- April 29, 2024
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Dear Editor:
The FWC botched the killing of Baboo, the neighborhood "pet" deer in the C Section. Without dwelling on side issues of "adoption" and "relocation," the method used to put down Baboo was inhumane.
In a partial response to an inquiry from The Observer, the FWC stated, "(we) continually evaluate (our) processes so that when an animal must be put down, both public safety and humane treatment are considered appropriately." If so, who decided a slit throat was the best method?
Why couldn't the two on-site officers skip the knife option and wait for the in-transit third officer to shoot Baboo? Why didn't the FWC officer have a tranq gun if knifing is a common method? Why did the incident report omit (intentionally?) mention of the 18-minute gap between the knifing and the gunshot (brought up by the Observer in a previous issue)?
The intuitive answers suggest FWC knows they botched the killing. An acquaintance of mine argued it makes no difference — Baboo was going to die one way or another. He reconsidered when asked if he wanted his dog to die unsedated from a slit throat or by an injection. It is the difference between inhumane and empathy.
The FWC needs to focus more on "continually evaluating their processes" and "humane treatment" so this tragedy is not repeated.
Jeffrey Neidinger
Palm Coast
Dear Editor:
Greg Blosé, president and CEO of the regional chamber of commerce, gave himself away in his Oct. 19 commentary when he admitted he once ran a home builder association.
Flagler County/Palm Coast is not over building, he says. What about the burgeoning apartment construction? There are hundreds of units at city center and now on Roberts Road.
Flagler Beach can't handle those residents, let alone the 80,000 newcomers he'll welcome over the next 17 years. Mr. Blose touts the region to the detriment of those who live in the area now.
Dear Editor:
I live in Flagler Beach and just returned from my morning bike ride and there it was, another front lawn being covered with artificial green plastic “turf.”
It just makes me cringe, and a few other things that are not fit for publication. And I ask myself, Why? Because it’s easy and convenient and looks “perfect?” Easy and convenient to whom?
Certainly not the ecosystem; it supports no living creature. What about the thousands of living organisms in our soil, and our beneficial insects? I guess they’re all inconvenient.
And, looks perfect? Screams fake to me. Additionally, fake turf is known to shed microplastics into our environment. We live in a coastal community, and the last thing we need to do is add to the ocean’s plastic pollution. Why not try planting something living? How about planting some native plants? They’re easy, look good and they thrive here!
Connie Hannigan
Flagler Beach
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