Re: won a battle, losing the war



"pfoley" <pfoley6@xxxxxxxxxxx> said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

I like ducks, geese and chickens and would not want
any one of them to be injured or killed, but I also like
foxes and other wild life, and feel that after the first
poultry killings, Diddy should have found a better solution
to protecting them, other than running around with a
shotgun. Had she found a better solution in fencing then
maybe, all her poultry and the fox would still be alive
today and Tuck wouldn't have caught his foot in a trap
with the risk of possibly amputating it while trying to
find the chickens.

You presume a lot, so I will, too.

Perhaps Diddy considers her chickens and ducks as pets.
Certainly, they're income and livelyhood. She has described
the steps she took in prevention but which didn't work.

Instead of condemning her attempted solution, maybe you can
offer an alternative. "Should have could have" sanctimony
sucks.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
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