Author Topic: $50,000 dog! (Read 1088 times)

Mighty1 · « **on:** April 22, 2002, 11:09:38 AM »

Just when you don't think they can get any more retarded....

When retards are put in charge!

midnight Target · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2002, 11:14:10 AM »

Well dammit.....if it was a decent dog, like a Lab, it could swim home!

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2002, 11:22:06 AM »

Hmmm... One can purchase .22 caliber bullets for approximately $0.14 each...

Animal · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2002, 11:28:46 AM »

all that effort to send him to a dog shelter and put to sleep

NATEDOG · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2002, 12:35:25 PM »

did you see the poll next to the article? 59% of the people who read the article agreed that the expense was justified. YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN ME!

Karnak · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2002, 09:02:10 PM »

I just rolled my eyes when I saw that.

For some really rare animal I can see it, but a dog? That's just a joke.

Tac · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2002, 09:40:40 PM »

ridiculous imo.

I like the fact they rescued it, it is a living creature after all.. but damn, they mounted an entire operation just for it. whatever happened to sending a single chopper to pick it up?

Hangtime · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2002, 09:46:34 PM »

gilligan gets a gas BBQ and the howells get the professor to serve dog-k-bob's with a methyl-ethyl keytone glaze on the new grill.

shame ta hear they been dumpin chemicals on gilligans island.

Nash · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2002, 10:51:20 PM »

Didn't come outta *my* pocket, nor yours... I think it's a nifty story. Who cares how stupid it is... A buncha people spent 50 grand to save a dog. That's the kinda kooky stuff that makes life interesting.

Elfenwolf · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2002, 09:42:51 AM »

How can we justify the extent of our moral convictions based upon how much money it costs us? That animal DESERVED to be saved after spending 19 days adrift with nothing to eat but that dead Indonesian crewman, which is poetic justice since the Indonesians don't keep dogs for pets, but rather for fresh meat.
That Captain should be imprisoned for abandoning that poor dog.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2002, 10:30:17 AM »

Elfenwolf How many animals are now being put to sleep because some retard decided to waste their budget on one dog?

The one that should be put in jail is the person who authorized the rescue.

loser · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2002, 12:17:34 PM »

guys stop flipping out

Think of it as a training exercise. It is like a firefighter getting a cat out of a tree (which also costs heaps of cash, though not 50K)

If these guys were to rescue a family and dog off a civilian craft that had a pet on it do you think that they would say "no the dog cant come?"

If you ask me, they are just learning how to deal with new situations.

Elfenwolf · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2002, 12:21:13 PM »

Mighty1, let me tell you the story of the little girl on the beach. Once a little girl was walking on a beach where thousands of starfish had washed ashore and were dying.

The little girl began throwing the starfish back into the surf in an effort to save them.

An old man, upon observing her efforts, said "It's no use, little girl. There's too many of them, you'll naver make a difference."

"Oh yeah?" said the little girl, throwing another starfish back into the surf. "I made a difference for THAT one."

So you see, Mighty1, we at PETA make a difference one animal at a time. And most people would agree with my compassion, too. In fact I'd wager that if a news copter showed footage of a dog abandoned at sea on a boat and a human abandoned at sea on a DIFFERENT boat that the viewers of the news show would donate more money to save the dog than they would to save the human.

Mighty1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2002, 02:33:29 PM »

Your analogy does not apply here because we are not talking about just manual labor we are talking about using limited funds to help one animal instead of using those same funds to help many.

I can feel compasion for an animal but to put the needs of a few over the needs of the many is stupid.

I also don't agree with your comment that most people would rather save an animal over a human.

I always suspected Peta was full of diddlying morons so thanks for proving me right.

Tac · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2002, 04:04:35 PM »

elfenwolf watched HOLY MAN. And seems to memorize every eddie murphy line.

Thats just freaky!