One dead, one injured in pet rescue
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I'm clearly the kind of person who honestly does NOT value animal life as highly as human life. I don't get why people put their own lives in peril for animals. Okay, well, I understand it more from the aspect of an owner risking their own lives for an animal they love, but I am always appalled at the risks strangers are put in. A prime example was the 'inventory' taken on my acreage because we lived near a pipeline. The oilcompany comes around every so often and takes a tally of all the living things in your household, pets included, so that they know who and what to evacuate in case of an emergency. I had a 15 minute argument with the guy, telling him he'd damn well better no write down my pets, because no way, if there was a pipeline burst, did I expect any human being, someone's father/brother/son, to come onto my land looking for cats and dogs. That seems like a disproportionate risk to me. Just like climbing a tree to get a bird down when someone else has already been injured trying.
While I see your point karrie regarding the value of human life over that of a human, if they have a list of your pets and can save them too why not. Why should the animal die when it could have lived.
Also, it brings to mind a news story of a stray cat who had a litter in an abandoned building. The building caught fire. As the firefighters were putting it out one man noticed a cat repeatedly enter the building only to reappear much later with a kitten in her mouth. She did so again and again. He could stand it no longer and followed her. Grabbed her and the rest of the litter.
She lost an eye and and ear and was badly burnt. The vet did free work on her and she was later adopted out to a home that would appropriately care for her. As were her kittens.
Technically, the firefighter risked his life for her and her litter. His choice, for he must live with himself and answer only to his own conscience. For you there may not be equality, for others there is. We each are called in our own way and so long as we heed our personal call, it s all good.
Also, it brings to mind a news story of a stray cat who had a litter in an abandoned building. The building caught fire. As the firefighters were putting it out one man noticed a cat repeatedly enter the building only to reappear much later with a kitten in her mouth. She did so again and again. He could stand it no longer and followed her. Grabbed her and the rest of the litter.
She lost an eye and and ear and was badly burnt. The vet did free work on her and she was later adopted out to a home that would appropriately care for her. As were her kittens.
Technically, the firefighter risked his life for her and her litter. His choice, for he must live with himself and answer only to his own conscience. For you there may not be equality, for others there is. We each are called in our own way and so long as we heed our personal call, it s all good.
I don't mind people choosing to put an animal before themselves. in the case of the oil company though, it was not a matter of choice according to the man... all living things were to be rescued regardless of the situation. That's when it's a big issue for me. It's not an issue of conscience, but rather of lawsuits.
Just like trying to climb a tree to save your bird... not an action to be criticised. Climbing the tree after someone's already been injured trying.... that's crazed in my opinion.
Just like trying to climb a tree to save your bird... not an action to be criticised. Climbing the tree after someone's already been injured trying.... that's crazed in my opinion.
I am such an animal person, from my regular life to work it is all about animals everyday. I have a sticker on my door that says the number of cats and dogs that are inside in case of emergency. If they can be saved that would be fantastic, I just know that I would do what I could even for someone elses pets.
Or better yet, climbing a tree at night. I can't think of a good enough reason to climb a tree at night to rescue a bird that was able to fly up there in the first place. If the bird flew up, it can fly down. I wonder how many pints of Fosters these two would-be rescuers had before they attempted the rescue.
Older people shouldn't climb trees apparently, leave it to the five year olds. Apparently, 58 is the age you should think about calling it quits with regards to tree climbing, or investing in a good harness.
As for the oil company, you would be surprised how malicious the oil company can be made to look by a person who does care about animals if they let some animals become soaked in oil due to a pipeline rupture. They have to worry about public relations and liability, and you can be sure that the rescuers they send in won't "fall off the tree" so to speak.
As for the oil company, you would be surprised how malicious the oil company can be made to look by a person who does care about animals if they let some animals become soaked in oil due to a pipeline rupture. They have to worry about public relations and liability, and you can be sure that the rescuers they send in won't "fall off the tree" so to speak.
True. Just ask Keith Richards. He took all those drugs for years, climbs one coconut tree and now is on anti-convulsants for the rest of his life.