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Subject: wow I never thought of that I am glad I didn't buy one!!!
Posted by Sarah on February 18, 1999 at 06:34:30:

In Reply to: THINK ABOUT THIS! posted by Kris and Java )i( on February 18, 1999 at 05:58:49:

: hello! i am going to scare the hell out of you all. i know this may be a couple of days late, but it is something i think we can all apprecite. has anyone ever seen someone hanged? do you know in most cases the neck is snapped? do you know why? because the weight of the body+force of downward motion proves too heavy a burden for the vertebrae to bear.
: now, if you use a leash that around your gliders neck and it jumps (and it will, i assure you) if the leash jerks it backward or it jumps over something and it either misses its' mark or the leash isn't long enough.......IT WILL SNAP YOUR GLIDERS NECK.
: i don't know about the rest of you, but i am not willing to take that chance. i have not actually heard of this happening to a glider, but it happens to dogs, and it happens to cats (hence the breakaway collars)
: i apologize if that is very grapihic, but i feel strongly that neck leashes should not be used with this animal. use a figure eight, or whatever, but please don't use this type. and yes, companies will market products that are unsafe.i love you all and do not want to hear of anyone losing a glider, much less this way. please accept my apologies for any offence i may have made. but do your best friend a favor, just think about it.........
: k and J)i(

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