Caught in the act
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Editor,
This letter is in response to the one written on behalf of the owner of some dogs who are menacing, hazing killers. This dog pack (yes, pack) has been responsible for harassing, killing calves and hazing the cattle. They also killed three of my hens and a very popular rooster “Alexander” who was published in the Missoulian not once but twice on the front page. Many senior citizens and daycare students from Missoula to Kalispell will miss him. He was also in a prominent chicken magazine last fall. My friends and I found enjoyment and laughs with this monarch. I don’t know if I can ever replace him. He was a pure white, 37-pound, Cornish Cross, a beauty to see. He watched over the farm giving warning to the hens and other animals when danger was around. Now the hens have no protector. The hens are in danger of being the pack’s other meal. Tie your dogs up and keep them in your yard. People who care for their dogs the way you protest, keep them home and an eye on them. When they come onto a ranch 1/4-mile from any road, they are trespassing and considered vermin. I let the owner of these dogs know long ago they were coming onto the farm and so did others. The dog was not hunted down; he was caught in the act.
Jana Clairmont
Polson
