Dog Poisoning

I have been reading on TOB's about a dog poisoning in upper Ajijic. It seems to me that this problems seems to crop up every year or so. It is hard for me to believe that some "dog serial killer" is on the loose. Could it be the municipality is dropping poison to cull street dogs and/or rats?

It makes me sick to think that someone could be so cruel as to kill someones beloved pet. Even if you don't like dogs or animals, the owners love them like their children.

CanuckBob wrote:I have been reading on TOB's about a dog poisoning in upper Ajijic. It seems to me that this problems seems to crop up every year or so. It is hard for me to believe that some "dog serial killer" is on the loose. Could it be the municipality is dropping poison to cull street dogs and/or rats?

A big problem at Lakeside is people putting rat poison out in their yards to control rats. The rat gets poisoned then a cat or dog catches the dying rat....bye bye pet. People putting food on patio for pets leaving food out at night attracts rats.

I have a small gripe on this subject: per TOB. Dog poisoning, whether done by a municipality to cull strays or because they hate the neighbor or the neighbors' dogs, is a cruel way to go.

My gripe is that people get absolutely hysterical on the topic, and accuse anyone who doesn't feel that extreme to be callous. You know, like thinking the criminal should be tortured, slowly killed and go straight to hell. Who knows whether that's hyperbole or whether it's what they would really happen if they caught the person? You don't get to use hyperbole without consequences in an airplane or in many other situations. If you do, the next thing you know they come to take you away.

Yes, it's a terribly cruel act. Yes, it should be punished, but even more important........people should protect their pets better. One pet was able to slip through the yard bars into the street.......where it was poisoned. When I'm walking on the Ajijc malecon, I see that most leashes aren't attached to the pet. The dog is running free in the park, sniffing and tasting whatever smells interesting. Sometimes the owner isn't even in sight. My message is: protect your pet. Keep it safely attached to a leash......even muizzle it. That's not callous. That's sensible. I've had many pets in my lifetime, so I empathize with the fears of those who have them now.

Good point about the rat poison and the food left out, Jim.

Speaking of dog poisonings, there were several deliberate ones in the raquet some years back, a very nasty business. Usually it's the pet running around loose and getting into rat poison on empty lots or consuming a poisoned animal, but in these cases it was on the owner's property.

On to the the hysteria part. A small group of people decided that one particular person was to blame, without any proof I might add, and started making serious retribution noises. When one other dog died, of natural causes I might add, yes it was autopsied, they refused to listen to reason and became completely rabid about the issue. The threats they were making were truly quite frightening it's really fortunate that nothing horrible happened.

We have too many cats and absolutely no rats/mice/scorpians at least
alive. Mexican cats know how to deal with these creatures. Just a month
or so ago I saw two adult cats and five kittens running after a big rat. It was
fast...real fast. Why they don't get stung by the scorpians I don't know
but they don't. Do the mexican cats know something the transplanted cats
from NOB don't??

Down to four kittens. Need a old kitten? Fixed, all shots and documents. We will
keep three ourselves. Raised with dogs and needless to say cats.

Z

Would you call it a "cat pack" after the rat?

I'd like to have a cat.......but we have a bird spa in our yard. Three layers, with options from sitting over the top spout to shallow dips, to a "shower", to the big tub at the bottom. Unfortunately........gotta make choices.......and the birds win. We are getting amazing visitors we've never seen before, and it's a pleasure to watch.

But good luck on finding the kitty a home, Zed.