birdshooter
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I started a thread on this subject last week and I felt it would hit a nerve with some.
I don't think anyone on this board is against trapping as it has proven to be an effective predator control method. However, I don't think it's out of the realm to at least talk about how it could possibly be used to make it safer for accidental capture of dogs.
Rep. Wiger's comment "I'm very concerned about the deaths of dogs that have occurred,'' Wiger said. "The goal is to allow the traps to continue to be used but to prevent the accidental trapping of dogs. ... I would hope this wouldn't be viewed as anti-trapping. We need to at least bring up the discussion.''
And I think he's right, we should discuss it. 6 dogs killed since last fall may seem insignificant to most in the grand scheme of things, unless your one of the 6 who's dog was killed... and those are only the ones that are reported.
I really don't see how you can compare it to dogs killed from cars either. In that sense we (dog owners) can be much more proactive by putting up fences or keeping our dogs in kennels or better yet, train dogs to not leave our property to prevent an accidental death from a vehicle. When we are out in the field we are essentially blind as to the placement of a trap, not to mention your dog many times is out of sight. so you really can't draw any comparisons to the two.
I for one am at least glad that the DNR and the Trappers association are at least going to be discussing this together. I would think that it would be in the best interest of both parties to discuss any viable solutions as the amount of negative press it generates when a another dog is killed hurts trappings image more and more from a PR standpoint.
I don't think anyone on this board is against trapping as it has proven to be an effective predator control method. However, I don't think it's out of the realm to at least talk about how it could possibly be used to make it safer for accidental capture of dogs.
Rep. Wiger's comment "I'm very concerned about the deaths of dogs that have occurred,'' Wiger said. "The goal is to allow the traps to continue to be used but to prevent the accidental trapping of dogs. ... I would hope this wouldn't be viewed as anti-trapping. We need to at least bring up the discussion.''
And I think he's right, we should discuss it. 6 dogs killed since last fall may seem insignificant to most in the grand scheme of things, unless your one of the 6 who's dog was killed... and those are only the ones that are reported.
I really don't see how you can compare it to dogs killed from cars either. In that sense we (dog owners) can be much more proactive by putting up fences or keeping our dogs in kennels or better yet, train dogs to not leave our property to prevent an accidental death from a vehicle. When we are out in the field we are essentially blind as to the placement of a trap, not to mention your dog many times is out of sight. so you really can't draw any comparisons to the two.
I for one am at least glad that the DNR and the Trappers association are at least going to be discussing this together. I would think that it would be in the best interest of both parties to discuss any viable solutions as the amount of negative press it generates when a another dog is killed hurts trappings image more and more from a PR standpoint.
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