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From: sbishop@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Killing for fun
Message-ID: <1991Feb27.112346.2689@desire.wright.edu>
Date: 27 Feb 91 16:23:46 GMT
References: <1991Feb26.202248.26171@odin.corp.sgi.com>
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In article <1991Feb26.202248.26171@odin.corp.sgi.com>, milt@sgi.com (Milton E. Tinkoff) writes:
> 
> I've been told that there is only one animal (besides
> humans) that kills for recreational purposes.  If this
> animal exists, what is it?  Toying with prey and then
> eating it or leaving it as a gift (house cats) doesn't
> count.
> --

That's easy!  The domestic dog.  Any farmer can tell you that.  You really
don't want to see a flock of sheep after a pack of dogs has managed to corner
them.  They literally tear them up.  BTW, this problem is nearly always caused
by someone's 'precious pet' whom the owners believe must 'run free' since that
is their nature.  

I once had a Siberian Husky kill twenty chickens, fifteen ducks, and a couple
of geese on my farm in just about fifteen minutes.  I caught the dog and called
animal control.