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Evaluating Predation by Dogs Domestic dogs can be a serious problem where they are permitted to run at large, particularly near urban areas. True feral dogs and coydogs (coyote-dog hybrids) are also a problem but are far less common. Domestic dogs do not normally kill for food and their attacks usually lead to indiscriminate mutilation of prey. When they do feed, they tend to leave torn, ragged ...

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Tell me when this page is updated Crime as routine So the dog-culling campaign in Bucharest is no longer an outrage and a scandal. It looks now more like one of those evil things that common sense indicates as avoidable, but we are told we have to live with, for instance like the occupation of Tibet, or like daily and massive famine-caused mortality in the third world. The news from Bucharest is ...

The Effect of Dogs On Wildlife Many people enjoy hiking with their dogs in natural areas, since dogs derive a lot of pleasure from sampling all the scents in such areas, as well as getting some great exercise. Some dog owners delight in seeing their dogs roam free off the leash, since the dogs get even more fun from that. However, due to the disturbance to wildlife caused by dogs, many parks and ...

From Good Dog! Magazine 1999 Good Dog! Magazine. All rights reserved. May not be reprinted or reposted without permission. www. gooddogmagazine.com Good Dog! Magazine Jan./Feb. 2000 Dr. Deb: The Ugly Side of Dogs by Debbie Eldredge, DVM As many of you know, dogs are some of my most beloved friends and companions. This past month, however, I've seen their dark side. I became embroiled in a ...

Main photograph by George Sakkestad Dog GoneThis pooch named Bear (inset) died at the hands of a local rancher who had every legal right to shoot in defense of his livestock. But residents near the rural land worry that the law may put humans at risk as well. Folly Rancher Welcome to the country, urban dweller. And remember: they can shoot your dog here. By J. Douglas Allen-Taylor LATE LAST ...

In Detroit, the dog menace is considered so bad that the city's postmaster threatened to stop delivering mail to some areas.

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New South Wales graziers have joined a chorus of complaints from Victorian farmers about increasingly savage attacks by wild dogs Property owners in the region adjacent to the Kosciusko National Par ...

Species-Specific Management (SSM) Feral Dogs A feral dog is one which is wild or untamed. Similar to feral cats, with which more people are familiar, these dogs (Canis familiaris) roam free and breed in the wild. However, their wildness may be intertwined with residential areas. Their damage may be as simple as knocked down trash cans in the night, or as vicious as killing livestock while the ...

Wild Dogs: Feral Ain't Friendly By: Gravel Gertie (aka Angela Gillaspie) August 2000 Part I - The Trip to Red Clay In a small town in the North Georgia Mountains, I heard rumors that folks were losing calves, chickens, and pets to packs of feral dogs. My friend Winnie contacted me and arranged for us to meet. I'm just a simple woman that raises cows, teases hair, changes the oil (for a small ...