[dinopello]

When the humans are all extinct, killed off by our own excesses and foolishness, I wonder if the dogs will look back on the time with fondness. Dogs love trucks !

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
')Mos, lets explore this out a bit. You seem to be supportive of some kind of control of the world's dog population.

[Jotapay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', 'F')or the record, I love pets. I don't have any, though

[Jotapay]

So Mos, do you equate the word "parasite" with "pet":then, as these dimwit envirotards have then?

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
')Mos, lets explore this out a bit. You seem to be supportive of some kind of control of the world's dog population.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', 'S')o really, there is no solution to overpopulation other than nature taking its course.

[pablonite]

I started reading the orignal article you posted until I got to "New Scientist Magazine". I have watched with my own eyes a once interesting magazine transform into a climate change propaganda rag over the last few years.

I think it's already sad we take pets away from our old folk and yeah, I agree %100 we are looking at a new world order religion based on gaia led by shamans like James Lovelock. They just don't like you! Muhaha!

http://www.newworldorderreport.com/Arti ... uotes.aspx
“The big threat to the planet is people: there are too many, doing too well economically and burning too much oil.”
– Sir James Lovelock, BBC Interview

Oh, sorry. That would be Sir James Lovelock!

Climate change depresses beer drinkers
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... nkers.html
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')F THE sinking Maldives aren't enough to galvanise action on climate change, could losing a classic beer do it?

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pablonite', '
')http://www.newworldorderreport.com/Arti ... uotes.aspx
“The big threat to the planet is people: there are too many, doing too well economically and burning too much oil.”
– Sir James Lovelock, BBC Interview

[pablonite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pablonite', '
')http://www.newworldorderreport.com/Arti ... uotes.aspx
“The big threat to the planet is people: there are too many, doing too well economically and burning too much oil.”
– Sir James Lovelock, BBC Interview

[SeaGypsy]

Dogs will outlast humans. Humans with dogs (well trained, intelligent ones) will outlast humans without dogs. But this says nothing about the ornamental pooches which make up an increasing proportion of the canine population. In Australia a guy walked 900km across the desert last year, alone. He was delerious and malnourished. A pack of dingos followed him over 600 km waiting for him to weaken enough to make a meal of him. Fortunately for him and unfortunately for the dingos, he made civilization before his strength was completely sapped. I will post a link if I can find one later.

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'D')ogs will outlast humans. Humans with dogs (well trained, intelligent ones) will outlast humans without dogs. But this says nothing about the ornamental pooches which make up an increasing proportion of the canine population. In Australia a guy walked 900km across the desert last year, alone. He was delerious and malnourished. A pack of dingos followed him over 600 km waiting for him to weaken enough to make a meal of him. Fortunately for him and unfortunately for the dingos, he made civilization before his strength was completely sapped. I will post a link if I can find one later.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pablonite', '
')If you want to give "planet earth" the same individual rights

[pablonite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', 'W')e're not talking about giving the planet rights. We're talking about trying not to kill the planet that supports us. Why do you have a problem with that?

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')ylvie Comont, proud owner of seven cats and two dogs -- the environmental equivalent of a small fleet of cars -- says defiantly, "Our animals give us so much that I don't feel like a polluter at all.

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jotapay', 'I')f you haven't seen it yet, this is an excellent online video about dogs and why we use them as tools to do jobs we cannot do.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/ ... orld/4803/

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'R')e : this issue. I love dogs (though not as much as cats) but there's no denying their ecological impact. Unless you feed your dog vegetarian. Which is somewhat unnatural but feasible (the record for longest lived dog was just broken, IIRC, but previous was held by a vegetarian pooch).

I plan to get a dog someday & I also have a kid. Some beings are worth the cost, IMO (and, of course, the cost of either can be drastically reduced with a bit of intelligence).

[Narz]

Fair points. I'd happily give up Xmas over pets!

[VZR1800]

We have three dogs and two cats. All but one of the cats were strays that we took in willingly. What would y'all have us do, leave them as strays to die?

Sorry, cannot do that. I do not want, or have any human babies. But I am a sucker for a dog with a certain look. And I spoil them accordingly.

[Pretorian]

Really, that is batshit crazy. Dogs arent enviromental parasites, people are. Get as many big dogs as you can and feed them proper food (meat, meat, meat, meat ) to make some enviromental change. You cant legally deal with the overbreeding scum yet but sure as hell you can outcompete them for food.