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Frustrated Ranchers Want People to Quit 'Rescuing' Their Working Guardian Dogs

24 points rdmuser 2 days ago 12 comments

9cb14c1ec0 29 minutes ago | parent

God forbid animals should be allowed to have any freedom. As we all know, they best taken care of by forcing them to remain indoors 24/7.

nomel 17 minutes ago | parent

We tried to adopt a cat once from a local shelter. If there was any indication that you would let the cat outside, for any period of time, they would reject the application. Also, if there was any indication you would ever leave the cat alone for 10 hours or more, they would reject the application. So, we left all those cats in the shelter, where there were almost certainly terminated, and bought a kitten from some random people on craigslist.

After that cat passed, we tried to adopt a dog from the local shelters. All required an interview and house visit, with random unscheduled visits within the 6 months after. We bought a puppy from some random kid.

triceratops 11 minutes ago | parent

You're allowed to lie on your application to the shelter. But you should also not let your cat outside because cats are bird murder machines.

A house visit to adopt a dog seems excessive. But this might be organizational scar tissue: mentally ill people adopting and hoarding animals, for example.

Depending on the jurisdiction, any adoption contract that says you have to allow unscheduled visits 6 months after may not be enforceable. Treat your adopted pet well and tell anyone who interferes to f off.

imglorp 11 minutes ago | parent

The shelter is doing its job: outdoor cats live a shorter life due to fights, cars, disease, predation, etc. And not only that, but they also decimate the local songbird population, which is already in great decline.

chromatin 5 minutes ago | parent

Outdoor domestic cats are a crime against nature (and songbirds).

jmclnx 25 minutes ago | parent

Couldn't the tag the dogs ? The picture indicates the dog has no tag.

EdwardDiego 24 minutes ago | parent

That's a stock photo.

> According to Wissner, his dog was wearing a collar with a rabies tag and a halter bearing a plate with his name, address and contact information.

shagie 10 minutes ago | parent

> Faith, an Akbash whose job was to protect Wissner’s sheep from predators, was nowhere to be found.

> The sheep were still grazing on the other side of the fence, but their guardian had vanished.

> ...

> According to Wissner, his dog was wearing a collar with a rabies tag and a halter bearing a plate with his name, address and contact information.

The caption for the photo:

> Shepherdess Brittany Cole Bush with a herd of goats on the Arambel Ranch in western Wyoming. (Brittany Cole Bush)

setgree 20 minutes ago | parent

The lead story is that someone took a dog with tags and contact info, didn’t call the owners took it to a shelter instead, then the shelter didn’t call the owner either. Finally, the owner calls the police and finds out what happened.

Either there’s a huge lack of common sense at many places here or this story is leaving some details out.

jnellis 11 minutes ago | parent

It's possible people don't like sheep ranchers. Or maybe its just that one rancher. We have the goat herders in our area that fence off parts of the undeveloped land during the summer because it's a fire hazard. Those guardian dogs never leave the fenced area, and they will let you know when you are too close very quickly.

julianlam 9 minutes ago | parent

> “She picked up what she thought was a stray dog that she thought was malnourished,” Wissner said.

Doesn't help that pet dogs spend much of their time laying down, with perhaps a couple brief respites in the form of a gentle walk.

They gain weight.

A healthy dog can often look malnourished to pet owners.