The stupidity of people regarding the treatment of animals just never ends.
Some idiot just last week tossed a deer carcass into the water beside the boat launch in Crofton. What kind of intelligent piece of work did that?
If someone hit a deer and thought this was a good way to dispose of it, they’d be wrong. The proper authorities need to be notified.
If it’s just someone ditching it there for no apparent reason, well, that’s just appalling.
This is the time of the year, folks, when wildlife is everywhere. The weather frequently isn’t so great and when you’re driving at speeds above the limit and a deer happens to cross your path, you know what’s going to happen.
There have again been many reports of bear sightings, especially in the Crofton area, and deer are abundant plus elk in some areas.
How many times do people have to be reminded not to put out garbage the night before scheduled collection. The truck isn’t coming overnight, so keep it locked up or in a covered area that an animal can’t get into, just in case.
Leaving out garbage overnight is an invitation to bears to hang out there for some hearty meals until it’s time for hibernation. Even if you’ve never seen a bear in your area, don’t put your garbage out until the morning.
Unless you’re planning to sleep in until noon and will actually miss the truck, there’s no point. Even if bears aren’t around, you could always attract raccoons or other critters.
Bears will only wind up being put down for public safety if they continue to frequent an area. So just leave them be and they’ll go away to find food.
And use caution when on the roadways or you might plow into something. You might wind up getting the worst of a collision if travelling too fast.
There have also been numerous cases of animal abuse in the Cowichan Valley recently, including a case in Ladysmith last week.
Humans need to learn animals have a place in this world and we’re not the masters of everything. Whether it’s carelessness or plain abuse for pleasure, we all need to give our heads a shake and think before acting recklessly.