OMG, he shot the dog, why? What was wrong with the poor animal? 😞 I don't like when a movie pictures violence against animals, I am serious, I stopped watching "Snatch" after the dog fighting scene and I really wanted to see that movie! :(
shareYes, Atticus shot a dog with rabies, how terrible. He should have just let the dog run around to spread rabies to other animals and to people.
You're not the brightest bulb in the box, are you?
How old are you? Did you ever go to school? They said the dog is "mad." That's what they called rabid dogs. While the rabies vaccine was invented in 1885 it just wasn't as readily available back then as it is today.
shareThe level of ignorance on online messageboards is astonishing. On another board, I had a discussion with a guy who didn't understand the concept of inflation (i.e. he didn't understand why $1 for a can of soda might seem reasonable today but excessive 20 years ago). Now we meet someone who has never heard of rabies.
No wonder reality shows are so popular.
No need to get snippy with the OP. We don't know their story. To the OP, I abhor abuse to animals too, but I say this was justified. If Atticus had not shot the dog, it would have died soon anyway, of the disease (slower and more painfully), and probably would have bitten other people and animals, giving them rabies as well. This gave the animal a quick, painless death, and protected others from getting this disease.
shareI had to explain this to my daughter too as rabies has become so much less (thank God) common these days. I wondered how they did the 'shot' of the dog and I think they had tied 2 of his legs together. They filmed him at a great distance.
No need to get snippy with the OP. We don't know their story.
Hydrophopia is what it was called when I was a little boy.
shareBack in these days, when you saw an animal acting strange, or sick, you killed it. Rabies was a killer back then, and nothing to take chances with. You see a rabid dog, you kill it as quickly as you can.
shareSorry, but I can't justify "not having heard of rabies."
It may not be as common today, but still it's the responsibility of every human being to know about stuff like this. Think of all the junk people keep filling into their heads every day. Which celebrity goes out with whom, which phone is better than the other, etc. We have time and energy to read and learn about that useless crap, but not a fatal disease, which one may very well encounter one day?
Keep in mind that these people will raise children someday (perhaps already are doing so) and essential, basic knowledge is a must. "Didn't know, didn't hear" cannot be an excuse at this age.
By the way, rabies shots do not magically heal a rabid dog (or person) that is foaming at the mouth. They have to be taken in a short time after contact with rabies. Foaming is a late stage, and it means a painful death is inevitable. Like the last poster said, Atticus did the dog a favor as well.
Never be complete.