Like a Dog Chasing Cars

So, as some people are aware, a lady named Bernann McKinney had her beloved pit bull cloned and now has five identical puppies. This was done to the tune of $53,ooo by a South Korean company. Now then, I would first like to point out what a rescue group could do with that kind of money. Fifty-three thousand dollars would buy supplies, toys, food, all kinds of goodies for a lot of animals. It could be a significant contribution to a building fund. With that kind of money, a shelter or rescue could pay for some advertising to get their message out there. Hell, most rescues would love to have half of that some.

Now, the funny part comes in. In 1977, McKinney was accused of kidnapping and raping a Mormon missionary she went to Brigham Young with and followed to England. Joyce McKinney (Bernann admitted to going by the different name) and a male accomplice kidnapped the missionary and took him to a rented 17th century "honeymoon cottage". There, he was chained spread-eagled to the bed with several pairs of mink-lined cuffs. McKinney told a judge in the case that she loved the Mormon man so much she "would have skied naked down Mount Everest in the nude with a carnation up my nose if he had asked." First, she was redundant in her wording of that. Second, what the FUCK?

Obviously, this lady needs help. Wasting money on something stupid like pet cloning. I hope she knows that those puppies are not going to have the exact same personality as her pet "Booger". Also, clones have all kinds of health problems that aren't fully understood. Jesus, what a fruit. I hate to judge, but sometimes people just make me a little sick.

In other sickening news, I found an old MSNBC story about how in 2006 the Chinese government ordered the mass killing of some 50,000 dogs because of a rabies outbreak. Owners could either accept payment of 63 cents for killing their own pet, or they could have their dog seized and beaten to death on the spot. Dogs were being beaten to death in the streets. I really hope someone else thinks this is horrid. I think it is testimony to all the infrastructure problems in China, and the health care problems in particular.

If more emphasis were placed on rabies prevention in the form of vaccination and education, these problems would be contained. I wonder if the Chinese government would allow people to come in and talk to people about vaccination, maybe give money to the effort, get in there and actually vaccinate animals. I highly doubt it, considering they don't take good care of their own citizens. China really needs to pull their act together, get with the times and establish some animal protection laws.