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firebobby
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Living in a farming community I have seen at first hand the havoc a dog can cause to livestock, especially at this time of year when the farms are lambing.Definitely the farmer should have the right to protect his livestock. |
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Kerry K
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Absolutely yes |
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Fury
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Of course. In australia the dogs dont even have to be annoying the livestock. They can be shot for what amounts to tresspassing. |
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reinformer
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It should not be legal to kill off leash dogs!
It should be mandatory that they kill off leash dogs! |
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goz1111
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A Farmer should always have the right to protect their livestock |
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Capt Jack
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People should accept responsibility for their actions.
If they are too useless and/or irresponsible to keep control of their pets, losing them is a good and fair punishment, |
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ED Ski
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Unless it is my dog. But then again my dog would not be on a farm chasing livestock! |
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KWilbanks
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yes...absolutely |
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scrumpy
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yes of course you should keep your dogs under control |
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Cheeky Monkey
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Sorry, I love little doggies but in a situation like this the farmer has no choice. |
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judy_t00
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damned right. off leash dogs cause more livestock deaths than do wild animals. |
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Mea
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Yes i would agree with that. I remember growing up as a kid in the 80's and they had built a new housing scheme on the out skirts of farm land and almost every day we would hear the shot gun going off whether there were cow's in the fields or not and one of our neighbours lost quite a few dogs this way dog should be kept on leads at all times |
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Sophie B
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Yes..
The real question should be.." Why is your dog on the farmers property?"
Owners of loose dogs should have to pay the farmers vet bills..... |
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Croxx
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Yes - why would it be illegal? |
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smedrik
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If the pup is on the property, and posing a threat then yes. |
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thecharleslloyd
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Well yes. Think about it, maybe a warning shot, but if an owner thinks it's funny to see their dog scare a farmers stock maybe the owner needs a bullet in there bottom first |
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Gerry Atrix
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YES YES YES YES.
People with dogs come into the countryside from the towns and new estates and think they can let the mutts do anything.
Just look at the mess in the towns on the playing parks and public football pitches.
Don't forget to some it is an exercise walk to us it is our workplace. |
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Bob N
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yes |
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Sal*UK
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Absolutely - do you have any idea of the costs and implications of a loose dog amongst livestock? |
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John O
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of course |
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NLer
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I think it should be legal. The dog could seriously injure the livestock physically, besides the risk that any potential predator loose among the livestock could introduce disease and stress the animals. There isn't really an argument FOR the loose dog, unless you are completely against the killing of animals.
From a more ethical point of view though, farmers should try (if they haven't already) to find new ways to protect their livestock from predators and other intruders, which would benefit both the livestock, the stray animals, and save the farmers the time and business of explaining to somebody that he/she killed their dog. |
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robert c
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Yes! |
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ianhad
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Yes of course, why the question? Do you have an untrained dog. |
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Duffer
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If you had ever seen the result of savaging of sheep by just one dog, you would not ask the question. Sheep worrying is illegal, and should remain so. Farmers can take all reasonable steps to stop a dog, including shooting it, and it's a pity that he cannot apply that rule to the negligent owners, too! |
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El Cid
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And their owners who are often brain-dead. |
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Wendy H
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Yes, when they chase the livestock they cause terrible harm and injury not to one animal but possible the whole herd.
There is little a farmer can once his stock have miscarried, or been injured, his only hope is to destroy the animal doing it, so it wont return and do it again.
Read this link about one farmer finding 7 sheep 3 dead 4 injured and how he had to kill his own stock due injuries the dog inflicted. I have a 7 month old border collie and as much as I love him, I know its my responsibility to ensure he does not worry livestock, and if he does he would be shot, due to my failure to keep him on a lead. |
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Joey
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I had a terrible experience a few years ago, a farmer shot my pet donkey rodger, while we were out rambling over the countryside in little emsley, a delightful land just over from ehsutndiii on the iklaoof coast. I immediately went back down into the town, and we assembled a group and went and put him in the stocks, throwing numerous differant types of rotton food on him. |
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joan k
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Yes, the rule to remember in the countryside is, keep your dogs on a leash. I live in a rural community and I have seen lambs savaged to death by the dogs of negligent owners. It's not the dogs fault it's a natural instinct. |
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Harbinger
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Yes, at least while we have some property rights left. Of course the liberal leftist will disagree because their village doesn't recognize individual property rights. |
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kwazywabbott
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People need to WALK their dogs, even in the country. The days are long gone when dogs can wander like cats. |
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airwolfviper03
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it's not exactly legal right now anyway
some guys take it too far, which goes for everything out there
usually 1-2 dogs aren't a problem and can be scared off
i know ppl who have gotten into trouble for shooting a dog on their property because it was going after livestock
but!!!
he shot it when it wasn't in the pasture. oooops |
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