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A Tool Planted By The US Government Just Killed This Family’s Dog – And It Could Have Killed Their Son
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A Tool Planted By The US Government Just Killed This Family’s Dog – And It Could Have Killed Their Son

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A 14-year-old boy named Canyon Mansfield was walking his loyal dog Casey near his home in Idaho when the pooch was unexpectedly killed, leaving the whole family heartbroken. It happened when the teenager noticed something sticking half a foot out of the ground in the woods. As soon as Mansfield touched it, he heard something pop and “siss”. Then, orange powder shot out, making Mansfield jumped back in shock. The next thing he knew, Casey the dog was lying on the ground and he could see something was terribly wrong with him…

“[I] saw this red froth coming from his mouth and his eyes turning glassy,” said the boy. As it turned out, the dog was killed by an M44, a US Government approved cyanide trap that is aimed to kill coyotes. It is known that only between 2006 and 2012, over 3,400 animals were mistakenly killed by M44s – and most people are not even aware of the existence of these devices.

“My son Canyon, who witnessed it all, is really struggling with what happened,” Theresa Mansfield, the boy’s mom, told The Dodo. “It was above our house. It makes me not feel safe. I feel like I had terrorism in my own backyard, with my own government.”

(h/t: thedodo)

A 14-year-old boy named Canyon Mansfield was walking his dog Casey when the doggie was unexpectedly killed

It happened when the teenager noticed something sticking half a foot out of the ground in the woods

As soon as Mansfield touched it, he heard something pop and orange powder shot out

Mansfield jumped back in shock and Casey was lying on the ground showing something was terribly wrong

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“[I] saw this red froth coming from his mouth and his eyes turning glassy”

The dog was killed by an M44, a US Government approved cyanide trap that is aimed to kill coyotes

“It was above our house…. I feel like I had terrorism in my own backyard, with my own government”

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kjorn avatar
Kjorn
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is so dangerous. i get it. Coyote can be dangerous too. but this kind of device kill without discernment. it could kill a kid too

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Faina Letoutchaia
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God forbid! But it's the only way these stupid people are going to learn anything!

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John L
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its most likely legal because it is a 'controlled' item that is meant to be used judiciously. Obviously this one was not, and someone is responsible for acquiring it and then not acting responsibly.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also sad because if humans hadn't eradicated wolf and cougar populations from these areas they wouldn't have such a problem with coyotes, and feel the need to declare war on poor animals indiscriminately.

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John L
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're right. But there is only one thing that is going to change this, long term. That is going to require a robust 'cultured meats' industry, where the select meats are cultured commercially and not by killing animals such as cattle, pigs, chickens, etc. This may be just over the horizon, and when it becomes commercially profitable, the land will no longer be needed for huge herds. There are two things that are going to literally change the world. One of them is the 'cultured meat' industry, which will be safer, and not require the killing of caring animals. The other is the introduction if carbon as a building material. Carbon is over ten times stronger than steel, and over ten times lighter. When this is marketable, you will see the demise of steel and the ability to build anything and everything imaginable. Building will be much taller, and have different shapes. Space elevators will be reality. And we will have much easier access to space. It will be a true wonder.

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Kjorn
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is so dangerous. i get it. Coyote can be dangerous too. but this kind of device kill without discernment. it could kill a kid too

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Faina Letoutchaia
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God forbid! But it's the only way these stupid people are going to learn anything!

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John L
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its most likely legal because it is a 'controlled' item that is meant to be used judiciously. Obviously this one was not, and someone is responsible for acquiring it and then not acting responsibly.

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Red Panda Kitty
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is also sad because if humans hadn't eradicated wolf and cougar populations from these areas they wouldn't have such a problem with coyotes, and feel the need to declare war on poor animals indiscriminately.

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John L
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're right. But there is only one thing that is going to change this, long term. That is going to require a robust 'cultured meats' industry, where the select meats are cultured commercially and not by killing animals such as cattle, pigs, chickens, etc. This may be just over the horizon, and when it becomes commercially profitable, the land will no longer be needed for huge herds. There are two things that are going to literally change the world. One of them is the 'cultured meat' industry, which will be safer, and not require the killing of caring animals. The other is the introduction if carbon as a building material. Carbon is over ten times stronger than steel, and over ten times lighter. When this is marketable, you will see the demise of steel and the ability to build anything and everything imaginable. Building will be much taller, and have different shapes. Space elevators will be reality. And we will have much easier access to space. It will be a true wonder.

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