Paw Print

I happened to be in the car Friday afternoon and somehow my radio was on the Ed Norris show, I’d always enjoyed listening to he and Maynard mid-day so I listened for a while.  The topic also happened to be one of interest to me other than a lot of explanation on the making of foie gras - disgusting!
Anyway, the theme from callers and the hosts was basically human vs. animal and human vs. PETA.
I came in as the discussion was in play and I’m assuming the unfortunate demise of Eight Belles last weekend sparked some of the dialogue but what I did hear Ed say that always upsets me was “a dog is just a dog.” I do understand the difference between a canine and a human but I have to say there are a lot of canines that have earned the right and respect of their owners and community to be treated as well as humans which is not something we can say about all humans.  Ed also stated, “I love my dog, but if my dog bit my son the dog would be fertilizing my lawn,” really Ed?  Under any circumstance, like maybe your son was mistreating the dog?  I understand that animals can turn and become aggressive but that is generally not the choice they make on their own without some provoking - again, NOT the same with the human race.  And why discuss human vs. animal; why not human and animal supporting each other?
Ed, please pick on O’Malley all you want, but give the animals a break.