Dogs on cape beaches?

[CaptMike]

Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

Mike...with no bs or sarcasm intended...there were like a dozen people that showed up when the town had the hearing about bannning the dogs from Hardings...the pro doggie people were outnumbered something like ten to one at the hearing...I hat to say it but democracy worked that day...the majority, and that evenign it was a vast majority won out....still sucks though

I'm sure they were in the majority. I work in politics and spend a lot of time setting up and attending hearings. For very small issues like this it's typically the most extreme people who come out in numbers and make the most noise. If it were something that affected a lot more people or something that drastically affected people we usually see a much different demographic. Either way I'm sick of these leash laws nonsense.

[CaptMike]

Originally Posted by CaptMike

I'm sure they were in the majority. I work in politics and spend a lot of time setting up and attending hearings. For very small issues like this it's typically the most extreme people who come out in numbers and make the most noise. If it were something that affected a lot more people or something that drastically affected people we usually see a much different demographic. Either way I'm sick of these leash laws nonsense.

I didn't mean to sound condescending in that post this issue just frustrates me. I support almost all conservation efforts especially on the cape but I can't believe that dogs on 6 foot leashes are going to wipe out the piping plover populations

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by CaptMike

I didn't mean to sound condescending in that post this issue just frustrates me. I support almost all conservation efforts especially on the cape but I can't believe that dogs on 6 foot leashes are going to wipe out the piping plover populations

People are ridiculous when it comes to these damn birds.