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carson
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The roadkill
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Jun 26 21:14 UTC 1994 |
(You are driving along a busy intersection when you notice an animal by
the side of the road. It's obviously been hit by a passing vehicle, but
has not died yet. It also looks as if it might have been someone's pet.)
(do you stop your car to take a closer look at it?)
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park
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response 1 of 22:
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Jun 27 08:31 UTC 1994 |
Yes...
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jwp
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response 2 of 22:
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Jun 27 08:36 UTC 1994 |
Of course...Never would I consider letting an animal suffer...
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gidget
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response 3 of 22:
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Jun 27 15:30 UTC 1994 |
If the injuries are minor: yes, I would save it.
If it is mortaly wounded: one (or more) swift blow to the head would put it
out of it's misery.
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popcorn
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response 4 of 22:
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Jul 1 12:09 UTC 1994 |
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cicero
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response 5 of 22:
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Jul 3 15:16 UTC 1994 |
I might or I might not. It depends. I did try to help a cat that was
hit by a car once, but It was too late.
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swa
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response 6 of 22:
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Jul 6 06:13 UTC 1994 |
I'd definitely stop to look at it. What I'd do after that would depend on
circumstances.
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mta
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response 7 of 22:
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Jul 8 00:38 UTC 1994 |
This brings to mind a sad incident from my childhood. A cat was hit
by a car in front of my house. The driver stopped and threw her
out of the road onto our front lawn. I went over to see if she could be
saved and realized that she was pregnant, but dead. I watched for
what seemed like most of a day, with tears running on my face as the
kits writhed and struggled and slowly died of suffocation. Had I been
older I might have known about c-setions, and I might have tried to save
the kits. But at 7 I didn't know. My mother just said not to touch it.
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jamie
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response 8 of 22:
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Jul 9 02:22 UTC 1994 |
Hmmm...performing C-sectionds at age 7 is not the best isdea in the world.
But it might have been woth a shot...the kittens would have died anyways, even
if you had goofed in the operation.
To those who wuld have put it out of its misery I say How? Pixck up a stick
and club it? Run it over? Actually, no I don't have any hard feelings
towards animals, I'm just curious.
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scg
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response 9 of 22:
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Jul 9 04:18 UTC 1994 |
The seven year old wouldn't have to know how to do a c section, just that
they were possible. Knowing that they were possible the seven year old
could have gone and found somebody who did know how. Not knowing they
were possible, that would have been kind of pointless.
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vishnu
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response 10 of 22:
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Jul 12 08:03 UTC 1994 |
I would probably call some type of vet?
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canis
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response 11 of 22:
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Jul 23 17:28 UTC 1994 |
I probably would've called the humain socity
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ree
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response 12 of 22:
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Sep 11 02:55 UTC 1994 |
while it is true even the sweetest of animals can become mean spirited when
hurt, i dont think i would be able to stop myself from trying to help it in
some way...especially as it is small...
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carson
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response 13 of 22:
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Sep 15 07:29 UTC 1994 |
the last not-quite-roadkill I remember assisting was a rabbit that I'd
found while doing my paper route some years ago. my dad and I took it all
the way out to Pittsfield Township because ithad the only animal doctor
nearby that wsa open on a Sunday. Unfortunately, the rabbit died.
Usually, if I find a dead squirrel in the road (I'm usually on bike when I
do this), and the body hasn't been crushed by oncoming trafic yet, I will
pick up the carcass and move it to the side of the road. I wash my hands
later.
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bonita
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response 14 of 22:
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Nov 14 05:00 UTC 1994 |
If I could see that the animal was definately alive, yes I would stop. I
have a great love for animals. A few years ago my sister's dog got hit
on a highway near our house and I turned around the block to see if it was
really him. Someone had already called the city to come and do something
with his body. All I wanted to do was go and hold him, because he wasn't
dead yet. Nobody, even animals, should have to die alone.
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budman
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response 15 of 22:
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May 6 05:25 UTC 1995 |
when you do sas much driving as i do you hit alot of animals so you tend to
learn that if an animal is laying on the side of the road it is going to die so
why hold up trajjic; trajjic=traffic; run that sucker down
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phreakus
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response 16 of 22:
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May 10 17:13 UTC 1995 |
If i thought the animal could be saved , yes. if traffic permitted.
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ewhisam
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response 17 of 22:
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Dec 27 22:37 UTC 1995 |
Yes stop, inspect, dial 911 wait to file report and give observations, remember
in some states it is illegal to leave an accident scene or disregard one.
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dm
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response 18 of 22:
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Sep 22 01:03 UTC 1996 |
I most situations yes, I'd stop, but if I was in a REALLY bid hurry I'd just
call the humane socity the next chance I get
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diznave
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response 19 of 22:
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Nov 9 06:28 UTC 1997 |
If it's not dead, yet, I carefully take it home, kill it, cut it into smaller
pieces if nescessary, and freeze it for later meals.
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moonowl
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response 20 of 22:
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Nov 18 13:59 UTC 1997 |
Generally, I will just run the animal over again to make sure that the critter
isn't in any pain...
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stonney
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response 21 of 22:
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Jul 3 04:28 UTC 1998 |
If I'm not drunk, I usually stop and take the animal to the vet to be put to
sleep. Once I put an unconscious but living dog in the bed of my truck...it
came-to while I was going 75 down the highway and fell out of the bed of the
truck. Needless to say, I don't stop on freeways.
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gomer43
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response 22 of 22:
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Mar 26 20:25 UTC 2003 |
No, I would not stop. That sounds mean, but this is a game of honesty, right?
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