The article below my little commentary was just released from AZ Central. I want to let everyone know (in the event they have been living under a log for the last ten years) that all animals in Arizona are covered by animal cruelty laws. This includes feral cats, wild horses, burros, birds, lizards, whatever.
You can't just go out to the desert and start killing things, no matter how great it makes you feel. (Which is really pathetic in and of itself). You can't do it in the neighborhoods, no matter how much that stray cat bothers you, or how much your neighbor's dog barks. Animal cruelty (and yes, that includes trapping and relocating, injuring, torturing, or shooting any animal without a hunting license or permit) is a FELONY offense in Arizona. Do it to someone's pet and you face a lawsuit and a citation.
If you want to go shoot something, get a hunting license.
And if anyone knows who is responsible for this particular shooting, please call 1-800-637-9152.
There's $5,000 in it for you.
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Here's the release from AZ Central:
Offroad vehicle enthusiasts found 11 wild burros shot to death on public land north of Morgan City Wash near Lake Pleasant, Bureau of Land Management authorities said Monday.
The carcasses were found over the weekend by off-road vehicle riders in the area.
"We are investigating this crime, and we want people with information to call us," BLM Supervisory Ranger Patrick Brasington said in a news release.
A $5,000 reward is being offered, and anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-637-9152.
The incident occurred within the last week on public lands north of the metro area where the BLM manages a naturally-occurring wild burro heard of 280.
Brasington said the burros, which included a Jennie and several Jacks and colts, were found in an area that is accessible by ATVs, four-wheel drive or on foot.
The BLM's National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board is scheduled to meet in Reno, Nev., next Monday. According to the bureau's website, the agenda includes discussion on the management, protection, and control of wild horses and burros on Western public rangelands.
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"If you want to go shoot something, get a hunting license."
Better yet, go target shooting and leave living creatures alone!
Thanks Stacy for sharing this story.
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