Comments on: Merchandising the Monster

By: twblack

twblack — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:58:31 +0000

Yeah let him rest. He deserves to be left alone.

By: Ranatemporaria

Ranatemporaria — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:16:05 +0000

Its a great point and goes someway to answer the question of why the media seem to run and run with some stories and ignore others. If there are numerous free images, with no copyright then thats a sure fire page filler, even if the pictures are of nothing much really. Unfortunately those incidents with few or no protected pics may be overlooked.

By: dewhurst

dewhurst — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 08:59:38 +0000

Let the poor mutt rest in piece. I’m still sure that the dog is Shar Pei cross and about as mysterious as apple pie.

By: Pvolitans

Pvolitans — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:27:33 +0000

Sensationalism, hype, capitalism. Somehow I’m not quite in favour with how the furor has made a mountain out of a molehill. The dead canid was an unusual find, and it was a good exercise of fieldwork and matter-of-fact reporting by Loren and the team to ascertain the creature’s identity.

There is nothing otherworldly about dewclaws. Bluish lip/tongue colouration is common in many known breeds. A goat/dog hybrid is ludicrous. Bulging eyes in dogs are not uncommon. A short muzzle is not uncommon (ever seen a Pekingese?). Pupil dilation in death (and thus giving its eyes that bizarre appearance) is not uncommon.

And could we really accuse it of causing the death/injury of our family pets without any supporting evidence? Sounds like a witch-hunt to me.

Pvolitans – amused by the irrationality of it all.