Situation:
Governor of state jogging with his dog along a trail. Coyote jumps out and starts to attack dog.
California:
#1. Governor starts to intervene and then realizes he should stop; the coyote is doing
what is natural.
#2. Call animal control. Animal control captures coyote and spends $200 testing it for
diseases and $500 relocating it.
#3. Call Vet. Veterinarian collects dead dog and spends $200 testing it for diseases.
#4. Governor goes to hospital and spends $3500 getting checked for diseases from the
coyote and getting bite wound bandaged.
#5. Running trail gets shut down for 6 months while wildlife services conduct a $100,000
survey to make sure the area is clear of dangerous animals.
#6. Governor spends $50,000 and starts a coyote awareness program for people who live in
the area.
#7. State legislature spends $2 million investigating how to better handle rabies and how
to possibly eradicate it.
#8. Governor’s security agent fired for not stopping the attack and letting the Governor try
to intervene.
#9. Cost $75,000 to train new security agent.
#10. PETA protest the relocation of the coyote.
Texas:
#1. Governor spends $1.23 on a .380 ACP Gold Dot Hollow Point and he and the dog keep jogging.
And we wonder why California is Broke?
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