War Veteren Put To Sleep
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I just about punched the wall when I heard about it. I didn't really care for pets before my wife nagged me into getting a dog in October of '08, but the minute she brought him home from the pound I was hooked emotionally.
I can't imagine how terrible the dog's man-friend feels about this. I'd want blood if it were me.
I can't imagine how terrible the dog's man-friend feels about this. I'd want blood if it were me.
Right there with you.
A former employee of Pinal County Animal Care and Control talks about his experience working there.
Is that some sort of fitness regime?
That's awful. 
I feel sorry for that poor little kid.
I hope they don't scapegoat the employee if there's administrative dysfunction that is causing these problems.
I feel sorry for that poor little kid.I hope they don't scapegoat the employee if there's administrative dysfunction that is causing these problems.
I wonder what kind of sick person would willingly take a low-paying job that involved killing pets all day. I mean... even in this economy, I'd be hard pressed to accept that kind of a job offer. For equal compensation, there are so many less offensive activities that one could find to occupy time... why? People say "What do you do?" and you say "I kill puppies!"
Little creeps. Whoops isn't really good enough. Well, so much for Target. A 50cc injection should adequate administrative punishment. "What happened to our fellow employee?" "Oh, him... we put him down earlier."
Little creeps. Whoops isn't really good enough. Well, so much for Target. A 50cc injection should adequate administrative punishment. "What happened to our fellow employee?" "Oh, him... we put him down earlier."
I don't think the job description is "killing pets all day". I imagine the person probably finds working with animals very rewarding. You may as well ask if what kind of sick person would take a job as a nurse and watch terminally ill patients die all the time and in some cases physically turning off their life support.
The person who put Target to sleep accidentally, not intentionally. According to the report, Target appeared very unhealthy. The person made an executive desision. Yes, it was the wrong move, but I'd hardly characterize the person as a "Pet Killer". Yes, it's terrible, and the family should definiately get some sort of recompence, but I don't believe we need to burn the person at the stake, I imagine they feel bad enough as it is.
You may be right, but writing my original post was nevertheless oddly satisfying.
Actually, that's not true. They most certainly did do this intentionally. It would only be an 'accident' if, for example, the employee had mistaken Target for another dog, or if their hand slipped while they were trying to euthanize that other dog, or something.
This wasn't an accident: this was a mistake--and that's not the same thing at all as an 'accident.' People are responsible for their decisions, even if they turn out to be mistaken. To call something an 'accident' is to imply that no one is at fault, no one is to blame, and no one is responsible.
I don't mean to rag on you, but I often see people talking about 'accidents' when they're trying to cover up their own mistakes and shirk responsibility for their actions. Even when they're willing to admit that it wasn't an accident, they use the passive voice to avoid blame, e.g. "mistakes were made," "it could not be helped," etc.
Children are masters at it. My personal favourite is "It broke".
That is why I've made a personal rule that I will not offer explanations unless asked for them. I will offer apology only if appropriate, but under no circumstance will I attempt to shift blame for anything that I am involved in away from myself.
It is far better to simply say "I failed. I Apologize." than to go into the long form yada-yada of "I accidentally made a mistake because blah blah blah, and then blah happened, and so blah blah and then blah..."
Point taken, Goliath. but, I don't present it as an 'accident' later in the post.
And, I still don't think we need to be forming a figuative angry mob.
And, I still don't think we need to be forming a figuative angry mob.
Here's an example from my own research:
Thirty-one year-old William Wilton joined [the Royal Irish Constabulary] on 11 January 1921. Ten days later, he was on his way to his station in Cork’s west riding when his convoy stopped for the night at Maryborough, Queen’s County. After spending some time drinking in a pub, Wilton and three other men (a Black and Tan named Perkins and two soldiers named Smith and McCowett) went looking for someplace to stay the night. Three families told Wilton they had no room. When the fourth family refused to open up, Wilton fired his revolver at their front door, killing the man on the other side: Thomas Lawless, a former Irish Guardsman. A court of inquiry found a verdict of manslaughter against Wilton on 22 January. He was arraigned at the Maryborough spring assizes on 12 March, tried by court-martial on 27 May, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude.
Wilton showed no remorse for his crime. After he was arrested, he said, “I knocked at this particular door where the trouble occurred & asked for lodgings. The door was not opened & some one shouted ‘We have no room’ or something to that effect. I imagining that we were going to be attacked took my revolver from my holster & the shot was accidentally discharged into the street.”
(from my forthcoming book)
Thirty-one year-old William Wilton joined [the Royal Irish Constabulary] on 11 January 1921. Ten days later, he was on his way to his station in Cork’s west riding when his convoy stopped for the night at Maryborough, Queen’s County. After spending some time drinking in a pub, Wilton and three other men (a Black and Tan named Perkins and two soldiers named Smith and McCowett) went looking for someplace to stay the night. Three families told Wilton they had no room. When the fourth family refused to open up, Wilton fired his revolver at their front door, killing the man on the other side: Thomas Lawless, a former Irish Guardsman. A court of inquiry found a verdict of manslaughter against Wilton on 22 January. He was arraigned at the Maryborough spring assizes on 12 March, tried by court-martial on 27 May, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude.
Wilton showed no remorse for his crime. After he was arrested, he said, “I knocked at this particular door where the trouble occurred & asked for lodgings. The door was not opened & some one shouted ‘We have no room’ or something to that effect. I imagining that we were going to be attacked took my revolver from my holster & the shot was accidentally discharged into the street.”
(from my forthcoming book)
I agree. It's very sad, and the person responsible may deserve some kind of discipline. But that's about all that can be said.
The local paper had an article written by a former employee of the Pinal Country Animal Control and apparently is IN an administrative cluster fuck there. From the article I read, it makes it sound like the worker that euthanized Target had the deck stacked against him as far as poor management and working conditions go. Made me feel a little more sympathetic. I'm trying to find the article now. I'll share a link when I find it.
Just a terrible situation all around. Poor dog.
This is sad.
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