Dog shot by trespassing hunters
The Associated Press
BRODHEADSVILLE -- Tory Warner said she heard a shot and a yelp, then two more shots as she ran up the dirt road from her barn.
Warner said she found her injured dog lying in the road, and saw hunters heading for their vehicles. "I went chasing after them. I was screaming at them," Warner said.
The dog, Max, a 2-yar-old Rottweiler, was shot in the head, shoulder and stomach, and was euthanized at Brodheadsville Veterinary Clinic. Warner said state police told her they would not file charges because the dog was not tied up. She said the dog was only unleashed when she was outside with him, and she now fears for the safety of her other two dogs, five cats and two horses.
"It's like they don't care that it's private property," said Warner, who said she has been "a hunter, a respectful hunter," since she was 16. "Our place is posted like crazy," she said.
Neighbor Rob Sawada said the hunters were on his property, even though it is posted and he expects people to ask permission to hunt there. "There won't be any more hunting, not even people I know," he said. A state game warden was investigating.
Centre Daily Times | 12/01/2006 | Dog shot by trespassing hunters