Posted on 07/24/2014 7:59:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Ping
No. Veterans are human beings. Dogs are dogs.
and by that statement you show that a dumbass is still a dumbass
Dogs are dogs. Military dogs are properly trained property. Giving them anything more would mean (eventual) human rights to beasts. You know the libtards are itching to give “human” rights to chimps and dolphins.
A dog is a rat is a boy - according to you.
I speak FROM A Vets point of view.
I’d bet money the K-9s I’ve served with had a higher IQ point than you do.
Unless you’ve served...your words mean NOTHING.
Dogs are dogs, in this modern America we seem to be forgetting that even a highly prized, superbly trained animal, is still the animal he was before we trained him, we can treat it great like we always have our beloved dogs and cats, and horses, and elephants and other loyal beasts, we sometimes retire them and take care of them for life, but they are not humans, or another version of human.
There is no better retirement for a war dog, or police dog, than to become a ball chasing pet of the right human.
Calling the dogs veterans sounds like a sneaky way of denying them veterinary care. ?
You are the one comparing what a dog who does what a dog is trained to do with what a Veteran does. And you don’t see a problem with that.
This play on words is just not even talking about what is real with these dogs.
I spent a lot of years in the employee of uncle sam with a dog tied to my arm. There were a couple of times I know they saved my ass and several more when they kept me from harms way...
Use whatever words you like but the dogs saved lives and still do.
For that they have a very high value to those of us who are still alive because of them.
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
Yes, they are property, but animals have always (generally) been viewed differently than inert property under our system of law. You can hang your pillow on a clothesline and beat it with a metal rod all day long. Do that to your own dog or cat, and you'll be explaining yourself in front of a judge. Similarly, many state laws put the theft of a horse or livestock in a category more egregious than the theft of say a TV or canoe, even if they were of equivalent monetary value.
People may attach sentimental value to an object, but people form emotional bonds with animals. Similarly, most inert property can be had for the duration of its owner's life and passed on to posterity if adequately cared for. Animals, as property, are ephemeral and so when an emotional or sentimental attachment is formed, there is an added impetus to maximize the value of the attachment, knowing that the bond will sooner or later be dissolved by the death of the animal.
I love dogs. Military dogs should be treated kindly. They are not Veterans. The word Veteran has a very specific meaning. It refers to a HUMAN BEING how serves in his nation’s military. They are not dogs.
You sound like one of those professional veteran types who claims that anybody who hasn’t served in the military has no right to state their opinion. You aren’t helping vets or military dogs by insulting people, and yes, they’re dogs, not veterans.
To all the dogs left behind in ‘Nam...ping
I agree with this to a point. I don’t lose sight of the fact that they are dogs and not humans. In the old cavalry, men developed close relationships to their horses. But at the end of the day, they took them into battle where they were killed, but they also were often without forage or supplies, and their animals suffered. If one was injured, broke a leg, they’d put it out of its misery. We don’t do the same with a soldier.
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