this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
412 points (91.9% liked)
memes
10307 readers
2479 users here now
Community rules
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to [email protected]
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.
Sister communities
- [email protected] : Star Trek memes, chat and shitposts
- [email protected] : Lemmy Shitposts, anything and everything goes.
- [email protected] : Linux themed memes
- [email protected] : for those who love comic stories.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
That was a shit story and that department was 100% out of line. but I don't think it was the police doing anything but helping a department with a search warrant.
At first I felt bad then I realized the guy had that squirrel for 7 years and never got a permit or anything. Bro come on how do you not get the paperwork for an animal that you make a living off.
The department wasn't out of line. You can't just take in wild animals without a permit or telling anyone. And once peanut bit the officer they had no choice. Brain tissue is the only fast way to test for rabies. It was that or risk the officer drying. I sure wouldn't take the "owner's" word and risk my life.
Anyways, peanuts owner was a shit head who got peanut killed
They were fine to take the pets but they should have been careful not to get bit. They should have informed the person before killing his pet. But you're right ultimately I don't have much sympathy for the guy since he had plenty of time to sort this out and not let it get to this point.
NOT get bit? Why didn't they think of that!?
The question is why you need a permit in the first place for a animal that lives close to humans anyway, the raccoon thing I was made aware of is another story but would also have been better handled with talking to him.
Its an adopted wild animal it needs to be registered and vaccinated that makes sense to me. But yeah it's insane how poorly they treated the situation. Idk how they can justify the process.
Yeah the vaccination part is fine, the registration is questionable but OK and whatever they did was beyond stupid.
I don't think the registration requirement is questionable. If the city needs to check for a gas or water main or sewage leak they're going to want to know if they're going to run into any wild animals. Also, if they're not registered, how will they check with your vet to make sure ongoing/regular vaccinations are given (if/when required).
Because it is a wild animal that can carry rabies.
The way it played out is the squirrel bit someone. The only way to check for rabies and be 100% certain is to cut the brain. Which obviously doesn't lead to the animal being alive anymore. But at the end of the day, a squirrel's life is less important than that of a human, so it had to be done.
Squirrels aren't a typical vector for rabies. There was no indication the squirrel was exposed to a rabies vector, like a bat, any more than a household pet or human.
It bit a NY cop though, that's what happened.
Humans can also technically carry rabies.
And also you can begin the immunization for rabies even if you don't know if the animal has it or not, its the same as getting it as a preventative measure, wich should be required for animal control in general anyway.
So what that humans can carry rabies? Do you see a difference between a human and a squirrel or not?
Uhhhhh. Actually in this specific case, NO.
Then there is no point in talking to you. What they did was 100% justified and that's the end of the discussion.
I think you are mentally deranged and can't handle facts.
Pot meet kettle.
That'd imply that my take is equally unhinged when it's the default thing that happens when an animal bites someone and might have been carrying rabies.
True, I felt it was fitting for someone claiming someone else is what they are, but I agree your take isn't insane.