COMMENT 316423P
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2012-09-05 12:51 PM |
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Good job, animal control - we really need to pay government agencies to confiscate unwanted animals from adoptive caretakers and then pay them to look for new homes from them.
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COMMENT 316427
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2012-09-05 12:57 PM |
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I don't get it. The lady the birds were taken from was taking care of them, local authorities raid her and take them away, and now have to fit the bill of caring for them - but then try to find homes for the animals before they euthanize them. Should have left them up on the ranch.
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COMMENT 316429P
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2012-09-05 01:07 PM |
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I agree with the two earlier comments. Animal Control would have saved the taxpayers a lot of money, would have done better for the animals (and Ms. Coupal, too) had they put that money into repair and upkeep of Ms. Coupal's animal enclosures. What they chose to do instead was to take away the animals and burden animal control workers (and budget) with their care. They STILL can do what's right, put the money into upgrading Ms. Coupal's place - if she is willing to take the birds back. How much has the County spent so far on this, including DA costs? Any way of finding out? Those involved in this should be ashamed of themselves and the taxpayers should be outraged, but the attitude is as to so much, "oh, whatever...."
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COMMENT 316431
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2012-09-05 01:27 PM |
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Those are excellent comments if you are concerned with short term results. By taking such actions the authories are hopefully detering others from animal hording - which is a serious issue for the individuals involved, the animals involved, and the community.
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COMMENT 316432P
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2012-09-05 01:28 PM |
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Chik-Fil-A.
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COMMENT 316456P
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2012-09-05 02:04 PM |
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I have a vacancy in my crock pot.
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COMMENT 316457P
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2012-09-05 02:05 PM |
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wow the comments by the uninformed are always fascinating on EdHat- and so predictable, no matter the subject. Armchair experts with little to no actual info.
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D8VANILLA
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2012-09-05 02:07 PM |
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Just give them back to her. She just had too many animals and now she has non.
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COMMENT 316427
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2012-09-05 02:31 PM |
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How many pit bulls did she have?
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COMMENT 316478
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2012-09-05 02:34 PM |
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The idea is she broke cruelty laws so it's a bad idea to return the animals back to her. Would you want a Mom who burned or battered her kid to get them back because foster care costs too much?.
The 2nd idea is, you don't fix fences for an animal hoarder. It's like buying liquor for an alcoholic.
The 3rd idea is it's dumb to both have 100+ roosters, as well as adopt out 100 roosters. Life is hard, but there is a reason no sane farmer or rancher would let that many male chicks grow up. Animal Control could inadvertently be sending a bunch of birds into their next phase of a cruel life.
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COMMENT 316482
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2012-09-05 02:44 PM |
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remember last week when the refrigerator truck crashed into the Los Patos bridge overhang? They turned a disaster into a a positive by donating the food to our hungry community members. Why not 'surplus' chickens? Chicken and dumplings would be most welcomed by the hungry members of our community!
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COMMENT 316429P
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2012-09-05 03:06 PM |
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482: Perhaps those "hungry community members" would like to go out and kill them? They're not pizzas in boxes - and it's not fair to expect the Animal care people to have to kill them. Yes, people who have broken child welfare laws do get their children taken away - and then returned, when the situation has improved. Ms Coupal, whom I do not know but do know of, was kind and when people bought chickens at stores and they turned out to be roosters and neighbors complained, she took them in. Her "cruelty", her hoarding came about because of her kindness. I am not suggesting that the birds be returned to her to the same conditions, but it would have been a win-win all around for the Animal Control and the busybodies to have been foresighted and worked with Ms. Coupal for the benefit of the creatures. Yes, hoarding should be deterred, if the animals hoarded are not cared for as is so for many of them. This was an exceptional situation where someone had the space, was kind, and quite a few people prevailed upon her kindness.
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COMMENT 316541
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2012-09-05 04:15 PM |
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Let's see, 110 roosters, no room at the facilities for them, have to be "rescued" by Sept 7. Sounds to me like some euthanization will occur relatively soon. I wonder if the County thinks they agreed to take care of the the birds for two years? Seems like Ms Coupal thought they did. Since they didn't actually convict her of anything, I guess that means she wasn't a hoarder after all. The County has been paying the Humane Society to take care of the animals so far, and has been sending over a temp worker to help as well. I guess this arrangement is ending this Friday. I wonder if the people that have to kill healthy social animals suffer any side effects from it? There isn't any amount of money they could pay me to kill animals. Plus I don't eat meat so no reason to do so for food, either.
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COMMENT 316427
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2012-09-05 06:33 PM |
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Free cocks!!!!!
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COMMENT 316632
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2012-09-05 07:14 PM |
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There have been some truly wise and compassionate comments made on this thread. People who know "Sandy" know that she was a last-stop for all sorts of unwanted pets, mostly birds. The County did not handle this entire incident correctly. Now many healthy animals will have to be put to death. It is a shame the County did not work to aid this woman in her attempt to provide food and shelter for so many creatures. All round, it is a bum deal. The lesson here is that people should not be allowed to breed Easter "pets." The other lesson is that people should educate themselves and be realistic about care of small animals. Ignorance has a lot to do with why "Sandy" got stuck with so many cast-offs.
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COMMENT 316427
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2012-09-05 07:24 PM |
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Sounds to me like the lady was doing a good service out of her own pocket - and had a large enough facility to accomodate unwanted animals. Sounds like some nosey neighbors got involved and made a few phone calls. Animal Control and local authorities frothed at the mouth when they thought they could get a headline. Congrats that she was not charged - Obviously, there was some over zealous prosecution (and persecution) going on.
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COMMENT 316711P
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2012-09-06 07:31 AM |
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639: can you imagine the 'symphony' at 4:30 every morning? If sleep deprivation was in play, you could hardly blame the neighbors if they complained to authorities. Not a good situation for any of the beings involved, unfortunately.
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FLICKA
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2012-09-06 09:40 AM |
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427, I'll bet you're right about some neighbors turning her in; I imaginge you would too if 120 roosters started crowing at 4:30-5 every morning. They don't just let out one crow, they keep it up; then it continues off and on all day.
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SYVPEANUT
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2012-09-09 02:01 PM |
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I have the pit bull of roosters. How about adding one more to the lot?
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