Comments on: Quixote goes national … and more on NFL,dog-fighting

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:18:47 +0000

New Dog Fighting article in Newsweek! (Ugh)

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:22:09 +0000

I called my vet to get a DNA test on one of my dogs and was told, after the gal at the front desk asked the vet, that they don’t do that. They suggested I call UC Davis, in fact the vet said they had never heard of anything like that. So I guess Pet Connection is cutting edge - time for some more investigation…..

By: slt

slt — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:08:57 +0000

Thanks Gina. One more thing for the lottery winnings list of expenditures. I’d be interested in finding out what my little dog Emily is - just so we could make up more names to tease her with, hehe.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:03:16 +0000

Around $100, with regional variation. (Costs of running a veterinary practice are higher in urban areaa, so prices are, too>)

By: slt

slt — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:51:32 +0000

btw, I meant to ask if the approximate cost of this DNA testing for mixed breed dogs is known.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:43:58 +0000

Surely there must be better things in life than to cause pain and get kicks from bloody wounds and defeated spirits - our poor dogs only want to please their owners to give and receive a pat on the head.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:27:47 +0000

Hi elegy!

I wondered about that point. This could be used to support BSL rather than to eliminate it - a bad, bad thing indeed!

For those unfamiliar with the term, BSL stands for “Breed Specific Legislation - passing measures wholesale against entire groups of dogs without regard for the behavior of the individual animal.

A much better approach is Dangerous Dog legislation (“Blame the Deed, Not the Breed”) which bases punitive measures on the behavior of the DOG itself - whether it is a Cocker Spaniel, a Rottweiler, or anything else doesn’t enter into the equation.

By: slt

slt — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:22:52 +0000

These professional athletes must have no understanding of how influential they are or the way their words & actions impact young people. Otherwise, there would be no excuse for this behavior being tolerated by the NFL.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:13:32 +0000

These people who like dog fighting need to go to war and be put on the front lines so they can get a taste of it for themselves and leave the poor pets alone.

By: elegy

elegy — Fri, 25 May 2007 11:22:16 +0000

the DNA thing has a lot of people worried with regards to BSL. there’s been talk of insurance companies requiring DNA testing of all mixed-breed dogs to ensure that they aren’t part “black listed breed” (zomg not teh evil pit bulls!!) and stuff like that.