But one reader believes the amount of attention such cases have received is out of proportion with their importance.
chunt6 writes:
I'm sorry, but animals r not human beings and trying to give them status as such isnt going to happen. If my dogs run at u and u r armed, u have the right to protect urself against them. Dogs do not understand words like ppl do. They only respond to words they r taught to respond to. Seeing all this hysteria over dogs and elk and pigs is a scary thing. What's next? Squirrels? Raccoons? It's where ur trying to lead it.
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