Man eats pet dog to survive

kevin65

Has anyone seen this report?

http://news.sky.com/story/1163239/man-eats-pet-dog-to-survive-after-bear-attack

"A man killed and ate his pet dog in order to stay alive after a bear attack left him with no resources, it has been claimed.

Marco Lavoie has been rescued after being stranded in remote woods in Quebec, Canada, for about three months.

The 44-year-old adventurer was suffering from hypothermia and dehydration and had lost about 90lbs in weight.

He is in a "very serious" condition in hospital.

He had left for a two-month long solo canoe trip near James Bay in mid-July.

Some time after that, a bear wandered into his campsite, ate his food, damaged his survival equipment and destroyed his canoe, leaving him alone with the dog.

A few days after the attack, Mr Lavoie used a rock to kill his German shepherd before eating the animal, a source close to the rescue told the Canadian news agency QMI."

Another report had mentioned that his pet german shepherd had defended him against the bear attack.

And what does he do to his loyal companion? He kills and eats him.

I think I'd starve than do what he did.

donvito99

Jesus, that's ruff.

Frosty McSnowballs

He Should have watched that Bear Grylls box set that his dog got him last Christmas.

dodderangler

I couldn't Bear to eat my dog

AckwelFoley

You wouldn't do it now. But after a few days of no grub your dog will look like a cheese burger when you look at him.

[-0-]

That's pupetic.

Femme_Fatale

A horrible thing for him to have to resort to, and the poor poor dog, but he was stranded/trapped, dehydrated, starved, had hypothermia, possessions destroyed and he had lost 6.5 stone... and probably his mind. The dog was obviously gonna be at death's door too.

The moralising is a bit much given his situation - and the "I wouldn't do it stuff" is ridiculous. Nobody would have a clue what they'd do.

Karl Stein

'Oh no, don't eat me, I'm not dead yet'

thecatspjs

If the dog ate ate him, we'd all be like - "Right on poochie, eat the ****er".

And so we should be

krudler

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

A horrible thing for him to have to resort to, and the poor poor dog, but he was stranded/trapped, dehydrated, starved, had hypothermia, possessions destroyed and he had lost 6.5 stone... and probably his mind. The dog was obviously gonna be at death's door too.

The moralising is a bit much given his situation - and the "I wouldn't do it stuff" is ridiculous. Nobody would have a clue what they'd do.

That really, after not eating for a month you'd be doing anything you could to survive, he did what he had to.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Couldn't he have just bought something to eat or ordered a takeaway? Bloody survivalists, stubborn lot.

Frosty McSnowballs

He could have at least made a German Shepard pie like.

Spring Onion

He did the right thing even though a few days seems a bit preamture. How did he survive the other 87 days? The dog could not feed either and would be losing vital fat reserves. Survival means end justified the means.

:(

Inbox

That was a really ruff thing to do to the dog.

harney

Spring Onion wrote: »

He did the right thing even though a few days seems a bit preamture. How did he survive the other 87 days? The dog could not feed either and would be losing vital fat reserves. Survival means end justified the means.

Perhaps it was half sausage dog, they're long ****ers.

Gummy Panda

And the bear lived happily ever after... with a full belly

Karl Stein

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

the "I wouldn't do it stuff" is ridiculous.

Yeah people tend to be very dogmatic that way and don't paws to consider the desperation. It's not as if they could test themselves in a lab to see if they could hold out.

kneemos

Would have thought there would be fish and and bugs and stuff.

kevin65

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

A horrible thing for him to have to resort to, and the poor poor dog, but he was stranded/trapped, dehydrated, starved, had hypothermia, possessions destroyed and he had lost 6.5 stone... and probably his mind. The dog was obviously gonna be at death's door too.

The moralising is a bit much given his situation - and the "I wouldn't do it stuff" is ridiculous. Nobody would have a clue what they'd do.

No, I wouldn't put myself in that situation - going out into the wilderness without a f*cking clue on how to survive off the land.

Fr_Dougal

Poor doggie.

newmug

This belongs in the "animal and pet issues" forum.

greedygoblin

newmug wrote: »

This belongs in the "animal and pet issues" forum.

Bit late for that now.

Untouchable Peasant

A few days after the attack, Mr Lavoie used a rock to kill his German shepherd before eating the animal.

A few days??

Christ. I had the flu a few weeks back and didn't eat for five days.

If it was two weeks, then I could understand it - but a few days!

Santa Cruz

"Good dog Lassie, fetch the knife and fork, that's a good dog"

dirtyden

kevin65 wrote: »

No, I wouldn't put myself in that situation - going out into the wilderness without a f*cking clue on how to survive off the land.

A good point! What was he at? Sounds like he had a very loose plan of going for a jaunt with his dog in a canoe. A bear stole some of his stuff and he was flummoxed. Id say his experience amounted to watching the discovery channel.

Choochtown

Hopefully he'll learn from the experience...









...maybe bring his pet pig next time!

The Pheasant2

You have to think about it in terms of the difficulties of keeping the dog alive too - he'd have to share a good bit of whatever food/water he found with the dog to keep it going and even then the likelihood would be that it'd starve as the man's food needs obviously come first

Killing the dog was the necessary and humane thing to do. I probably would've killed it after the second day if I hadn't found food yet. At least then its bodyweight would still be decent and you'd get the best use out of him.

irish_goat

I'm sure if it was a pet cow or pig no one would bat an eyelid. :rolleyes:

Bruthal

irish_goat wrote: »

I'm sure if it was a pet cow no one would bat an eyelid. :rolleyes:

Id say they would as he passed in his canoe

WilyCoyote

Yeah, it would not have happened. The cow would have put her leg through the bottom of the canoe. Which reminds me of an adventure limerick that I once heard:

Some trappers that trapped near the Sioux
Wired back for "two punts, one canoe"
The answer next day
Said "cunts on the way
But what the fucks a panoe?"

bumper234

kevin65 wrote: »

No, I wouldn't put myself in that situation - going out into the wilderness without a f*cking clue on how to survive off the land.

He went with all of the equipment needed bit it was either lost/damaged/or broken. I suppose you would have just fashioned a new canoe out of an old log and paddled your way back to civilisation:rolleyes:

°FWIW:

"He survived because he made good decisions. Eating his dog was one of them," said survival expert Andre Francois Bourbeau.[/quote/]

theblaqueguy

Desperate times call for desperate measures
I'd rather eat the dog and stay alive instead of being dead

Fr_Dougal

irish_goat wrote: »

I'm sure if it was a pet cow or pig no one would bat an eyelid. :rolleyes:

Or even a goat...:eek:

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

He'll never get rover it.

Play To Kill

I heard Ray Mears talking about this on BBC radio yesterday, when asked what he would in the same situation he said firstly that he wouldn't eat his dog because he'd never bring a dog on a survival expedition and secondly that he'd call somebody on his satellite phone to be rescued.

kevin65

Play To Kill wrote: »

I heard Ray Mears talking about this on BBC radio yesterday, when asked what he would in the same situation he said firstly that he wouldn't eat his dog because he'd never bring a dog on a survival expedition and secondly that he'd call somebody on his satellite phone to be rescued.

Exactly!

bumper234

Play To Kill wrote: »

I heard Ray Mears talking about this on BBC radio yesterday, when asked what he would in the same situation he said firstly that he wouldn't eat his dog because he'd never bring a dog on a survival expedition and secondly that he'd call somebody on his satellite phone to be rescued.

Did he say what he would have done if a big ass angry bear had wrecked his sat phone

Play To Kill

bumper234 wrote: »

Did he say what he would have done if a big ass angry bear had wrecked his sat phone

No but I presume he'd eat the bear.

Riddle101

It's a dog eat dog world after all.

kowloon

A good dog would bring you back something to eat. Not sure how they'd pay for it though.

Grayson

kevin65 wrote: »

And what does he do to his loyal companion? He kills and eats him.

I think I'd starve than do what he did.

It's a dog, not a child.

dirtyden

bumper234 wrote: »

He went with all of the equipment needed bit it was either lost/damaged/or broken. I suppose you would have just fashioned a new canoe out of an old log and paddled your way back to civilisation:rolleyes:

°FWIW:

"He survived because he made good decisions. Eating his dog was one of them," said survival expert Andre Francois Bourbeau.[/quote/]

I think if he had everything he needed we would not have the dog eating story.

darlett

Now everyone realises the obsession dog owners have with teaching their dog to roll over is so they don't get burnt on one side when being used as a emergency barbeque burger.

Bad dog, overdone again :mad: