DOGS!

Sail Seven wrote:

Yeahh, that test is arbitrary, and random, and doesn't measure what it's supposed to. No one is confused by the fact that shelters don't have enough space.
The argument I am making here is sticking a plastic arm into a dog's face when it's eating being the only aspect deciding whether the dog is "adoptable" (as opposed to killable) is antiquated and arbitary to the point of being random. 

Kids do this and they aren't doing it with a plastic arm. 

The argument I am making here is sticking a plastic arm into a dog's face when it's eating being the only aspect deciding whether the dog is "adoptable" (as opposed to killable) is antiquated and arbitary to the point of being random.

What is a better way?

What do they do with the dogs after euthanizing them? Do they eat them? It would be a waste of good meat to bury them or toss them in the trash.

Redacted Redactberg wrote:

What do they do with the dogs after euthanizing them? Do they eat them? It would be a waste of good meat to bury them or toss them in the trash.

My guess would be incineration you weirdo

Adam R wrote:

My guess would be incineration you weirdo

Why not feed the dog’s flesh to the other dogs if they are so limited on resources that they’re willing to kill them? If it’s a dog eat dog world…

Redacted Redactberg wrote:

Why not feed the dog’s flesh to the other dogs if they are so limited on resources that they’re willing to kill them? If it’s a dog eat dog world…

Like humans, dogs only get fed "lesser" animals.

Todd Berlier wrote:

An advantage of binocular vision is depth perception.

Redacted Redactberg wrote:

Why not feed the dog’s flesh to the other dogs if they are so limited on resources that they’re willing to kill them? If it’s a dog eat dog world…

I'm sure there are plenty of good reasons why that is not the case. 

Todd Berlier wrote:

Ok, I'll admit it, this time, you made me laugh.

Cheers ;)

I just think if a dog is evil enough to get executed, maybe turn into a profit. Put on dog gladiator fights and broadcast them. That shelter would make a lot of money. Or better yet, release the bad dogs as a pack into the wild. Dogs vs. Wild. Follow the dogs as they try to survive. Follow all the drama, the dominance hierarchies, the hunting. Turn it into 5 seasons. That shelter is gonna be rolling in so much dough they’ll never have to kill a dog again.

Redacted Redactberg wrote:

Cheers ;)

I just think if a dog is evil enough to get executed, maybe turn into a profit. Put on dog gladiator fights and broadcast them. That shelter would make a lot of money. Or better yet, release the bad dogs as a pack into the wild. Dogs vs. Wild. Follow the dogs as they try to survive. Follow all the drama, the dominance hierarchies, the hunting. Turn it into 5 seasons. That shelter is gonna be rolling in so much dough they’ll never have to kill a dog again.

Dog vs wild id probably watch 

Adam R wrote:

Kids do this and they aren't doing it with a plastic arm. 

Aaand good job not responding to anything I said. That's a point that lives but not in this argument. Look up what the word 'test' is, as well as the concept of operational definitions. Good luck!

Sail Seven wrote:

Aaand good job not responding to anything I said. That's a point that lives but not in this argument. Look up what the word 'test' is, as well as the concept of operational definitions. Good luck!

Maybe your argument for the test being arbitrary and random does not make sense to me because you left the definition of 'test' and the 'concept of operational definitions' out of it and just said the same thing again about random and arbitrary with nothing to explain what you mean by that or how you came to that conclusion. 

ETA: I probably even agree with you. The point I was making is they are doing the best they can with what they've got. 

ETA: Yeah I looked those things up and agree with you bc dogs potentially act much different in the shelter setting than they would elsewhere. I'm sure the testers do their best to give a dog every possible change but they have to make these decisions some how. I'm still not sure I would call it random or arbitrary though. 

And so WF WF51's question is still relevant. What better thing can they do?