife

Sent:

Sat, May 21, 2011 11:44:31 AM

Subject:

Re: roaming dogs killed our turkeys (

debbi )

oh i

am so sorry, you got a gun, sorry but if

they can get in that way as big as it is ,

think what they could do to a person , a

child ...

Subject: roaming dogs killed our

turkeys

To: "Group" <mserslife >

Date: Saturday, May 21, 2011, 5:48 PM

We

woke to all three turkeys

(Narraganset) slaughtered this

morning. The dogs broke

through the side of their

enclosure which was 3 feet of

wood on the bottom and chicken

wire up to about 12 feet. We

had one turkey hen sitting on

a bunch of eggs. There is

black dog hair and yellow dog

hair on the fence with at

least three sets of dog prints

all around the enclosure.

Apparently we need even

bigger, more secure fencing

for our animals. You would

think an enclosure 12 tall

would be enough. Thankfully

they quit at the turkeys and

didn't go after the ducks and

chickens, too.

Sharon

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