Reading the “Backyard Bird Hunt” article made me a little sad and unhappy (The Columbian, Nov. 28). Bringing in an animal just to then turn around and release it so it can be shot seems unreasonable and cruel. Why not bring in some zebras or sun bears too?
It’s also a little sad and disappointing that humans, who are supposedly intellectually superior to dogs, are still using shock collars to control their animals. There have been hunting dogs much longer than there have been shock collars, so maybe if your training skills are such that it takes one of those, you might rethink your skills as a trainer.
