Dead Dog Season is upon us again

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 06:15

Now the hunting season is here, how many dogs will we see laying dead on the roads, those that have run off because they are so sick of being tied up for 10 months of the year getting run over, then there are those that will be shot either deliberately or accidentally by their owners, or because they didn't do their job properly for which they have never been trained...such a sad time of the year here, when I first came to live here I cried everytime I saw a dead dog but I have become hardened and now think thats another one that has found peace and wont be ill treated any longer or starve.



Sorry state of affairs.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 07:28

I agree Dee but it was wonderful not to be wakened up by the dogs barking at 4.30 this morning as they had all gone hunting with their owners

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 07:34

Just how many will come back though Nurse...I am off to the UK today for a while, not because of the hunting season solely but at least I wont have to see all the suffering for a while. I am sure the usual quota of dogs will get dumped in Arapkoy again.



Have a good day xx

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 07:35

Dee

This does make us all sad, and as you say you get used to it, if that is at all possible

Sheila

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 08:25

Smithy I dont think you ever get used to it. Im dreading it xx

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 09:51

The other problem is that any dog that proves itself to be a good performer will be used for breeding because someone else wants a "good dog"!!! Maybe 1 or 2 pups will find a home, (if thats what you call where a hunting dog is kept) the rest will go.....................on the bloody streets!!! There should be a ban on home breeding and dogs should only be available to these people via registered kennels - neutered before they are sold of course!!

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 09:54

i totally agree adagirl. If only they would learn x

BigMart


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 423

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 09:59

This so called hunting season should be banned, it should also be renamed the 'slaughter and maim anything you can find season'.



Non of the wildlife is captive bred for release for shooting, it is all truely wild and existing on the edge of survival add to this the dog mortality and the whole thing is indefencible.



What century are these people living in ?

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 10:17

the guns woke me up this morning BANG BANG BANG !!!!!!!! it brings tears to my eyes

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 10:26

I thought it was done way up in the mountains!

Woke up this morning and they are about 200yrds down a revine shooting!!!!!



Surely there is boundry for how close they can do this to a residential area??

My puppy is not happy about it and I have her inside.



Tootie

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 10:29

BigMart, the hunting association do actually breed birds for release, and because of last years drought they recommended that last years hunt was abandoned, as a lot of the vegetation that is used as shelter for breeding (hares, birds etc) had died off and that the breeding of these creatures had been poor that year. But, it was the GOVERNMENT that refused to cancel as they would have to have re-paid the licence fees, and guess what - they had already spent the money!!



Hunting whether we like it or not, is an integral part of many Cypriots Psyche and I believe that it will be many years before a full ban is in place.

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 10:44

As I said thank god I am going to the UK for a while, bye to all my friends for a while, will still post but not as often xxxxxxxx

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 10:47

have a safe jouney Dee and enjoy your break!!!

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 10:53

Hi Dee

Have a safe journey will e mail you off board with all my news, god speed friend

speak to you soon

Tatum1


Joined: 23/03/2009
Posts: 337

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 12:08

Hi Tootie.....and everyone else

200 metres from any residential dwelling... is the distance that these hunters must be when hunting.

I suggest if you see anyone nearer you report them to the council (don't forget to take any car registration numbers)!!!!

Yellowbelly


Joined: 17/05/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 15:50

Last year we had to bring our five year old daughter into the house because they were shooting so close. Didn't dare pop our heads round the corner to have a look because these guys are just nutters... every year somebody gets killed or injured.

Serkan


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 75

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 14:30

I think by law min distance from main road or residental area is 500m, if anyone shooting or hunting closer then you can complaint. It may be waste of time.

I agree with adagirl message 11.

Tatum1


Joined: 23/03/2009
Posts: 337

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 15:55

200 metres.............from any residential area.....ACCORDING TO CYPRUS TODAY newspaper.

Correction.............don't report to the council....but the POLICE!!!

Just do it--- as more people that do report the more chance of getting these idiots sorted out.

Yellowbelly


Joined: 17/05/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 16:24

Within 10 minutes of the season starting on Sunday one hunter was shot in the face.

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 16:30

message 19



thats dreadful news, Did he survive?

Yellowbelly


Joined: 17/05/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 16:34

He did survive, may have lost the sight in one eye though.

adagirl


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 371

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 16:40

I think rather than wear camophlage clothing they should all wear flourecent orange bullet proof vests and helmets..... was it last year that a dog trod on the gun and shot his master in the leg? What a dangerous pastime.

newscoop


Joined: 23/12/2007
Posts: 2197

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 23:33

Cyprus Today Saturday, Rev Walker (sports?) made a very cogent comment about the consequences of hunting on the island.



He was spot on.

birdyblaster


Joined: 19/10/2009
Posts: 131

Message Posted:
26/10/2009 23:37

Message 10 tootie

where your house is now,that used to be somwhere i used to shoot.

always remember.the guns and hunters where here well before you.

wind your neck in and leave us enjoy our sport.

BigMart


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 423

Message Posted:
27/10/2009 09:01

Message 24,



What a load of crap.



Sport ?? Blasting any living thing, edible or not, if you call that sport I think you ought to have a long hard think about what sport is.



As for the 'we were here before you' argument, perhaps the Greek Cypriots ought to try that line with you.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
27/10/2009 09:34

The government should ban hunting immediately and, instead, direct these morons to play 'Paintball' on the Mesaorio Plain, using lıve ammo!

birdyblaster


Joined: 19/10/2009
Posts: 131

Message Posted:
27/10/2009 17:22

message25:: why must you lower the tone of the thread with your posting.and dirty lanuage.

i never said we or i where here first,i said,always remember.the guns and hunters where here well before you,is that not true?

if it is,then respect the people who wish to hunt,as it happens there are already to many birds messing on properties,patio,s and the like,not that this is a reason to hunt,we hunt or shoot because we enjoy it and are responcible.

some drivers on the road are not responcible,but does that mean we should ban the use of cars.

more people are killed on the roads ever year than people killed by guns or hunting.and by drink driving,should we stop you from having your pint also.

Yellowbelly


Joined: 17/05/2009
Posts: 70

Message Posted:
27/10/2009 17:25

Yes, they should be stopped from having a 'pint'. Drunk drivers are scum

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
28/10/2009 03:01

birdyblaster



"and by drink driving,should we stop you from having your pint also. "



Actually, Yes, thats why its against the law to drink and drive.



By the way , what do people hunt.The wildlife is not exactly abundant, with the exception of birds in the towns.

I am less concerned with people enjoying hunting in whatever country, if its for pest control or for eating,than I am with a lot of hunters who appear to do very little hunting but a lot of killing.



"the guns and hunters where here well before you,"

I could say the birds and animals were here long before you.

They have bear baiting in Pakistan, surely if I moved there I should be entitled to air an opinion on that, regardless of how long it had been going on.





In Malta, of the birds killed every year ,over 100,000 are endangered species they are en route between Europe and Africa. ,These birds do not belong to the Maltese ,they as with most of natures creations belong to Earths future generations .

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
28/10/2009 11:49

RE Msg 24....

You make me laugh....

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
28/10/2009 11:52

I was working in Malta in the early sixties - same 'hunting' mentality as in TRNC & RoC - none of them would know or understand the meaning of the word 'hunting'. If they want some real hunting, try wild pig hunting, or deerstalking in New Zealand - but since most Cypriot hunters never venture far from their vehicles, an NZ hunting trek, sometimes involving tramping for a week, wouldn't suit them - too much physical effort required for these lazy, ignorant egoists!

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
28/10/2009 21:00

Agree Tenakoutou.

Hunting is where people stalk their prey.In deer hunting ,the deer often gets away when a mistake is made by the hunter in stalking ,noise ,wind direction and smell.Also you are not allowed to blast away at every animal that crosses in front of you.Deer hunting is also used to cull and due account is taken of ratio of male to females killed.

Shooting is a different sport, clay -pigeon,grouse etc, in many countries they confuse the two.

As you probably know from Malta and as a friend of mine in ROC confirmed,what takes place is not hunting ,merely the setting up of fixed anti aircraft batteries, that kill anything that enters that killing zone.



On the point about dead dogs, why are dogs needed. Retrievers and suchlike dogs are used to retrieve the kill from awkward areas such as lakes ,rivers ,marshland,or to flush out the prey from high grass and forest.Hardly applies here,where the hunters stay pretty close to their cars and roads.