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posted by on Sunday April 16 2017, @05:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the now-with-nerve-gas! dept.

The USDA will stop using sodium cyanide "bombs" in Idaho (at least temporarily) following an incident that put a 14-year-old in the hospital and killed his dog:

About a month after an anti-predator device spit sodium cyanide in the face of an unsuspecting boy and killed his dog, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it is ending its use of the M-44 mechanisms in Idaho indefinitely.

"We take seriously the incident in Idaho," Jason Suckow, western regional director of the USDA's Wildlife Services agency, told conservation groups in a letter Monday. "We immediately responded by removing all M-44s from the area, initiating an inquiry into the incident, and launching a review of current [Wildlife Services] operating procedures."

Suckow noted the agency has "removed all M-44s currently deployed on all land ownerships in Idaho" and has refrained from planting new ones.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Sunday April 16 2017, @05:55PM (7 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 16 2017, @05:55PM (#494879) Journal

    I thought there were laws against the use of booby traps.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Scrutinizer on Sunday April 16 2017, @06:25PM (4 children)

    by Scrutinizer (6534) on Sunday April 16 2017, @06:25PM (#494887)

    Silly Runaway - laws are for you, not for your betters!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 16 2017, @08:51PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 16 2017, @08:51PM (#494935)

      These are traps targeted at coyotes, not boobies, so perfectly legit. And needed! Have you ever seen how a coyote can bring down a full-grown Hereford cow? They start by nipping at the heels and nose, but then rip the whole cow open from throat to anus, and turn the animal inside-out and start feeding on the offal while the cow is still alive! Cyanide gun traps are too good for them!!!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 16 2017, @08:59PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 16 2017, @08:59PM (#494941)

        [Nature is horrific.]

        Point taken. Let's kill nature!

      • (Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 17 2017, @04:30AM

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 17 2017, @04:30AM (#495103) Journal

        Coyotes are horrible. But - have you ever seen a slaughterhouse? Wait - you thought humans were somehow superior to coyotes? That cow was destined for the belly of one predatory animal or another, no matter what. You're just upset that the coyote got to that hamburger before you did!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @06:51PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @06:51PM (#495421)

        bullshit, you jackass. i think i might to hunt coyote hunters when i get my next long range gun built. you dumb fucks are just making the "problem" worse. don't you know that when you put them under pressure they react by seeking out new territory and having more pups? this is why i don't fund the federal government. spraying coyotes, dogs and kids in the face with poison? fuck you, you dumb fucks.

  • (Score: 2) by davester666 on Sunday April 16 2017, @06:47PM

    by davester666 (155) on Sunday April 16 2017, @06:47PM (#494893)

    Silly bunny. Those laws are only for in-duh-viduals.

  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Monday April 17 2017, @09:48AM

    by TheRaven (270) on Monday April 17 2017, @09:48AM (#495191) Journal
    This device sounds like a fairly advanced form of landmine (immobile autonomous ordinance). The US hasn't signed the landmine limitation treaties and permits individuals to own military hardware, so I don't see an inconsistency with deploying them in the USA.
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