The Urban Pantheist

It's always interesting when a story comes along with a controversy that I could side with either way.  This story is about a lawyer who is stepping in to defend some dogs from being euthanized at a zoo.   The El Paso zoo lost a pronghorn and a crane to roaming dogs. So they set traps and caught 2 dogs, which they surrendered to the local animal control authorities.  No one has claimed these dogs, despite the fact that their situation was well known enough to attract the attention of the lawyer attempting to save them.    The lawyer believes that these dogs are being unfairly persecuted based on their breed(s).  The dogs are, according to the article, a pit bull and a German shepherd mix.

Maybe.  But the proper process was followed--what more can be done.  I appreciate this guy standing up for stray dogs facing euthanasia, but come on--these are two of 7 million animals that will face this fate in America.  I can only hope that he redirects his efforts to encourage people to not let their dogs run free, and to spay and neuter their dogs.  The worst part (beyond four animals being senselessly killed) is the needless bad publicity for the zoo.  The article gives the impression that the zoo is having these dogs killed as revenge for their normal predatory behavior.  No one is guilty except for the jackass(es) who let their dogs roam the streets of El Paso.

Does anyone know anything about Round Rock Texas? (Any personal experiences, I mean; I read the wikipedia page.) I was just looking at a map of Austin and saw it up there and wondered what it was like.

I haven't quoted The Onion's "what do you think?" in a while:

"If we outlawed everything some people find offensive, there wouldn't even be a Texas in the first place."

EDIT--I am currently in tears, laughing at this