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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
SF, how is being "pecked in the cock" not "momentary discomfort"? Sure it hurts. So does getting pinched. It's not like anyone's going to go to the hospital because of it, though.
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You seriously think a goose peck in the cock wouldnt send you to hospital?
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There is a serious point that is perhaps being missed. I dont like animals and I suspect there are others like me. I feel intimidated by any loud, aggressive animal. I dont make a rational judgment about the level of injuries it can cause, it sets me on edge and when you feel intimidated you are forced one of two ways - either you back off or an inappropriately violent response is triggered on your own part.
People should be free to walk around without lose dogs baring their teeth and snapping at them. People should free to walk around with geese (and I dont know your own background, but I grew up in a fairly rural area and I can assure you an angry goose CAN be very loud, and will go for a man and peck at you in some circumstances... while it wont killl you, if you already are nervous around wild beasts it can be very unsettling)
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One thing that really angers me is the selfishness of SOME dog owners, who will let their animals run off the lead in public, and when their pet is baring its teeth and barking aggressively at someone who is obviously scared they make some blase comment like "oh, he wont hurt you"
If these people are too irresponsible to keep their dogs under control in public I submit, and I mean this, that these dogs are no longer entitled to any protection themselves. If a dog can bare its teeth at me, I should have an equal right to drive it off with a couple of strong blows of a stick.