Re: An Island dog bites back.....
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10/22/06 08:14 AM
10/22/06 08:14 AM
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Poor puppy. I hope the owners will take better care, and keep him safe. The dummies who feed the crocs should have their butts bitten by a croc. Maybe they would see the danger in it once and for all. Is anything being done to catch them? They need to be fined heavily, and the tourists who encourage it should also be fined.
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Re: An Island dog bites back.....
#128544
10/22/06 11:07 AM
10/22/06 11:07 AM
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I don't know that fining the children who take tourists out to see the crocs is necessarily the best idea. Perhaps some fencing in the area, certainly a few well-placed signs would help. I eagerly accepted some island kids' invitation to watch on my first visit a couple of years ago, had no clue it was a bad idea. A little education goes a long way.
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Re: An Island dog bites back.....
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10/22/06 11:19 AM
10/22/06 11:19 AM
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These are not childen, but young men acting as guides...some licensed, some not. there's no money to fence the crocs off from the people. they are everywhere. The signs that were placed by the water plant disappeared in a few days. Here's some education: http://www.sanpedrosun.net/06-412.html
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Re: An Island dog bites back.....
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10/22/06 11:36 AM
10/22/06 11:36 AM
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Jesse, perhaps we have a different understanding of what constitutes "child" or perhaps we have had different experiences. The time I went two years ago the person feeding the crocs was 16 years old. I know because I spent a good amount of time talking to him. Where I come from that's a child. When I was there a few weeks ago I was invited several times to watch the "crocodile show" by children that appeared to be no more than 7 or 8 years of age. I do understand that fencing the area off might not be feasible, it does seem that some more permanent signs should be possible. I read the fine article in the San Pedro Sun, however it was of absolutely no assistance to me a couple of years ago and I suspect it's not going to be of much assistance to future tourists either. Another idea might be to post information in the hotel lobbies. But if you think one article in the local newspaper is going to do the trick, well, perhaps you should give it a bit more thought.
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Re: An Island dog bites back.....
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10/22/06 12:54 PM
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Simon, just my thoughts, but it seems to me the kind of coverage you are talking about probably reaches the locals and a few of the tourists, but not the majority. Seems to me issuing fines addresses the "supply" side of things, but without much hope of having any real effect. These kids are working for money in the first place. How many of them, or their parents, could actually pay a $1,000 fine if imposed? I would think the problem would diminish greatly if the "demand" side of the equation was addressed. That means educating tourists and I don't see that the methods you've listed are going to be very effective in doing that.
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Re: An Island dog bites back.....
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10/22/06 12:57 PM
10/22/06 12:57 PM
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Interesting, Uncle Buck. Are you saying that in Belize the age of majority is 16, entitling a 16-year-old all the privileges, rights and responsibilities of an adult?
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