06-04-2018, 05:23 PM
Personally, I hate to see any animals killed.
But, if students are studying to work in agriculture or work with non-native species and such...........they're gonna have to learn about the circle of life and about death.
In both the cases of Crosland and Brewton, no students were forced to participate and only one witness did not support the teacher.
Crosland's case seems more controversial because ill/deformed puppies are not categorized as 'nuisance animals'. It will be interesting to see how his case plays out. He reportedly fed an animal who was on death's door to another animal who was hungry, whereas Brewton drowned three healthy animals for killing their natural prey.
A lot of animal rights activists vehemently object to both. But I don't think it's reasonable to expect people working on farms and ranches to expend the time and money to have every racoon, coyote, and possum put down by a vet or picked up by animal control.
But, if students are studying to work in agriculture or work with non-native species and such...........they're gonna have to learn about the circle of life and about death.
In both the cases of Crosland and Brewton, no students were forced to participate and only one witness did not support the teacher.
Crosland's case seems more controversial because ill/deformed puppies are not categorized as 'nuisance animals'. It will be interesting to see how his case plays out. He reportedly fed an animal who was on death's door to another animal who was hungry, whereas Brewton drowned three healthy animals for killing their natural prey.
A lot of animal rights activists vehemently object to both. But I don't think it's reasonable to expect people working on farms and ranches to expend the time and money to have every racoon, coyote, and possum put down by a vet or picked up by animal control.