Tax the dog!

[Piobaire]

Screw all you rich dog owners. About time you get held to account!

 

[lefty]

On a more serious note, I would advocate taking dogs away from a good 70% of owners and seriously limiting breeding of the remaining stock. But I'm a bit of a pain ********** with idiotic dog owners/breeders.

lefty

 

[JLibourel]

I should point out that a large percentage of the meat utilized in the pet food industry comes from by-products of animals slaughtered for human consumption. Just because we deep-six Fido doesn't mean that humans are eagerly going to start consuming the lips and noses, penis sheaths, vulvas, etc. of cattle.

For this reason alone the arguments in the linked article become largely specious.

 

[Thomas]

Originally Posted by JLibourel

I should point out that a large percentage of the meat utilized in the pet food industry comes from by-products of animals slaughtered for human consumption. Just because we deep-six Fido doesn't mean that humans are eagerly going to start consuming the lips and noses, penis sheaths, vulvas, etc. of cattle.

For this reason alone the arguments in the linked article become largely specious.

This is a good point. Over Thanksgiving my father started telling me of the wonders of dry rendered tankage. Good thing he waited until after we had all eaten.

 

[jc138]

Originally Posted by Pezzaturra

I see very clear calculation in this case. Dogs held by people who are not farmers are useless much more so than cars, for obvious reasons.

Aside form environmental impact and general nuisance and sheer idiocy of keeping a dog in a city, keeping these useless animals captive while subjecting them to torture is simply immoral.
The hard parts about these problems are (1) fixing the frame of reference and (2) drawing the lines that you are going to look at.

I agree that dogs are a luxury good in some respect, while an SUV at least gets you around town. But then what is the right baseline to compare the SUV to? Riding a bus? A Honda Civic Hybrid?

But then if you go down this road you have to account for the objection raised by JLibourel, that the meats used in dog food are by-products. If you go to second best uses for cars, why not the inputs as well?

Then there are other effects to think about as well. Any sensible comparison of the issue should take into account the environmental impact of not just the feeding of the car and dog, but also the amount of CO2 and other waste products.

It is interesting how difficult the problem becomes very quickly when you try to even do a halfway decent analysis.

 

[Albern]

I have a dog.

His name is Tax.

When he runs into the house I say...

"In come Tax"

 

[dcg]

Originally Posted by lefty

On a more serious note, I would advocate taking dogs away from a good 70% of owners and seriously limiting breeding of the remaining stock. But I'm a bit of a pain ********** with idiotic dog owners/breeders.

lefty

Agreed. The rescue I help out at has 11 new puppies because some out of work dipshit decided to breed his dog in an attempt to make some money.

 

[stewartu]

Originally Posted by JLibourel

I should point out that a large percentage of the meat utilized in the pet food industry comes from by-products of animals slaughtered for human consumption. Just because we deep-six Fido doesn't mean that humans are eagerly going to start consuming the lips and noses, penis sheaths, vulvas, etc. of cattle.

For this reason alone the arguments in the linked article become largely specious.

What exactly do you think goes into hot dogs and sausage.

On the chicken side, the "nugget" was invented just to use throw away parts from chicken processing.

Mmmmmmm....... vulva.

 

[Helix]

Originally Posted by Albern

I have a dog.

His name is Tax.

When he runs into the house I say...

"In come Tax"

If he runs away when you walk him do you yell "Tax return!"?

 

[dfagdfsh]

can people stop using that ******* holocaust quote. small taxes are in no way comparable to genocide, for ***** sake.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Teger

can people stop using that ******* holocaust quote. small taxes are in no way comparable to genocide, for ***** sake.

Why do you hate our dogs?

 

[dfagdfsh]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Why do you hate our dogs?

My dog was taxed today, now I know how it feels to be gassed at Auschwitz

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Teger

My dog was taxed today, now I know how it feels to be gassed at Auschwitz

I don't see you as being an animal person.

 

[dfagdfsh]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

I don't see you as being an animal person.

we own 4 dogs

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Teger

we own 4 dogs

Doesn't mean you are an animal person.