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[Arcvasti]

Plus bites from animals can carry nasty diseases. They can be fairly harmful.

As for putting down animals that bite humans... If a puppy noms your hand playfully, that's not biting. If a dog noms your ankles because you can't animal, that's usually a warning. If a dog goes around biting people semi indiscriminately or injures someone badly, the proper response is euthanization. I've seen what a "cute puppy" with the will to injure can do to flesh. Its not pretty. Most dogs aren't a danger to the public. They might bite if mistreated or if they feel threatened. But there's always that one bulldog/whatever who will maul anyone, possibly lethally.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

We don't put humans down for harming humans. (Well, unless you live in Texas...)

Why not?
I mean if it's un aggravated assault and the person has a history of doing it for no reason at all I don't see why not to
(Sarcasm)

[Descan]

tame(ish?) fox.

Now you guys are even going too far in the OTHER direction! D:

[Flying Dice]

Plus bites from animals can carry nasty diseases. They can be fairly harmful.

As for putting down animals that bite humans... If a puppy noms your hand playfully, that's not biting. If a dog noms your ankles because you can't animal, that's usually a warning. If a dog goes around biting people semi indiscriminately or injures someone badly, the proper response is euthanization. I've seen what a "cute puppy" with the will to injure can do to flesh. Its not pretty. Most dogs aren't a danger to the public. They might bite if mistreated or if they feel threatened. But there's always that one bulldog/whatever who will maul anyone, possibly lethally.

In case you didn't read, it was a tame, kennel-bred fox that was the product of a substantial number of generations of careful breeding. It being diseased is about as likely as a purebred showdog (as long as we're not talking about genetic defects, 'cause yeesh. If ya want a dog that'll live a long, healthy life, get a mutt.)

Also, read the post. The context we have is that the owners didn't even find out until after the fact when the police reported it to them. Given that their pet was a domesticated silver fox, there's non-zero odds that it was done intentionally by one of the various groups which is radically opposed to keeping pets. That possibility aside, it's already been mentioned, but the vast majority of animal "attacks" are idiots provoking them for too long. And, again, there's no way in hell a kennel that heavily specialized would risk selling individuals which would bite seriously or easily -- that sort of behavioral issue is damned easy to notice and not impossible to break.

Of course it's also because silver foxes are adorbs and domesticated foxes would be pretty much the beautiful center between cats and dogs. And because regardless of circumstances a known pet which could not have been a serious threat (they weigh between 6-14lbs) being summarily put down without even notifying the owners beforehand sounds incredibly goddamn illegal.

[Arcvasti]

So this case was BS on a number of levels. Got it. Not saying I condone this case. But LEGITIMATELY[<-Keyword] dangerous animals[Which are fairly rare, because breeding and training] should be put down.

I also totally support pet foxes for everyone. Except people in Australia, because foxes are absurdly destructive to the ecosystem there.

[Dutchling]

I was responding to Yoink saying putting down animals for biting humans in general is a pretty awful thing to do. Obviously context is everything.

[MaximumZero]

I also totally support pet foxes for everyone.

None for me, thanks. I don't like animals unless they taste good, much to the chagrin of what seems to be half of the forums lately.

I'm not one of those people who would go out of their way to disrupt other people keeping pets, but I'm not fond of them myself.

[flabort]

I don't mind you eating animals if they taste good.
I'm just selective about which animals taste good. 

I'm also not against pets; certain exotic pets, whether it is due to them being illegal or potentially dangerous or both, I disapprove of (Tarantulas, snakes, certain parrots, certain turtles, crocodiles, certain lemurs, most monkeys, bison, uh... moose... elephants... anything that's considered an arachnid...), but the standard pets (like fish, rodents, cats, dogs, racoons, foxes, most turtles, some parrots or other birds) are OK and I don't see why anyone would actively seek to eradicate them from the word. Myself, I would only keep cats for pets, because fish always die on me and I have come to the conclusion that dogs and rodents take too much training; the others are too high maintenance as well.

TL;DR: shame on people for keeping certain pets, but shame on even more people for not letting others have pets. And I like cats for their self reliant nature.

[Frumple]

... tarantulas and most snakes are pretty harmless as pets

Non-venomy snakes that have been around humans a lot are even pretty friendly when they're full, in my experience. Family had a pet boa constrictor back when I was little... fairly cheerful fellow, all told. Once walked around the local elementary school with a 6+ foot snake around my neck

That was after having it hanging around a room full of elementary school kids (my classmates, at the time) without incident.

[Baffler]

Argh, I missed one dose of my medication (a 5mg generic ACE inhibitor) and I got so dizzy I nearly fell over minutes after taking it. It'll probably be this way tomorrow too, just like last time this happened, then I'll be perfectly fine until the next time fate conspires to make it impossible to refill my prescription.

grumble grumble...

[TD1]

I also totally support pet foxes for everyone.

*Shoots Kevak in Arcvasti's direction*

[GiglameshDespair]

I also totally support pet foxes for everyone.

*Shoots Kevak in Arcvasti's direction*

I'm pretty sure the last time things went in that direction the Toad had to drop the Toadhammer...

So this case was BS on a number of levels. Got it. Not saying I condone this case. But LEGITIMATELY[<-Keyword] dangerous animals[Which are fairly rare, because breeding and training] should be put down.

I also totally support pet foxes for everyone. Except people in Australia, because foxes are absurdly destructive to the ecosystem there.

I'd say that no, we don't have enough information available to judge. We have a rather biased post on a biased site to go off and an admitted lack of details to go on.

[TD1]

I also totally support pet foxes for everyone.

*Shoots Kevak in Arcvasti's direction*

I'm pretty sure the last time things went in that direction the Toad had to drop the Toadhammer...

Huh, what direction? I was just making a joke about Kevak always posting about foxes, unless fox means something else to Kevak? 

[Frumple]

Presumably the line smelt of nautical freight to Gig.

[Haspen]

My sister is driving me crazy lately... 'Why you don't get a boyfriend?' 'Why don't you go to a pub or dance club?' 'Why don't you listen to latest/popular music?' 'Why you don't get a car/own apartment?' 'Why you don't try to get better paid job?' 'Why you sit at the computer all the time?' 'Why are your walks outside so short?'

Her droning is making me feel like smashing something. Even worse, my stomach have begun to react to her voice because after her today tirade I actually felt like vomiting. I couldn't eat my dinner because nausea.

I actually feel OK with my job and I happen to prefer peace and quietness of indoors and my room and my music and books.

Ugh, why some people just cannot leave introverts like me alone I: