Obamacare--and Your Pets?

Debra--I just euthanized my 4th truly starving deer yesterday. I stitched up a deer that had been attacked by coyotes this morning--too weak, already this winter--to get away from them. My alpacas killed several more coyotes over night. Out tree hugging nutballs have restricted the deer tags for several years here, and the population explosion is decimating the deer, just as it did last year. Since alpacas don't live in conventional "barns"--more like lean to in most cases, they prefer it--the deer will push the fences over to get to the food--because they have over grazed all the forage in the area. Last year I euthanized 14 deer that were skin and bones. This year, so far, I have had to euthanize 4. The tree huggers have no interest up here in promoting sensible hunting regulations, in preserving a healthy wild population. I believe in letting nature do its job--it's the danged tree huggers that are the problem here, not mother nature. Finding a way to feed my animals and NOT feed the deer at the same time hasn't succeeded so far--last winter it was a constant round of fence repair and tending injured, starving, infectious wild animals. I haven't come up with a workable solution yet--and neither have any of my neighbors. I can't explain how bad it gets by January. Yes, it is illegal to set out food for deer in most places, and probably here too--but by January, in order to make sure my alpacas get their food at all, I either have to stand with them while they eat, or I have to throw a few bales of alfalfa out in the back 40--for the few deer that are still strong enough to get to it and eat. And now that it's getting dark, I will be grabbing my 22 again, heading to the back 40, and shooting coyotes for a while--since the tree huggers have let them get so out of control they will come right into people's yards and eat pets, and have attacked people as well--but we can't shoot them legally, of course.

I responded up above, but like I said there, I kinda figured that was the reason. And when you think about it, the liberal do gooders have done the very same thing to human society. I am a very compassionate person, I have tons of empathy for the suffering, people OR animals. But like you, I've learned from the Natives, and I've also learned from experience in life. You do NOT help any thing by coddling or fixing what nature has intended. And nature intended the weak to die, and man to be a husbandman of nature's bounty. With people, as with animals, there is a sowing and reaping principle. Now while I am NOT condoning allowing human beings to die or be killed, I do believe it is best sometimes to let them 'suffer the consequences'.

Missouri has put several people in prison for allowing dogs or horses to go without food. We do care for our animals here. I wonder why the liberals do not see that their meddling is the same thing as allowing a domestic animal to suffer? Clearly they do not understand what they think they understand.

Chrystalia, I'm sorry. I thought that you were one of the tree huggers and said my piece in as nice a way as I could. I'm glad there are still people like you left that realize the balance of nature has to be maintained or else horrible suffering for both humans and animals result. Bless you for trying to help those poor animals and give them a quick end to their suffering when there is no other way. People are so blind and it's willful--that's what drives me nuts. They refuse to see reality, they only want to see the rosy part of life and will not look at the consequences of their actions. They just blame others for the world not being the way they want it to be and in the meantime they cause untold suffering.

Deb, I know what you mean about responsible hunting and working with nature--I'm good at trapping, hunting, fishing and tanning myself, always have been. I live with my food, and my kids have spent time living with food and with nature--it's important for people to learn these things. Dragon, no apology necessary. in cyberspace, it can be easy to mistake a rational person for a treehugger . The danged treehuggers drive me batty. Last year I took pictures of what they cause with their nonsensical views, and sent them to the local papers and to the morons on the hunting regulations boards in my area--it didn't do a bit of good, of course, but it gave me a chance to vent. If I had my way, they would all be sentenced to spending the winter in the woods, living in a tent, foraging for their food--and each would be responsible for making sure that a certain number of deer survived as well. Come April, they might be singing a different tune--if they survived, that is.

well of course he has--he wouldn't be in the job if he couldn't manage to separate Americans from their money, with the help of our congress

Most people don't even KNOW the medical device tax will have an effect on the animal care industry. I hadn't even thought about it myself, when I read the danged bill and saw veterinary devices were exempt. But then I saw an article on the tax--might have been on FOX, not sure, and did some extra digging--and sure enough. Fact checking the media guys sometimes pays off. Just goes to show the law of unintended consequences is definitely in action