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11/13/12 6:00 P

Now, in Season One I think they showed some starving dogs scavenging for food.

On the farm (Season 2) there were no dogs or cats. Herchel had horses and chickens (some chickens which were fed to the zombies in the barn.)

Season 3, we've seen an owl and a possum. It appears the cats & dogs were the first to go. I agree that Carl needs a dog...something he can get unconditional love from. I don't recall if there were mice or rats at the prison yet.

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11/13/12 3:36 P

Uncanny, my boyfriend and I were just discussing the lack of domestic animals during this past week's episode. We figured that, at least in Woodbury, there should be a few! While I'm sure that many domestic animals would have ended up as meals when people faced starvation, I can't help, but assume most just beat a hasty trail the hell away from populated centres when they realized something was amiss.

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11/13/12 2:08 P

A mute dog, I hope.

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11/13/12 12:04 P

I had forgotten about the horse!

Agree that animals would be scare, but I really want the group to get a dog.

If anyone is in need of the unconditional love of a dog it is that rag tag broken down group people! I mostly just want Carl to have that now that his Mom is gone...



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11/13/12 11:31 A

I think they simply have all been eaten. Either by zombies or starving people. Tho as the natural state of the world begins to grow back, there would be more hiding places for deer and the like.
But I get the point tho that you would think somewhere a few of these pockets of people would have a cow or something stashed away.

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11/13/12 11:09 A

I agree with SF: animals are very perceptive and sensitive to "disturbances in the force." The ones who didn't have the sense to stay away and keep quiet probably already did get eaten, either by humans or walkers. My dog (a Rhodesian/pit/lab mix) howls like crazy whenever someone passes by the house, never mind comes to the door. Pets like this would be a liability for someone trying to hide from zombies, and even the quiet ones would be a strain on already scarce resources. Some captive ones likely died of starvation/dehydration after their owners were killed or turned.

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11/13/12 9:46 A

Just started watching this series- we don't have cable and we do have a 4-year-old, so viewing options are limited. Made the decision to drink coffee at night to stay up for a little grown-ups only viewing time on Netflix (but I digress).

Not sure how this bears up later in the series, but in the first few episodes a zombie horde takes down the horse that Rick rode into town. Also, as the group approaches the CDC I noticed a lot of flies. But, I do agree it would be surprising if there's a noticeable dearth of our familiar critters. Perhaps those cagey cats and cunning canines realized early on that where there's living humans, there's noise and frackas, and that only serves to attract the undead. Maybe they're just steering clear of trouble!

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11/13/12 8:48 A

OK, the devil is in the details and this issue bothers me,

So we have seen a deer, an owl and a possum from what I can recall on Walking Dead.

I would expect to see some crows and a LOT of carrion eaters. The lack of flies especially in the hot summers is disturbing to me also.

And where are all the domesticated animals? Why no cats, dogs, chickens, horses, cows etc.

They have been in some pretty rural places and I just can't believe that a zombie could run down a pack of dogs or trap a cagy cat.

Can't believe that dogs left in a post apocalyptic world would not be still be soliciting human contact...despite that fact that they would probably end up as dog stew at this point.

Maybe it is just too hard to add these fine touches to an already complicated production...

Thoughts....

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