The Deer That Ate Port Angeles
I don’t want to discredit somebody’s first-hand account of an event, but today’s front page story sounds too much like one of those reality TV shows. When Animals Attack! Pets Gone Wild!
A person being charged or attacked by an aggressive deer?
I can see both sides of this bill that’s been introduced in Olympia — whether or not to prohibit people from feeding wild animals in their yard. This bill (House Bill 1885, introduced by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege) would institute a $104 fine for feeding certain types of wildlife.
It can be a hazard — more to animals than people — when wild animals get too tame and lose their fear of people.
But this issue should be debated logically, without stirring up a bunch of hysteria about killer deer. Animals already suffer enough cruelty from people; this paranoid “When Animals Attack!” mentality only makes things worse.
A person being charged or attacked by an aggressive deer?
I can see both sides of this bill that’s been introduced in Olympia — whether or not to prohibit people from feeding wild animals in their yard. This bill (House Bill 1885, introduced by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege) would institute a $104 fine for feeding certain types of wildlife.
It can be a hazard — more to animals than people — when wild animals get too tame and lose their fear of people.
But this issue should be debated logically, without stirring up a bunch of hysteria about killer deer. Animals already suffer enough cruelty from people; this paranoid “When Animals Attack!” mentality only makes things worse.
Labels: $104 fine feed wild animals, House Bill 1885 Kevin Van De Wege
posted by Tom Harper at 3:19 PM
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