Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

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.


Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 16 2017, @09:46PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 16 2017, @09:46PM (#494960)

    That stuff is purposely misleading nonsense from people who think these deadly beasts are cute little doggies.

    Fecundity goes to zero, period. Dead animals don't breed.

    As in war, we get a lot more pain and suffering if we drag things out forever. If there are a million to kill, you can kill a million now or you can kill a half million of every generation until the end of time. There is no limit to the killing if you drag it out, failing to apply the overwhelming force required to wipe out the enemy.

    Starting Score:    0  points
    Moderation   -1  
       Flamebait=1, Total=1
    Extra 'Flamebait' Modifier   0  

    Total Score:   -1  
  • (Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Sunday April 16 2017, @09:54PM (2 children)

    by Joe Desertrat (2454) on Sunday April 16 2017, @09:54PM (#494964)

    That stuff is purposely misleading nonsense from people who think these deadly beasts are cute little doggies.

    They are and have been part of nature for hundreds of thousands if not millions of years. The war on coyotes is just part of the war on predators, and any other animal which might cut into rancher profits, that are a disgusting holdover from the 1800's.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @04:38PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @04:38PM (#495316)

      As soon as a kid is smart enough to stay out of the street, it should be safe to leave them outside. Kids should be able to play.

      Any creature that would interfere needs to be eliminated. That includes animals, criminals, and toxic plants.

  • (Score: 2) by Lagg on Sunday April 16 2017, @10:45PM

    by Lagg (105) on Sunday April 16 2017, @10:45PM (#494989) Homepage Journal

    I have no interest in debating the obvious problems with fucking cyanide sentries. But for what it's worth Joe Rogan isn't stupid. He's lived in the Colorado mountains and is very well versed in natural history. I don't even like the podcast that much anymore and I disagree heavily with a lot of what he says. But it's dumb to imply he doesn't know what he's saying.

    Also I'm not sure where that left field war rant came from but how 'boutchu and the rest of the cunts go back to twitter. The liberals turn you on so much because they're a lot like you and you're a lot like them. You deserve each other - and you know it.

    --
    http://lagg.me [lagg.me] 🗿
  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 17 2017, @04:48AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 17 2017, @04:48AM (#495110) Journal

    Of course, there won't be any unforeseen consequences of wiping out an animal species. It can't happen, because mankind is so smart, he can't be surprised by anything nature might do. The rabbits, rats, squirrels, and other rodents in the country certainly won't overpopulate when the last coyote is gone, will they? And, rabies won't run rampant as a consequence, right?

    Life must be to good. Far to many people have forgotten what they are, and where they come from. As much as we have fucked with nature, nature still reigns supreme on this planet. Don't forget that, you simple animal.