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1. The thought of the dog's exhaustion probably never crossed the minds of those children, and that failing isn't particular to hicks.
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Then they have no business owning a dog. The eldest is 15.
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2. Blame the government for handing out your money, not the families willing to accept it.
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Under normal circumstances, I'd agree with you. However, given the various methods employed by this clan to -keep- that money, and use it for toys (new cars, dirt-bikes, 4-wheelers) rather than paying off debts or repairing the -last- cars they financed this way, I must disagree and assign a great deal of blame for this to the recipients.
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3. Children prefer avoiding blame when possible, so I wouldn't have expected an honest, complete explanation of the circumstances that resulted in the duck's death. Apologizing is awkward, and accidents happen.
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Sorry, but if the kid's old enough to be bouncing around on a motorcycle, endangering others and their livestock, he's old enough to own up when he does something like that. That duck was worth a lot of eggs and meat in her ducklings, and that means something to people who work for (and with) their food.
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By the way, it's likely that the kid can't alter his accent and wasn't expecting to be looked down upon for it.
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If this was his natural accent, you'd be correct. However, recall that he sounded intoxicated. Unfortunately, an intoxicated 13-year-old on a motorcycle would not be unusual for this bunch. I've encountered visibly meth-addicted HS students on this road.
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5. Castrating an animal could be considered a form of cruelty and violence, and it also costs money for a professional operation
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Our vet does it for $10.00, or free for the truly poor. This bunch can afford it, they just don't give a shit. Likewise Rabies vaccs. For the goats, that's why they make the Elastrator, or maybe an old redneck* farmer with a straight-razor and sharp teeth. As for cruel: cruel is having too many intact males (of whatever species), not enough females, and the males killing or maiming each other in fights. Castration also produces edible meat: and without that, the vast majority of male cows, goats, and sheep would simply be slaughtered and disposed of as inedible, or killed very young as veal, lamb, or kid. The way this bunch simply refuse to take care of their animals just plain burns me.
*Redneck, as opposed to White Trash. Important distinction.