Commissioners insensitive comments attract the attention of PETA

Are animal rights activists watching the Duck Pond project?  Doug Saunders writes in this week's edition of the Bristlecone Tribune that the insensitive comments made by County Commissioners Paula Carson and Hank Vogler regarding the handling of the ducks during the rebuilding of the botched project, including the possible harvesting of the ducks.  Those comments attracted the attention of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, who acknowledged the tasteless jokes made by the commissioners, and in a statement, the organization confirmed the attempt at humor and in a statement from Catie Cryar of Peta, “with a little ingenuity and kindness, a solution can always be found that shows compassion and respect for wildlife.”One of the original reasons the project came about was massive water loss from the old pond.  The first attempt at repairing the project led to as much or more water loss from the pond.  The welfare of the ducks and the minimization of water loss will be the focus of the project.  We hope.