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Article #1611Re: Illegals Attacking Pets of Border Ranchers
From: arminius
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:43
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:43
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"Iconoclast" <Iconoclast@ecoweb.co.zw> wrote in message news:_fudnUwhAdBPHh7ZnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@comcast.com... > The politically correct Arizona Star calls the illegal aliens who are trying > to drive white Americans out of the border area simply "border crossers." > This kind of attack on ranchers and their animals is part of a concerted > effort by Mexico to drive Americans out of the border areas and effectively > move the border north in increments. This is the same tactic SWAPO used in > Southwest Africa and Zanu PF used in Zimbabwe to make lives hell for white > ranchers. > > http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/border/132114 > > ARIVACA - Sandy Schlesinger thought he had an unspoken accord with the > illegal entrants who passed through his property on a nearly daily basis. > He filled their water jugs and gave them tortillas before sending them on > their way and calling the Border Patrol. > A couple of weeks ago, though, the rules changed. > Schlesinger heard his dog, a German wire-haired pointer and black Labrador > mix named Gobbler, barking from his outdoor kennel early in the morning. He > looked out the window and saw a border crosser with his arm outstretched, > standing a few feet from his kenneled dog. Schlesinger thought the man was > perhaps working up the nerve to move close enough to pet the dog. When > Schlesinger went outside, he saw a group of eight people and gave them water > before they left. > Schlesinger didn't realize until three days later that his dog was blind, > the result he says of the border crosser shooting pepper spray into > Gobbler's eyes. > morning. He looked out the window and saw a border crosser with his arm > outstretched, standing a few feet from his kenneled dog. Schlesinger thought > the man was perhaps working up the nerve to move close enough to pet the > dog. When Schlesinger went outside, he saw a group of eight people and gave > them water before they left. > Schlesinger didn't realize until three days later that his dog was blind, > the result he says of the border crosser shooting pepper spray into > Gobbler's eyes. > When Gobbler's veterinarian said Schlesinger's dog had been pepper-sprayed > and blinded because it was not treated immediately, the owner realized what > had happened. > "Animals act differently," Schles-inger said. "You and I would run screaming > for water, but he didn't." > Damage was so severe in one of Gobbler's eyes, the vet had to inject it with > steroids and sew it shut. The other eye is open, but blind and the dog is > still being treated daily with medications and eyedrops. > Because Schlesinger lives in a rural area 35 miles from the Mexican border, > he doesn't think Gobbler is safe living there without his eyesight. Days > after the vet treated the dog, a rattlesnake slithered into Gobbler's pen. > Schlesinger was able to remove the snake before Gobbler - in his blinded > state - stepped on it. > "He's totally defenseless. He can't see. I need to find another place for > him. He's not safe here," Schlesinger said. > Since the incident with Gobbler, other area residents are concerned for the > safety of their companion animals, too. We need 30,000 troops on the border now to stop the flood of illegals and to protect American citizens. Hank > >
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