Posted on 09/12/2007 10:46:36 PM PDT by Inspectorette
KPTV @ 10pm
governmenr gone wild
Honest to God, some public officials just aren’t qualified...
...to be a human being.
PFFR
I was only about 12 then, but I think this is about the time I started hating big government.
First I'd heard of it was on the 10:00 p.m. KGW-TV News. Apparently this has been ongoing all day, but KATU-TV, which we watch at 5:00 p.m., hasn't had anything about it.
Can you imagine how those OSP must’ve felt? They’re short-handed already, there’s daily carnage on state highways, and here they are being detailed to possibly arrest a woman who has been caring for two pet deer for five years.
“...to seize Snowball and Bucky, Snowball’s son.”
Deer don’t have “sons.”
Hey, I just copied and pasted the article ;-)
Real nutso jerks.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2007/09/molalla_family_refuse_to_surre.html
Well, since "everybody" didn't step up to the plate to take care of the deer, I can't see why it's a problem for it to remain in the care of the people who spent their time and money on it. Had they called Mr VandeBergh when it was found, Snowball most likely would have been put down.
Go down to Bass Pro Shops and ask for deer scent.
Also, health and disease are obviously a phony issue, as the deer's health is being monitored regularly by a vet.
You ought to try mine. I went down my driveway Saturday evening and saw a dead deer laying right off my driveway near a stream in an opening. A weird place for one to just drop over. I called the state wildlife agency and told them what I had. They took my name and number and said someone will contact you. I waited all day Sunday.
Monday I called the Regional Office and was told since it was on my property I was responsible for disposing of it. I said well if I am responsible for all wildlife on my property then if I need a steak you won't mind me taking out a deer when I need it then. They said you can't do that. {I knew it but was making a point concerning responsibility}. I said I am not burying that deer as I do not know cause of death among other things. In Tennessee the game officers have authority to even come on private property uninvited to check on wildlife and even do searches of vehicles etc.
They took my number again and by late afternoon no phone call. I called the governors office and explained it. They connected me to the head honcho's office over wildlife resources in Nashville. I explained it again and in 15 minutes got a call from the game officer. I explained the situation and she said she wanted to see it which is what was supposed to be done to start with. That was late Monday. Tuesday Night she shows up I think and examines it. I was told by her that they would remove the deer.
Today {Wednesday} I get a call that she thinks the Biologist needs to see it first due to an outbreak of Blue Tongue as it wasn't not in my area yet but close to a near by town. He was off today. The deer is getting a tad bit ripe. Maybe tomorrow. Who knows.
Had I moved the deer or disposed of it and it been chipped I would be setting myself up for some legal problems and no real way to prove I acted with good intentions. Isn't government wonderful :>} They act like they never dealt with a dead deer before. I can't bury it. The ground here is so dry from drought it would take a tractor or backhole. Not to mention I have to watch my physical exertion outdoors.
Kind of smells like chicken.
Meanwhile, 1,000 illegal aliens snuck into the USA behind the State Police cars.
If you kill those deer, who is in the wrong. A family who cared for the dear, protecting her for 5 years and willing to continue or you idiots who think it's somehow more important to go by the book and put her and her baby, down.
We call that a no brainer in Ohio. We love all forms of life. (Well, very unfortunately, we do house one of the full term abortionists) An injured or deformed deer who obviously couldn't make it on her own in the wild - for her there is only one other option and it's not the one that has worked just fine for 5 years. Like so many things in your state, there is only one word that comes to mind.
ABSURD!!!
You kill old folks too, don't you. If it makes no sense, it's probably being done in Oregon.
Get a life, as in the life of an innocent animal and it's baby who were doing just fine until you showed up.
Power hungry. Nothing makes sense to the power hungry except nonsense.
Yes I can imagine. I’ll bet there were glares apleanty.
Some dip sh—s from the large cities probably coming out to the country to set those hicks straight.
I also sent them some righteous flames. But being the dirty ‘crats they are, they probably enjoy it.
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