{"id":1528,"date":"2011-12-28T00:32:56","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T07:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2011-12-28T00:32:56","modified_gmt":"2011-12-28T07:32:56","slug":"prairie-dogs-remind-residents-we-have-rights-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1528","title":{"rendered":"Prairie Dogs Remind Residents \u201cWe Have Rights Too\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<a href=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/prairie-dogs-rights.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/prairie-dogs-rights.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"prairie-dogs-rights\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1529\" \/><\/a>\nIn a desperate attempt to save their lives and homes, the prairie dogs have posted signs letting Stapleton residents know they have rights. Head prairie dog \u201cDougey\u201d is leading the attempt. \u201cWhat\u2019s frustrating to us is that we have lived here much longer,\u201d says Dougey. \u201cAnd now, they want to clear us out to create a park? No justice.\u201d\n<!--more-->\nForrest City does not agree with Dougey. \u201cWe told these prairie dogs five years ago they would have to go,\u201d says project leader Mike Christensen. \u201cWe can\u2019t be blamed if they have not found new homes. In fact, when real estate is tough to get for humans, it is easy to get for prairie dogs. It should be high times for prairie dogs.\u201d\n\u201cThe issue is not finding another place,\u201d says Dougey. \u201cWe know we could do that. But this is our home now.\u201d  The Stapletonion conducted some research but was unable to find any information on the actual rights of prairie dogs. \u201cIt is more of an attempt to get rights,\u201d says Dougey. \u201cNo, there is nothing currently that says we have specific rights.\u201d\nIf prairie dogs were able to get rights, Dougey outlined what those would be:\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li> Be paid fair market value for our current homes<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li> Two year extension to find new homes<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li> Be given a relocation package<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li> Allowed one member\/voice on SUN Board and all its committees<\/li>\n\n\n\t\n\n<li> Right to bear arms<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\nAt this point it is highly unlikely that any rights will be granted to the prairie dogs, however we must applaud their efforts.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-issue-20","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}