.....I know I may get flack for this post (but I have to get it off my chest ;-)

I feel bad for Duke and I hope he does have a better future than being shot...BUT...

Why do people respond to a post like this about a dog (I am referring to other places this has been posted not here on AAS) but if you replaced *dog* with *rabbit* people would be emailing their support - let's shoot him and feed him to the homeless.

I only ask because the same thing recently made the headlines when it was a *feral* rabbit causing the problem and people couldn't empathize - yet it being a *feral* dog and it's a whole different story.

Why the double standard....why is one valued more than the other?

(And don't get me wrong...I see both sides as I started out volunteering with dogs.)