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I am pleased to see people getting involved in this story. I love animals, and yes to the chagrin of the Timberjay editorial staff, animals seem to love me, for some reason unexplained. All the dogs in our neighborhood tend to gravitate to our area and hang out all day. Deer, partridge, even ducks walk up from the lake to "hang out" with me. When I was a kid, I worked at the stockyards in Cook. Those feeder calves were going to slaughter, but those big brown eyes would focus on me for some unknown reason, where they would ignore others. This story sickens me! I can't afford to husband horses, cattle or chickens, but if I could, I would make sure they could count on me to provide shelter and feed for them.

This matter tugs at my heart. I hate to think about it each time I see the photos. I don't think jail time for the owner is the answer...awareness and creating an understanding what an owner's responsibilities are is more pro-active to avoid this in the future.

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