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Dogs hunting pelicans at Pichilingue?
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Dogs hunting pelicans at Pichilingue?
A video of a pack of wild dogs were filmed in the water at Puerto de Pichilingue, attacking and killing at least one pelican that was in the area. The video is quickly circulating on social media and public opinion seems divided on the subject, with about half of those commenting expressing anger over those who dump their dogs in the area and the other half feeling that the dogs were doing what they had to do to survive.
Many expressed concern for other vulnerable species in the area as well as the general public who visit the area to cool off and swim. While I truly feel for the abandoned dogs, my heart goes out for these magnificent birds and other animal life in the area. I hope the local authorities take action.
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OMG, that’s awful! Local rescue organizations should be called.
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It’s the food chain in action folks. I see it happen all around me every day here where I live. Coyotes, foxes and birds of prey capturing and eating birds, squirrels, mice, rabbits and other small critters. Mountain lions catching and eating coyotes, raccoons, deer and even porcupines.
And don’t even get me started on what humans do.
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True, but this seems more like the food chain off the rails
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Where on social media? I can’t find anything on it.
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https://twitter.com/BCSnoticias/status/1552770438115332096
🐕 #ENTÉRATE: Se difundió en las redes sociales el video de un grupo de perros que nadan en el mar para cazar pelicanos, en la playa de Pichilingue, en #LaPazBCS >> https://t.co/A4SpB7mnW3
— BCSnoticias (@BCSnoticias) July 28, 2022
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thanx
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My wife just saw this in her twitter feed – seems weird that the pelican wouldn’t just fly away if it could.
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That would have been the normal response for a pelican in that situation which makes me think it was injured.
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Something was wrong with the poor animal to not just fly away, right?
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My aunt lives in another county and in her neighborhood, feral cats were taking down a lot of birds and one day it was either state or county animal control shows up setting out hundreds of traps for the cats, catching them and euthanizing them. This went on for a few weeks and it caused quite a stir, splitting the community down the middle. All hell broke loose when they mistakenly placed one of the traps on private property and caught the feline pet of a retired city councilwoman. Their policy said they were going to hold the cats for 72 hours but as it turns out they were putting them down as soon as they got back to wherever they were supposed to hold them. Probably too many cats to hold for that long. So the cats owner was alerted that her cat was trapped and she got there only to find her dead cat lying in a pile of other cats, still wearing her collar and tag. It’s a complicated issue and not sure exactly where I sit on this one.
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I saw the video and some of the dogs looked sort of thin. They are carnivorous animals and when hungry will hunt for something to eat, just like humans and every other species have been doing since the beginning of time.
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Every town in Baja I have been to has this problem with homeless dogs and cats. I really breaks my heart.
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Seems to be typical with most countries around the world unfortunately but I agree, it’s difficult to watch and not be affected.
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This is NOT the natural food chain. Those dogs were domesticated (by humans) and then dumped there. This is how humans continue to screw up the natural order of this amazing planet.
People SUCK sometimes.
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You are right, people are so irresponsible some times and these poor animals pay the price.
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I have dogs and they do love to hunt but that does seem a bit extreme. They must have been really hungry!
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