SAFETY FIRST

Keep those dogs on a leash.

Thanks to Larry Caldwell, who shared the welcome sign at his local dog park in LA.

Comments

[Pogo]

Lions in Louisiana?

[funny man]

Oh, sure! Keep your dogs on a leash, while other folks' rattlesnakes. mountain lions (and I assume squirrels) can run free, causing all SORTS of havoc!

Gummit double standards!!

[K]

It's bad enough walking through that park alone, let alone holding a rope attached to a potential snack for the critters...

[LeDud]

But what if you were walking your pet grizzly ?

[wanderer2575]

"Wildlife Habitat -- Dangerous Animals"

And that's just your fellow animal owners.

[Rudolph]

Do they hate their dogs?

[Ralph]

U.S. Mountain Lion attacks on people per year: 5 -6; fatalities since 1890 17
U.S. rattlesnake bites on people per year: 7000 - 8000; fatalities 5
U.S dog bites on people per year: 4.5 million+; fatalities 20 - 30

It's very clear why the dangerous animals must be on leash.

[MOTW]

Thank goodness squirrels are not a danger.

In Florida, I would expect to see a warning sign for gators, iguanas, and Burmese pythons.

[fractalist]

Mountain Lions are dangerous.

But the most dangerous animal is the lyin' politician.

[Le Petomane]

A friend who lived on a few acres had some official looking signs made up.

"DANGER
Venomous Reptile Research Facility, do not enter without an escort."

He claims he was never was bothered by trespassers.

[Couch Surfer]

So the dog version of that TLC song would be "Don't go chasing rattlesnakes"

[Edna]

And keep those snakes on a leash too.

[fractalist]

A nice looking snakeskin leash would be appropriate.

[zamasama]

Wait! You do know dogs and mountain lions and snakes can't read, right?

[Qaz]

Wiley E Coyote could read, so your argument is invalid.

[Alida Weber]

Highway rest areas on I-10 in AZ and NM warn pedestrians to watch for rattlesnakes. Leather work boots were invented for a reason.