San Diego to blast seals from beach with dog noise
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN DIEGO - Officials in San Diego are hoping that a dog's bark is worse than its bite.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports the city plans to seek court permission to use recordings of barking dogs to discourage seals from taking up residence at the popular Children's Pool beach in La Jolla.
It's part of an annual $700,000 plan to disperse about 200 seals at the beach.
Marine experts say the seals likely will adjust to the noise, but city officials say their backup plan is to add other sounds and spray the seals with water.
Animal rights activists say they'll oppose the plan.
As I read this story I couldn't help but think the people in San Diego had failed to really think this one through all the way. Have they done studies into whether seals hate dog sounds. Maybe they don't. Maybe it will attract more. Maybe then the seals will adapt their bodies to land and overrun our cities, especially dog parks and kennels, mating with our canines and causing havoc. Or maybe it will work. It's 50/50 I'd say.
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