Don’t forget the dog people lobby. Our green spaces used to be for people but now they’re too dangerous because of the occasional dangerous dog and dog owner, who don’t care much for the rules and the local government that no longer gives a stuff when kids get mauled. But take away their dog and they’re ready to end it all. You’re right that dogs are just a symptom. But what exactly is it covering? Extreme individualism?
Preach! I didn’t read it all (it’s quite long :-) but I agree with heaps of what you said. It is indeed a weird and ‘protected’ problem. (Not the biggest problem, but definitely in our ‘neighbourhood’ a part of, and of a piece with, the Big Problem of planetary overshoot and denial.) I tried to air concerns of this nature one time on Reddit and got howled down hugely, hope you fare better here. What to do about it, I’m not sure …
Don’t forget the dog people lobby. Our green spaces used to be for people but now they’re too dangerous because of the occasional dangerous dog and dog owner, who don’t care much for the rules and the local government that no longer gives a stuff when kids get mauled. But take away their dog and they’re ready to end it all. You’re right that dogs are just a symptom. But what exactly is it covering? Extreme individualism?
Preach! I didn’t read it all (it’s quite long :-) but I agree with heaps of what you said. It is indeed a weird and ‘protected’ problem. (Not the biggest problem, but definitely in our ‘neighbourhood’ a part of, and of a piece with, the Big Problem of planetary overshoot and denial.) I tried to air concerns of this nature one time on Reddit and got howled down hugely, hope you fare better here. What to do about it, I’m not sure …