08-29-2006, 04:07 PM
If Hawaii's laws are similar to CA (and in all likelihood, they're nothing like them), feral pigs caught in trapping programs can't be donated to charities to feed people because of the health risks. And if you're thinking that this might be a good way to thin the feral pig population, the FWS in Hawaii have already figured out that trapping and hunting isn't effective at lowering the population. The most effective process is to control where they can go. Anti-pig fencing is the best method to exclude them from specific areas.
I'm not sure if feral pigs qualify as a reason to leave Hawaii, because they were an issue in the mountains around the SF Bay Area when we left. They were introduced there, as well, for hunting.
The treatment of dogs is tough to observe because for many families, they are a security tool and not a pet or family member. Then again, a pure bred anything is often sad to see for the physical and psychological problems that are bred in while trying to achieve a certain look or behavior. (Sorry if this last comment is flame-bait... I'm ducking, now.)
Les
I'm not sure if feral pigs qualify as a reason to leave Hawaii, because they were an issue in the mountains around the SF Bay Area when we left. They were introduced there, as well, for hunting.
The treatment of dogs is tough to observe because for many families, they are a security tool and not a pet or family member. Then again, a pure bred anything is often sad to see for the physical and psychological problems that are bred in while trying to achieve a certain look or behavior. (Sorry if this last comment is flame-bait... I'm ducking, now.)
Les