I love our dogs. They are our (furry) children. We have 3, 2 of them are rescues.
But I don't fault the cops here. If someone is at my house attacking my wife, I don't want the cops dicking around with the dog (granted, the dog would/should be attacking the attackers, but anyway). I would be very, very sad, but I would not fault the cop for shooting them.
The fact is that the cop has been called for a reason. Not because someone left the milk out, or didn't close the garage door. And those cops don't know if that dog facing them is sweet and just protecting an owner, or if it has been mistreated and is truly vicious.
Passing laws like this, in my opinion, is not a good thing. When a cop responds, s/he needs to focus on the person, not the animal. I love my dogs, but my love of them does not compare to my love for my wife. If I found out that the cops (or firemen/ambulance) had let my wife die because they were worried about my dog, I would be very, very upset.
It's not an easy decision, and it isn't pleasant. But if you are calling the cops, things are probably not all that pleasant to begin with. (I will readily admit at the outset that my view of this might be skewed, being white and middle-class).
I think the reason that people object (wrongly, in my opinion) to the rich and famous using kickstarter is that many see it as a means to raise funds or get things done that is outside the norm. It's the 'A-Team' of funding--the place you go when you can't get help anywhere else.
So the idea that someone with millions of dollars at their disposal would try to crowdfund a project might seem to some as if they are asking other (poorer) people to pay for it for them.
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I agree, but that train ride from New York to London is a bitch.