Something they should consider before passing HR 669

[Mystus Redtail]

Correct me if I am wrong, but the common house cat and most breeds of dog are not native species to America. There are countless thousands maybe millions of stray dogs and cats. Feral cats have a very negative affect on the environment that they are let free in, they breed uncontrollably and destroy native wildlife, like birds and small animals. If they pass HR 669 I do not see how they could possible not add common cats and dogs to the ban list. They need to round up all of the cats and dogs in this country and systematically destroy them. After all, the "stray", arguably feral, cats and dogs pose a major threat to the native ecosystem.

I hope that the men and women of congress carefully consider this legislation before they pass it only to realize that THEIR beloved pet will be on the chopping block as well.

I say no to HR 669.

 

[Onion01]

i was thinking the same thing. would dobermans and german shepards be illegal? how about non-mustang horses?

 

[Mystus Redtail]

If they can prove that escaped horses pose a danger to the ecosystem ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, then fire up the glue factory...

 

[Onion01]

okay, so i wasn't thinking too hard on that one

but feral dogs are known to attack people sometimes

 

[Zeppelin3k]

1. I seen a show on farel cats, they are actually good for the ecosystem believe it or not. On this show they were catching the farel cats and fixing them then releasing them back into the cities.

2. the thing about domestic dogs is that they need humans to survive. If you just let a dog, (dont care what kind) it would have a hard time living off of the land. They are very human dependant and wont survive without someone caring for them. Its not like a fish were you can throw it in a body of water with the right water temp and it will thrive.

 

[Lizardking]

I dont live in the US but I feel for you guys, aren´t there a lot of parrots and other petbirds that could survive in the wild too, and reptiles? Will they ban all pets?

 

[Onion01]

the thing about domestic dogs is that they need humans to survive. If you just let a dog, dont care what kind it would have a hard time living off of the land. They are very human dependant and wont survive without someone caring for them. Its not like a fish were you can throw it in a body of water with the right water temp and it will thrive.

how about dingos?

 

[Zeppelin3k]

how about dingos?

they are wild dogs, im talking about house dogs lol

 

[Onion01]

they are not domistic

no, i meant how dingos WERE domestic, then became feral and were able to survive well in harsh conditions

 

[Reiner]

There are plenty of feral dogs in downtown Los Angeles that live for years from jumping into dumpsters and just living of of food scraps.