Human Rights or Animal Rights?
FACTS:
The Louisiana State Legislature considered a bill in their spring of 2006 session which would have banned cock fighting in Louisiana, it failed.
One item discussed at the June 13,2006 Lafourche Parish Council meeting was about dogs terrorizing a neighborhood in Bayou Des Alemand in Lafourche parish, Louisiana.
OPINIONS:
I would rather be a rooster in a cock fight than a chicken in a Colonel Sander’s resturant. I do not understand why people would want to see two roosters fight and call it sporty. I do not understand why people would want to pay the state of Louisiana for a hunting license in order to kill helpless animals and call it sporty. When it comes to banning cock fighting, its done in the name of animal rights. For a price, Louisiana will allow people to kill hepless animals in the name of human rights.
It is my opinion that in Lafourche parish, Louisiana, only the connected have rights. Dawn Shicksnider appeared in front of the Lafourche Parish Council and pleaded for help. Ms. shicksnider’s neighborhood is being terrorized by dogs. Councilman Michael Delatte stated that Charlie Ordoyne of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office said that the sheriff’s department has done all it can legally do. Councilman Delatte also stated that Mr. Ordoyne said that the sheriff’s department couldn’t patrol the area 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
It is my opinion, that this same sheriff’s department provided Councilman Brent Callais with 24-7 deputy escort and bullet proof vest for a political hoax.
Another Shicksnider family decided to have a party which upset someone in the neighborhood. In my opinion, that someone must have been connected, because the sheriff’s department provided the neighborhood with many deputies and equiptment to patrol from early morning until the party ended.
It is my opinion, that the parish should allow residences to protect themselves from vicious animals, if the sheriff’s department cannot or will not. If it is an animals right issue, prohibit the owner from owning animals. If it is a human rights issue, issue the residence a hunting license.
Tomorrow, we will examine the Cheramie proposal for improvements to La 1 in Dogris, Louisiana.
Have a nice “Fathers Day”.
