Had to go there!

I know I said I don't talk about political matters. I don't like sharing my thoughts on such issues. However...there are very few issues that really make my blood boil and these issues...I can't stay quiet about.

I wouldn't even be bringing it up but it seems that I have been blasted by it over the past 2 days....for some odd reason and now...I can't stop thinking about it and I need to express myself.

It started yesterday with a post on Facebook from a friend. It was a picture with a very short short blurb about what the image was about. The image was horrifying. The blurb was nothing less! Naturally, I reacted to what I saw and rightfully so. However, a friend of mine who is prone to having full insight on most issues...pitched in the full story!! Thank you! I went from vomiting in my mouth....to simply shaking my head. Not because the actuality of the situation was any different but rather the circumstance had changed! I was not surprised in learning of the circumstance.

Now before I get into what the whole event was about....I want to say this; I am NOT discussing the topic of Pit Bulls. I am discussing the topic of human brutality.

I just read yesterday's Globe & Mail newspaper today. Inside the front page they do a sort of history reflection...and yesterday's reflection was this:
"Sputnik 2 Carries First Dog into Orbit"
In 1957, the Soviet space program decided to send a dog out to do a man's job or...to test the waters so to speak. They picked up a stray dog...and sent her to space. After 7 hours she died of panic and overheating! I am sorry....but WTF is that? Ok...I am not stupid and I not naive. I know that we use animals for everything as a prequel to what we do and what we use ourselves but common. What did they think would happen? They took a stray dog....that has been roaming the streets...having to survive...scavenging for food and shelter. This poor thing was in lock down for 7 hours in an enclosure that is illegal by today's standards. This makes me very angry. Today...lab animals are bred in captivity, are provided food and shelter and know nothing about a normal life. This is the animal they should have used. An animal that is totally familiar with closed spaces, familiar with lab practices. Please...don't think I am condoning any of this....but if they have to....let's be humane about the whole thing.

So there was yesterday's Facebook post re; the pittie that got shot because its foster parent is a complete loser followed by this article about the poor poor dog that suffered and died in agony, pain, discomfort, fear, anxiety, stress...uggghhhhh...makes me very very very upset.

The third element to provoke my rage was a customer at my bar last night. He was talking to another customer about her cats. I didn't grasp the context of their conversation until he asked me if I had any pets. I told him I did! He asked me what kind of owner I was. At first I didn't understand what he meant....but just to be clear on all levels....I told him I would go to jail for my dog; as in...if anyone laid a hand on my dog in any negative manner....I would seriously hurt them or even kill them. This upset my customer...and very much so. Please...a side note here....he was very drunk. He started ripping me a new asshole...saying I am a heartless person because there are people starving in the world and are deprived of water. How dare I have an animal, give it the basics of life to live....when there are people dying of dehydration and malnutrition.

Oh noodles!! Being that he was drunk...and we barely know each other...I told him to go home. If I was an asshole....I could tell him stop drinking booze like a fish and spending hundreds of dollars at the bar on alcohol. But...I took the high road. I will say that I could have easily gotten into it with him. That wouldn't have been the right way to go.

These 3 events....has left me feeling terrible about how we humans handle animals in every way. We have a responsibility. I don't care what you say! WE DO!!! I strongly believe that there should be rules to owning animals. There should be laws governing who can own and who can not. If you don't have a job and in turn have no money....you shouldn't own a dog. If you have a criminal record of any kind....you should not own an animal. No one should be able to breed an animal unless you have a license to do so. Pet insurance should be the law. Finally...every animal owner should be obligated to watch 10 episodes of the Dog whisperer....because he is an angel for the animal kingdom and as such...wants you the owner to enjoy your pet as you were meant to. He enables you...the owner to communicate with you animal so that you are in a peaceful, loving and happy environment...the best place to be!

If I have offended anyone...I apologize in advance! I have seen some bad shit in my time (working in the veterinary business) and I have experienced some really really incredible things as a dog owner. I have a place in my heart for all animals...especially my own. All I ask is this.....let us please show the animal kingdom the respect is deserves. I am love with people who work relentlessly for this cause. More power to you! For those of you who defy this...well....there is that saying....Karma is a bitch! So...good luck with that!