Giz/Emma and everyones pets on the board

Beautiful dog. Food thief is fine around here. Very natural for labs. I have two and wouldn't trust them around any food left out. We never make anything over food that is taken by the dogs. Learned not to ever leave food unattended if it was something I didn't want them to have. they can smell it even in containers.

 

That picture was taken in NY at a place called High Tor. Lots of revolutionary war history in that photo. West Point is just over the ridge to the north. Stoney Point, the place where Anthony Wayne garnered his place in history is on the left side of the river. Benedict Arnold did his treason right under this overlook.

 

Labs are just food motivated, some are able to be distracted, and do other things.

 

Freakin' idiots.

Dear tourists who caused this,

Please remain in your car, drive to the nearest airport, and never return to Yellowstone, or anywhere there is wildlife present. Stay in your concrete safe space, and leave the critters alone. There is now 1 less Bison in the world because of you.

Sincerely,
Everyone in America

 

While I do agree they shouldn't have touched the little bison, I also am thinking that there is a good chance the animal had already been rejected by the herd. How did they come across the baby bison? How was it that it was alone. With all the wolves in the park, I doubt the animal would be alone away from the herd without already having been rejected.

 

In related news, car rental company charges extra to clean back of suv used to haul calf around.....

 

I found this: Cows usually conceive for the first time as three-year olds. Though calves can be born at any time of the year, the calving season usually begins in April after a 9 month gestation period. Calves are orange-red in color and are up and moving within 3 hours of birth. They stay very close to their mother for the first few weeks. Cows are very protective of their young. Eventually, calves venture further away from their mothers, playing with other youngsters in nursery groups, while always under the watchful eyes of other cows within the herd. After 3 months, the orange-red baby coloration starts to change to dark brown and the hump and horns begin to form. Calves remain with their mothers for about a year, or until another calf is born.

 

I agree that something was wrong Save's, but I don't think they should have euthanized the calf. There's plenty of farms, rescues, etc that would have taken the calf and raised it.

 

...or until a clueless tourist comes along....

 

"Utterly amazing......................"

 

You just couldn't help yourself, huh?

 

"I know, it was a "cowardly" thing to do......................".................

 

Or they could have, I don't know, let nature take its course. Sounds cruel, but other wild animals/organisms have to make a living too. Kind of thought that's what they were trying to promote (besides tourism) - nature.

 

Maybe someone wanted some veal.

 

Real Veal!

 

I like the idea of offering it to a farm to be raised also, but the wolves need to eat too.
Yes, you'll say that sounds cruel, but the truth is, the wolves will go get another healthy calf now instead...
when they could have had the rejected calf.
I also think the tourists should pay to euthanize the animal and for it's disposal....just to prove a point!
Lets see...thats 6 federal employees... in four trucks...plus a backhoe...should take about 8 hours....



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