After reading the BDN June 9 article by Brenda Coleman titled, “Dog study finds traits that make some breeds more apt to bite,” I had to reflect on how our tax dollars are used.

With all the crying needs for our citizens does it really make sense to conduct such a study? How will we benefit? And to make matters worse, the article states “A study by researchers with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that German shepherds and chow chows were more likely to bite than other breeds.”, followed by the earth-shattering statement that “Also risky were male or unneutered dogs, and to a smaller degree dogs belonging to a household with children chained in a yard.”, which leaves the nonbiters to only be unspayed female dogs that don’t belong to a household that are running free.

And even more outrageous is the statement that “The work was done in Denver because the lead author, Dr. Kenneth Gershman, was there at the time.”

There must be better ways of serving the taxpayers with the money the IRS collects from many who are in need of food, medical insurance, and education. Jim Brown Hampden