8 sled dogs,used as slaves & left on isolated island,attack family of 4,killing Mommy & 10 y.o.son,in Canada
Joe1orbit
Just like it always pleases and excites me when an enslaved human chooses to
claim their vengeance against a slaveowner-parent, so too do I find it very
cool when animals, oppressed and enslaved by humans, decide to rise up and shed
some human blood. Over in Canada on Sunday, a pack of EIGHT sled dogs, enslaved
by humans and forced against their nature to pull sleds, decided that the time
for vengeance was at hand. All 8 dogs attacked a family of four, KILLING a 45
year old Mommy and her 10 year old son! The other two humans, the Daddy and an
8 y.o.son, managed to drive the dogs off using rocks and sticks, then fled on
their boat. But at least these doggies claimed TWO human lives. Pretty
impressive, not only that they killed the 2 humans, but that ALL EIGHT dogs
apparently worked together, and made a decision to jointly launch an attack on
these 4 humans.
Our family of four had gone to this island to pick berries. After this attack
occured, a LONG time afterwards, tragically and pervesely, police and area
residents organized a "hunting party", seeking to "avenge" the totally
justifiable acts by these 8 dogs, and tracked down & KILLED them all. The dead
bodies will now be tested for possible rabies. But I bet that NONE of the dogs
had rabies, they simply chose to seek and claim violent vengeance, as they had
every right to do, IMO.
These sled dogs were being used by humans, as SLAVES. Forced to work on the
behalf of their human "owners". We also learn that it is COMMON in Canada for
sled dogs to be LEFT ALONE to fend for themselves on deserted islands during
the summer, when they are not needed to WORK due to a lack of snow. This is
done so that humans won't be INCONVENIENCED by the BARKING of their slaves. How
beautifully appropriate, you humans use your sled dog slaves, and then when
they are not useful, in the summer, you just THROW them away like garbage, on
an island, only to come back next season and retrieve them, once the snow
starts falling and they can be of USE to their slaveowners once again.
I salute these 8 dogs, for finally rebelling and realizing that they have
every right to kill humans. And I mourn their own murders. Once again we see
how perversely malevolent you humans are, as you relish destroying your own
VICTIMS that you have created, both human and animal.
Take care, JOE
The following appears courtesy of today's Associated Press news wire:
Woman, son killed by pack of sled dogs in Canada
August 18, 1998
ZACHARIAS ISLAND, Newfoundland (AP) — A pack of sled dogs attacked and killed a
woman and her 10-year-old son as they picked berries on an island off the
Labrador coast, police said Monday.
"It would rank with some of the worst incidents I've ever had to deal with,''
said Constable Richard Langille of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Betty Gauntlett and her son, Daniel Obed, were picking berries Sunday when they
were attacked by eight sled dogs, Langille said.
The woman's common-law husband and an 8-year-old boy escaped to their boat
after fending off the animals with rocks and sticks, he said.
It is common for sled dog owners in northern Canada to leave their animals on
islands during the summer. The practice was adopted so the idle dogs wouldn't
create noise problems.
After Sunday's attack, police and area residents destroyed the dogs. The
carcasses were handed over to wildlife officials to be tested for rabies.
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The following appears courtesy of yesterday's CNews Canadian Press news wire:
August 17, 1998
Woman, child killed by dogs
ZACHARIAS ISLAND, Nfld. (CP) -- A woman and her 10-year-old boy have died after
they were attacked by a pack of dogs while picking berries in Labrador.
"I would say it would rank with some of the worst incidents I've ever had to
deal with," one of the investigating officers, RCMP Const. Richard Langille,
said Monday.
The 12 1/2-year veteran was among those in the nearby Inuit community of
Hopedale, Nfld., receiving counselling from government and Inuit workers after
the tragedy.
Langille said the remote coastal settlement of 600 was in shock after a family
outing turned into a nightmare Sunday.
Betty Gauntlett, 45, her 49-year-old common-law husband and their two sons
were picking berries on an island about four kilometres off Hopedale when she
was attacked by eight sled dogs.
"The wife basically moved to an area several hundred yards away (from the
others) to pick berries," said Langille. "The husband heard her yell and then
heard the sound of dogs.
"By the time he got there, the dogs had swarmed or attacked her. By the time
he managed to get the dogs off her, she was lifeless."
One of the boys, Daniel Obed, returned to the boat to get matches because they
intended to build a fire to keep the dogs away from his mother's body. When the
father noticed the dogs had left the area, he and the other boy ran toward the
boat.
"When he got there he found the dogs had swarmed (Obed)," said Langille. "He
was lifeless on the beach."
The husband and other boy, who is eight, escaped in the boat after fending off
the animals with rocks and sticks. Their names were not released.
Langille said the dogs were big.
"They range anywhere from 60 to 80 pounds, maybe more, and they get into a
frenzy like that in a pack," he said. "It wouldn't take very long at all to
disable someone.
"Once you're down, you don't really have much of a chance. They'll take any
part of their prey."
It is common practice for dog owners in Northern Canada to deposit their
animals on islands during the summer months.
"They're not kept in the communities because of the noise level," said Helen
Cleary-Escott, an RCMP spokeswoman in St. John's, Nfld. "You can imagine what
eight dogs in your backyard would do to you and your neighbors.
"So they're kept on these desolate islands. They're normally well taken care
of. It's certainly not in their nature to do something like this."
The dogs had been fed the day before the incident.
Langille said the family was not aware there was a dog team on the island.
"Usually when you approach the island with a boat the dogs will come running
because they will just naturally assume that there's food coming for them."
Police and area residents later returned to the island and destroyed the
animals. Their carcasses were handed over to wildlife officials to be tested
for rabies. The family, meanwhile, was devastated.
"How do you cope with this?" said Cleary-Escott. "A car accident you can
explain, but no one expects their wife and child to be attacked and eaten by
dogs. The family is going to be our priority right now."
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The following appears courtesy of the 8/18/98 online edition of The St.
John's Evening Telegram newspaper:
Community grieves following dog attack
8/18/98
By BERNIE BENNETT
The Evening Telegram
and The Canadian Press
Residents of Hopedale were grief-stricken Monday after a pack of dogs attacked
and killed a 45-year-old mother and her 10-year-old son on an island off the
Labrador coast.
Betty Gauntlett and her son Daniel Obed were picking berries on Zacharias
Island about four kilometres off Hopedale Sunday when they were set upon by
eight sled dogs in two separate attacks.
The woman’s common-law husband, 49, and an eight-year-old boy, whose names were
not released, managed to escape to their boat after fending off the animals
with rocks and sticks. They sustained minor injuries.
“The wife basically moved to an area several hundred yards away to pick
berries,” said RCMP Const. Richard Langille. “The husband heard her yell and
then heard the sound of dogs.
“By the time he got there, the dogs had swarmed or attacked her. By the time he
managed to get the dogs off her, she was lifeless.”
The older boy then returned to the boat to get matches to build a fire to keep
the dogs away from his mother’s body.
When the father noticed the dogs had left the area he ran toward the boat.
“When he got out there he found the dogs had swarmed the boy,” Langille said.
“He was lifeless on the beach.
“They’re big dogs. They range anywhere from 60 to 80 pounds, maybe more, and
they get into a frenzy like that in a pack, it wouldn’t take very long at all
to disable someone. Once you’re down, you don’t really have much of a chance.
They’ll take any part of their prey.”
The sled dogs were put on the island by their owner for the summer. Langille
said it’s common practice.
“They do that because it’s cooler for the dogs on the islands and it keeps them
away from the community during the summer months,” he explained.
“There is nothing else on the island.”
Langille said the family was not aware there was a dog team on the island.
“Usually when you approach the island with a boat the dogs will come running
because they will just naturally assume that there’s food coming for them.”
He was at a loss to suggest what provoked the attack. The dogs had been fed the
day before the incident.
“I suppose that being pack animals they resort to pack behavior,” he said.
On Monday, the 12 1/2-year veteran was among those in the community of 600
receiving counselling from government and Inuit workers.
“I would say it would rank with some of the worst incidents I’ve ever had to
deal with,” said Langille.
“How do you cope with this?” said Helen Cleary-Escott, an RCMP spokeswoman in
St. John’s. “A car accident you can explain, but no one expects their wife and
child to be attacked and eaten by dogs. The family is going to be our priority
right now.”
An outreach worker at the Labrador Friendship Centre in Hopedale said everyone
in the community knew the family.
“It’s a sad day around here,” he said.
“Those dogs are always around people and it’s strange for them to act like
that. They’ve always been a part of our lives.”
Residents of Hopedale and members of the RCMP later went to the island and
killed the dogs. They were being tested Monday for rabies.
The RCMP and provincial officials are investigating the incident but it is
uncertain if charges will be laid against the owner.
A similar dog attack in 1996, also on an island off the Labrador coast, ended
without fatality.
Raymond Clayton Bennett and Sarah Isabella Rowe of Rigolet entered a circle of
five husky dogs on Aug. 16, 1996 to save a female companion of Rowe’s on Legge
Island.
Rowe and her friend were berrypicking when the dogs knocked the woman to the
ground and began mauling and biting her.
Rowe tried to force the dogs off with a stick and rocks, then by pulling at
them with her bare hands, but the animals turned on her, as well.
Bennett had heard the screams and raced to the scene.
He grabbed a large stick and beat the dogs off, then kept them at bay while
helping the victims to their boat.
Last year, Bennett and Rowe were awarded medals of bravery by Gov.-Gen. Romeo
LeBlanc.
CBofGDALE
claim their vengeance against a slaveowner-parent, so too do I find it very
cool when animals, oppressed and enslaved by humans, decide to rise up and shed
some human blood.
fend for themselves on deserted islands during the summer, when they are not
needed to WORK due to a lack of snow. This is done so that humans won't be
slaves, and then when they are not useful........... you just THROW them away
like garbage..........
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Finally we agree on something.
kathleen
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> Joe1Orbit <snipped>: We also learn that it is COMMON in Canada for sled dogs to be LEFT ALONE to
> fend for themselves on deserted islands during the summer, when they are not
> needed to WORK due to a lack of snow. This is done so that humans won't be
> INCONVENIENCED by the BARKING of their slaves.
> Finally we agree on something.
I've read that it's been traditional to do this
with sled dogs for a long, long time. It always
seemed cruel to me to continue the practice
nowadays when we should be more aware of cruelty
to animals, etc. Haven't these idiots ever heard
of training their dogs not to bark so much?
It's a wonder a tragedy like this hasn't happened
before now. Seems like a bad idea in terms of
rabies control, too, even though the dogs may have
had their shots. Feral dogs are dangerous, like a
wild animal that isn't afraid of man.
As far as it being cruel to work sled dogs,
though..... I had Siberian Huskies years ago, and
they LOVE to pull; they don't need any training to
do that kind of work as far as getting them to go,
just training to follow the other commands. It's
hard to hold them back - that behavior is bred
into them, just like a retriever will fetch and a
sheepdog will herd. I recall once hitching up a
team for a 2-mile run. Another dog was harnessed
and tied to the bumper of a pickup truck, and when
the team left, he wanted to go along so badly that
he began pulling the truck - quite a feat for a
55-lb dog.
Kathleen