“Sane and Insane”
By Jim Culp
December 23, 2022
After our worthless government, my greatest peeve of 2022
was people and their treatment of animals. I understand people walking their
dogs, taking them to the pet park, and many other activities people do with their
pets. But here and now, I want to address dogs and their owners. Many people
treat their dogs as good as their children, and in some cases, better.
I won’t go down that drainage pipe because I am due for a
long winter nap.
Here in the big city, I see people leaving dogs outside all
night long. Now, there is a season of the year that this is ok, provided the
animals have food and water, and something to get under if it rains. Acceptable,
but pay in mind; if you don’t have a high fence, remember that the pit fighters
need bait, and lot of it. This is all considering that two things are not done,
and they are easy. Chaining a dog is ok for a very short period of time…say thirty
minutes…Hubby is trimming the verges, and Mom is inside mopping all the floors.
No one needs a dog in the middle of either, so cool. If it’s really hot, at
least chain them in the shade with a large bowel of clean water.
What is not acceptable at all is chaining a dog in the yard
and leaving it there because the stake is set in concrete. So lazy Pete watches
six hours of porn and heads to the bedroom to sleep. Meanwhile, Rover is either
freezing his tail off (sometimes literally) or panting so hard from heat that
he starts having heart palpitations (yes, dogs can have heart attacks too).
Either season, either way…unacceptable to me. If you are
not going to treat a dog like a pet, give him away to someone that wants one,
or put an ad in the paper. Just make sure that the buyer is not a dogfighter…and
yes, you can purchase a plan for websites that run people’s ID and many other
items.
Most people out here in Lee’s Summit are good to their pets.
I see it every day. But go about eight miles into Kansas City proper and you’ll
see every atrocity against pets that you can imagine. Dogs outside on nights
that it is 20⁰F. Unacceptable. Their dogs (or any pet) should be removed and
seized, and the owners fined big bucks. Repeat the offense? Prison time.
Last point… I understand livestock because they (cows and
such) are just not for the house. But when it is cold, they need to get out of
the direct wind at least. Straw is a high helper, especially of you have turkeys
or chickens.
Be kind to your animals, whatever you are. I used to have several
reptiles, but they require a lot of care. I found them good homes and didn’t charge
the new owners. Fish are great, but again; need a ton of TLC.
Whatever you do, don’t leave Mutley out in the cold, it ain’t
cool.
My best to all this holiday season,
-JimC
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