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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
Winnipesaukee, you are exactly correct as well. That is way we have sharp shooters. At a minimum a sharp shooter / SWAT officer from the NH state police should be available, that could come and take the dear out.
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Can you imagine the outcry of a public official gunning down Bambi?
Photos at 11 and in the morning paper!
And what would be the reaction the next time an animal gets trapped? People would figure "They just shot it the last time so I'll "rescue" it myself! And then the Fire Department would be fishing someone out of the lake, hopefully still alive. Just what they didn't want to happen.
We don't like to see pain and suffering up close and we don't want to get our hands dirty. We call animal control to take away a troublesome varmint. We don't want to think about the fact that many of them get "euthanized". We tolerate hunting because most of us never have to see the results of it. Nature can be vicious and harsh but all the images that we see of it only want to portray the beauty and so that's how we think about it, as a pristine wonderland where beautiful creatures live an idyllic life.
Shotting the animal to put it out if its misery might be the realistic way to handle it but not the PC way. The Fire Chief can talk all he wants about it not being their responsibility but he doesn't have much choice in the end.