Comments on: More Than One Way To Save A Life http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/ vegan theory, vegan activism, vegan video, vegan food and vegan resources for vegans, vegetarians, animal rights activists, animal liberationists, and abolitionists Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Agreed : Elaine Vigneault http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Agreed : Elaine Vigneault Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:43:24 +0000 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/#comment-334 [...] the Vick dogs, PETA, and Best Friends (read about it here, here, and here), my mom wrote: “There is room for both points of view, both approaches to [...] [...] the Vick dogs, PETA, and Best Friends (read about it here, here, and here), my mom wrote: “There is room for both points of view, both approaches to [...]

]]> By: Cassie http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Cassie Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/#comment-294 Completely agree--euthanasia of a perfectly healthy animal should always be the last resort. I'm very happy that Vick's dogs are being given a second chance. Completely agree–euthanasia of a perfectly healthy animal should always be the last resort. I’m very happy that Vick’s dogs are being given a second chance.

]]> By: Eccentric Vegan http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Eccentric Vegan Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:01:42 +0000 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/#comment-291 Cassie, Thank you for your comment. You're right that dogs bred for fighting can be difficult to convert into pets. And that might not even be the best outcome for them, either, depending on the dog. Indeed there are numerous issues involved in rescuing fighting animals and simply not enough resources. But in this particular case the resources existed to save these dogs' lives. Euthanasia must be a last resort, not a convenient choice in order to maximize resources. Cassie,
Thank you for your comment. You’re right that dogs bred for fighting can be difficult to convert into pets. And that might not even be the best outcome for them, either, depending on the dog.

Indeed there are numerous issues involved in rescuing fighting animals and simply not enough resources. But in this particular case the resources existed to save these dogs’ lives.

Euthanasia must be a last resort, not a convenient choice in order to maximize resources.

]]> By: Cassie http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Cassie Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:45:31 +0000 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/#comment-290 Interesting post. I've had a similar conversation with a friend who is very active in investigating and breaking up dog fighting and cock fighting rings. One of the main issues, as he explained it to me, is that many (not all) of the dogs rescued from dog fighting rings have been bred for fighting, and thus have a fighting temperament. The problem with this is that it makes it extremely difficult to integrate these dogs into "normal" families--they aren't very good with little kids, and most likely would see little domestic animals as prey, or objects for attack. The problem then is where do these animals go if they can't be adopted into a regular family? They need very special care, and it comes down to numbers--there needs to be enough people out there who 1. can take care of and handle a trained fighting dog, and 2. always keep them away from children and small pets to avoid a potential disaster. Unfortunately, the solution often is that there isn't enough places or people like this, so these dogs are euthanized. Interesting post. I’ve had a similar conversation with a friend who is very active in investigating and breaking up dog fighting and cock fighting rings. One of the main issues, as he explained it to me, is that many (not all) of the dogs rescued from dog fighting rings have been bred for fighting, and thus have a fighting temperament. The problem with this is that it makes it extremely difficult to integrate these dogs into “normal” families–they aren’t very good with little kids, and most likely would see little domestic animals as prey, or objects for attack. The problem then is where do these animals go if they can’t be adopted into a regular family? They need very special care, and it comes down to numbers–there needs to be enough people out there who 1. can take care of and handle a trained fighting dog, and 2. always keep them away from children and small pets to avoid a potential disaster. Unfortunately, the solution often is that there isn’t enough places or people like this, so these dogs are euthanized.

]]> By: Pithy Bitch » Blog Archive » On Variety http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Pithy Bitch » Blog Archive » On Variety Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:56:22 +0000 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/#comment-273 [...] - Eccentric Vegan [...] [...] – Eccentric Vegan [...]

]]> By: On Charity : Elaine Vigneault http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/comment-page-1/#comment-268 On Charity : Elaine Vigneault Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:58:46 +0000 http://www.vegansoapbox.com/theres-more-than-one-way-to-save-a-life/#comment-268 [...] I just left this comment at Animal Person in response to her reaction to a recent NY Times article about Vick dogs, PETA, and Best Friends. Here’s what I wrote: I wrote about this article, too: There’s More Than One Way To Save A Life [...] [...] I just left this comment at Animal Person in response to her reaction to a recent NY Times article about Vick dogs, PETA, and Best Friends. Here’s what I wrote: I wrote about this article, too: There’s More Than One Way To Save A Life [...]

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