tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477876130194461680.post792215915437142935..comments2019-08-10T18:33:05.593-05:00Comments on Confessions of an Animal Junkie: Coyote!Phoenix Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477876130194461680.post-10004450297815898232011-09-01T01:45:01.876-05:002011-09-01T01:45:01.876-05:00@Jo: Dedlypyg is too funny! We actually have some ...@Jo: Dedlypyg is too funny! We actually have some wild boar out here. I've seen a herd of about 25 across the road from me. <br /><br />Unfortunately, neither the boar nor the coyotes are protected species in Texas where I live. In fact, our governor -- who may be a front-runner next year for presidency -- was out jogging last year with his daughter's labrador pup and a slew of secret service when a coyote appeared. The story goes the coyote menaced the pup (again, one dog and lots of men vs one scared coyote) so the governor yanked out his trusty concealed handgun that he is licensed to carry and killed the coyote because that's what a real Texan does.<br /><br />Sadly, the neighbors can shoot all the coyotes they can get in their sights. Coyotes are considered nongame animals so there aren't limits set on how many can be taken.Phoenix Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477876130194461680.post-75564575746959206392011-08-31T04:22:30.406-05:002011-08-31T04:22:30.406-05:00Cheers, Phoenix. Kudos for remembering that the co...Cheers, Phoenix. Kudos for remembering that the coyotes were there before people. I'm always disgusted by the way that indigenous species are treated as vermin - regardless of the country. They are being forced into smaller territories due to the encroachment of either farm land or suburbia. <br />Are coyotes a protected species? What is their status ont he endangered list?<br /><br />BTW word ver = dedlypyg. Gives me images of a wild boar!Jo-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705983780352542190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477876130194461680.post-74119906096464626902011-08-29T21:08:52.691-05:002011-08-29T21:08:52.691-05:00@Sarah: It's hard when you can't choose yo...@Sarah: It's hard when you can't choose your neighbors to know what you're getting yourself into anywhere, I think. <br /><br />Twenty years ago I lived in the country in a very depressed area and it was truly frightening how awful people were to their animals and to each other. Here, it's middle-class-ish and there are still people who mistreat their animals and rednecks intolerant of other people. It's about 50:50 between people who treat their animals like children and people who just have animals and don't really do much for them.<br /><br />But I've also lived in the 'burbs and seen dogs so neglected the collars put on when they were puppies were never let out lengthwise and became embedded in the dogs' necks. <br /><br />It's heartbreaking no matter where abuse happens, isn't it? Sounds like your mom at least is caring. Like you <3.Phoenix Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7477876130194461680.post-31694346149450416692011-08-29T09:53:03.999-05:002011-08-29T09:53:03.999-05:00Where my mom lives, there's very little respec...Where my mom lives, there's very little respect for animals. If the kept ones get enough to eat, it's a blessing. One family had little goats and then got these beautiful white dogs to protect them. The dogs had large open sores that were not taken care of. The next time I visited all the animals were gone and I don't know what happened to them.<br /><br />My mom fed a few free ranging cats on her front porch. One came with buckshot in it. Another she had to put down because it had been shot. She'd been feeding that one for well over a year and was quite attached.<br /><br />The other day she found a dead raccoon by her sprinkler head. Turns out the neighbor she asked to help remove it is the one who shot it. He thought they were crawling into the woods to die.<br /><br />Though I love the idea of having land and saving some animals, I can't stand the thought of living near such people.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.com