xkcd #3309: Dogcatcher

6 days ago by xkcd bot to c/xkcd

xkcd #3309: Dogcatcher

Title text:

People out here catching strays out here catching strays

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Kaput 17 points 6 days ago

Bhadum tss.

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StabbingSky 13 points 6 days ago

It's probably one of the most depressing jobs one can have. I guess unless you're a sociopath.

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rockerface 14 points 6 days ago

Depends on what actually happens to caught animals. Neuter and release is probably the most humane option.

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StabbingSky 6 points 6 days ago

They have to deal with animal abuse cases too.

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idiomaddict 10 points 6 days ago

But they get to rescue them and stop the abuse

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ayyy 1 point 6 days ago

You get to leave the world better than when you started though.

You’re right that there aren’t nearly enough laws and systems to protect animal welfare though.

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teslekova 1 point 6 days ago

Nah, vets are the ones who have to put them down.

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StabbingSky 2 points 6 days ago

That's not all animal control does

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teslekova 1 point 3 days ago

Indeed not. I see your point, there would be lots of animals in distress that need to be shot or captured in the field.

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StabbingSky 2 points 2 days ago

I meant more like having to rescue horribly abused animals.

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BradleyUffner 9 points 6 days ago

I feel like I'm missing something.

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PyroNeurosis 25 points 6 days ago

Catching strays can refer to stray dogs- the job of the dogcatcher, or stray bullets- that is to say they were caught up in something unrelated to them.

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BradleyUffner 7 points 6 days ago

Hmm, I've never heard that usage before, thanks for teaching me something new!

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ayyy 4 points 6 days ago

I think “catching strays” actually predates bullets and refers to getting accidentally punched or kicked when people nearby to you start fighting and get messy.

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minorkeys 4 points 6 days ago

Not worthless, just easiest to be elected to. If you can't be elected dogcatcher, you can't be elected to anything.

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