Date:         Fri, 9 Aug 2002 02:59:02 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      ethical treatment - was: Re: WTB: front passenger side turn signal
Comments: To: Timeroot@aol.com
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In a message dated 8/8/02 3:52:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Timeroot@AOL.COM
writes:


> I hit a deer with my 84 vanagon a few nights ago, and am in need of a front
> passenger side turn signal. Anyone have one or know where one is for sale?
> Any help is appreciated.
>

i have about 20 of those front signal lenses.. let me know.  ps, was the deer
killed?
if it wasnt, did you put it out of its misery?   sounds cruel - but think of
it.....  there is a deer laying maimed, its internal organs hanging out,
laying on the side of the road, sometimes for hours, still ALIVE, slowly
dying...in horrible pain the whole time.   what did you do?   i have never
hit an animal on the road, but if i did, i would not let it lay there
writhing in pain for hours dying  a slow death...   if it was a domestic pet
i would try to do what i could for it, attempt to locate its owner or
possibly taking it to a vet if there looked like a chance it would survive..
if it was a wild animal, i would put it out of its misery if its condition
looked terminal.  i realize this is not a topic for the vanagon list, and
please dont let this turn into a thread, but it is a scenario that some
vanagon drivers will have to face at one point or another..    no, im not an
animal rights activist, it just made me think..
anyway, here's a tip - i think the best way to prevent a possible collision
between animals and vehicles is to immediately sound the horn when you see an
animal at the side of the road, or running out into the road..  they respond
to sound better than sight.   they freeze whent hey see headlights - but the
horn will scare them away. this is proven, and does work...     lay on the
horn the next time you see a animal run out in front of you, and i bet it
will turn right around and run the other way saving its life and possibly
yours.
now back to vanagons..  :<)
chris