Vinny Venturelli
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09/06/96 |
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It has been a while since I've viewed them, but one of the first articles I
read was about how to deal with the pesky dog. I don't think this is such
a good idea, as Elain has written, about spraying pepper spray on the
dogs. I haven't dealt with any dogs, I am a veterinary technician, that have been sprayed with pepper spray. I do know that it is different than that spray the mailman used to keep at his side. While sprinkling ground pepper may be one thing, pepper spray is much more debilitating. Sure, a pesky dog is a definite nuisance. Pepper spray will immediately knock a human subject down, and inhibit the ability to breath. Anyway, I don't want to ramble on. It would be more responsible to call the authorities to have the dog picked up. If there is a dog in my area chasing me, it is bound to behave oddly with children as well. I would feel responsible to call someone and have the dog impounded. Doesn't this make more sense? In the meantime, I'll see what I can find out about a canine response to pepper spray. Respectfully,
Vinny Venturelli
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Pat Convery
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09/16/96 |
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I must disagree with Vinny Venturelli the vet technician. Pepper spray
does not inhibit breathing in humans. I am not a doctor, nor do I play
one on TV, but I am a human who has been sprayed with pepper spray. It
does irritate and inflame mucus membranes, causing the eyes to close and
tear, and the lips to sting. Also, to assume that a dog chasing a motorcyclist will behave oddly around children and should be impounded is a huge leap of imagination. Pepper spray is an effective non-lethal means of self-defense. However, it is cruel to use pepper spray unless you have a good reason to feel you are in danger of being injured (in the case of the dog) or robbed or worse (in the case of the humansz).
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