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This is really horrifying. There's literally no reason for junior high students to see this. It serves no educational value whatsoever. I don't care if the puppy had a deformity and was sick. If it was going to die you euthanize it humanely. You don't feed it live to a turtle in front of children to teach them about the circle of life.

I'm surprised that some parents are defending this. It actually didn't happen during class but during a supplementary lesson after school. The teacher had previously fed other animals to reptiles.

There are always tough moments in biology class from wrapping your head around osmosis to dissecting a frog, but one teacher in Idaho gave some students a lesson they will never forget when he fed a live puppy to a turtle.

After school, Preston Junior High School science teacher Robert Crosland taught about the circle of life by letting a snapping turtle have at a live pup. Not surprisingly, he is now under investigation with animal rights activists calling the demonstration "disgusting and sick." One told the local Fox affiliate, "Allowing children to watch an innocent baby puppy scream because it is being fed to an animal. That is violence. That is not okay."

However, some parents and students are defending the teacher, pointing out that the puppy had deformities and would've died soon anyways. One student told the East Idaho Post the Crosland is "a cool teacher who really brought science to life," adding, "I loved his class because he had turtles and snakes and other cool things."

Previously, Crosland had fed guinea pigs to the snakes and turtles in his classroom, but it's not clear if they were alive or not.

In a press release, Preston Junior High explained there is now an investigation into the incident and asked parents to be patient and remember the "years of care, effort and passion" from Crosland.

Meanwhile, the superintendent called the event "a regrettable circumstance involving some of the biological specimens," and stated that it did not happen during school. The local sheriff is also looking into what occurred.
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Dysnomia said:
My cat ate mice. I knew animals ate other animals. It's really extreme here though.

People might say "But you feed mice to reptiles". While some people really do love mice as pets it's not quite the same as a dog. People tend to have a natural soft spot for dogs. Especially puppies. They've been our companions for thousands of years.
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Even then you're generally not supposed to feed them live prey. Even a mouse can injure a snake with a bite to the face. Some people do anyway, of course.
 
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Dysnomia said:
Why would anyone think that it was ok to put a puppy in a compartment with no ventilation?
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Probably because it has worked with other breeds. But frenchies, with their short noses, have severe problems breathing when they are stressed. Couple that with being in a confined space with no forced ventilation, the lower cabin air pressure experienced during flight, and you have severe problems.
 
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Ctrl+Alt+Rt said:
This is terrible and all, I'm sure she's devastated and I know this is going to come off as heartless, but after this and previously reading about a student who flushed her hamster down the toilet at the airport because the airline attendant allegedly told her she had to do that or set it loose before she could board... seriously people, use some common sense – don't endanger and kill your pets just because some airline employee tells you to.
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I'm sorry but what the fuck! How retarded do you have to be to flush a pet down the toilet instead of finding another solution to the problem.

With all these stories I'm pretty iffy about taking either of my pets on a flight. I'll drive if I have to.
 
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AnOminous said:
Unfortunately, that's unlikely. Dogs are just considered property, so you can generally only sue for their economic value. That's not going to ruin an airline.
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No, but the fact that people have been abused by United's employees before and no one's sued over that (Chinese Doctor in particular) is a little suspect all things considered.

One wonders if abuse of people and property is one of the rules they have over there.
 
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Jewelsmakerguy said:
No, but the fact that people have been abused by United's employees before and no one's sued over that (Chinese Doctor in particular) is a little suspect all things considered.

One wonders if abuse of people and property is one of the rules they have over there.
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I'd bet on it. Also, Chinese people aren't that litigious. They're not like Americans, who sue if you look at them funny. They only sue over actual money.
 
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Dysnomia said:
If I had to fly anywhere with my dog I think I'd just find some other means of transport. I'm actually terrified of putting an animal on a flight.

Why would anyone think that it was ok to put a puppy in a compartment with no ventilation? The attendants must at least know it's not the place to put animals. I've actually heard stories of people being told not to hide small animals in the compartments like that because people have tried to.
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I think one of the witnesses said that the flight attendant told the dog owner that the compartment was ventilated. It's not the passenger's job to know whether parts of the plane are ventilated or not, so if a flight attendant said it was I can understand why the dog owner would believe it.

It sounds like the flight attendant fucked up big time and is now trying to lie to get out of it by claiming that she didn't know a dog was in the bag. Witnesses have said that the flight attendant was told that a dog was in the bag and I just have a hard time believing that she would've been ignorant of the fact for the entire 3-hour flight.
 
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Dysnomia said:
My cat ate mice. I knew animals ate other animals. It's really extreme here though.
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Only if they are feral. Domestic cats don't eat mice, they bring it you you as a trophy, beause you are a larger version of them.

Can't count the number of field mice I've had to chuck out of the house.

Cats also kill billions of birds...one of the best predators around.
 
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