October 5, 2009
Dealing with wolves on an Oregon ranch
Curt Jacobs
On Good Friday morning three generations of Jacobs got to experience firsthand the havoc two wolves could wreak.
Just a two-minute jaunt from our sleeping households, four of the five documented wolf attacks occurred on what we call the "Home Ranch," a 640-acre chunk of farm and pastureland, just a part of what we make a living on in this high desert country.
From that day in April until today, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and Animal Damage Control confirmed 29 lambs, a pet goat and one calf killed on two ranches. This act stirred and spread the hotbed of debate in our small ranching community of Keating Valley to the Legislature in Salem and beyond.
We not only suffered the loss of these confirmed cases, but that of five more non-confirmed kills on both the Moore Ranch north of us and our own ranch. Our livestock has been harassed and chased through fences, and now our dogs display behavior that signifies "Beware, 'they' are out there!" We have tracked the wolves coming right down the road by our corrals behind my mom and dad's house. The feeling of being watched for a weak spot in the line is not a pleasant one.
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It’s easy to be hundreds or thousands of miles away and support the current rules that don’t allow ranchers to protect their livestock or themselves from wolf attacks. But until you are in the position of going to bed every night wondering if your livelihood will still be there when you wake up, you probably can’t understand what that’s like. So even though these wolf advocates don’t seem to care about these affected families, they should at least read this account of the fear and agony this is causing.
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Wolves Attacking Livestock
Oregon ranchers seek freedom in handling wolves
Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:07 PM PDT
By The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is working to persuade lawmakers to change the current Wolf Management Plan and allow them to kill or capture wolves that harass or attack their sheep.
Curt Jacobs, a cattleman who operates a ranch outside Baker City, told a legislative committee Thursday about how wolves killed 24 of his lambs and injured three others. The association brought pictures of the attacks to further their point. One showed a lamb split in two.
Under current law ranchers can only haze wolves. An association lobbyist says the change would give ranchers more “tools” to work with. Read More
A rancher needs the ability to protect their livestock. Being forced to sit there and watch your livestock suffer needlessly and see your livelihood threatened is asking a lot for our food producers to do. Hopefully these elected officials will realize how important it is to change these rules.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 8:07 PM PDT
By The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is working to persuade lawmakers to change the current Wolf Management Plan and allow them to kill or capture wolves that harass or attack their sheep.
Curt Jacobs, a cattleman who operates a ranch outside Baker City, told a legislative committee Thursday about how wolves killed 24 of his lambs and injured three others. The association brought pictures of the attacks to further their point. One showed a lamb split in two.
Under current law ranchers can only haze wolves. An association lobbyist says the change would give ranchers more “tools” to work with. Read More
A rancher needs the ability to protect their livestock. Being forced to sit there and watch your livestock suffer needlessly and see your livelihood threatened is asking a lot for our food producers to do. Hopefully these elected officials will realize how important it is to change these rules.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
ALF Terrorists Strike Again
Animal rights advocates say they freed mink at Oregon farm
By Hal Bernton
Seattle Times staff reporter
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is claiming responsibility for releasing 40 mink Monday from a fur farm in Jefferson, Ore., and for destroying the farm's breeding records.
In a communiqué released Tuesday evening, ALF said the mink might face a tough road away from the farm but that it was better "to die free" than at the hands of captors. It also warned that the sabotage would continue unless the owners of the Jefferson Fur Farm shut down their operation. Read More
The United States number one domestic terrorist threat is the Animal Liberation Front according to the FBI. They have attacked several mink farms over the years, causing a lot of damage. The FBI has been more successful as of late in identifying and convicting these terrorists.
By Hal Bernton
Seattle Times staff reporter
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is claiming responsibility for releasing 40 mink Monday from a fur farm in Jefferson, Ore., and for destroying the farm's breeding records.
In a communiqué released Tuesday evening, ALF said the mink might face a tough road away from the farm but that it was better "to die free" than at the hands of captors. It also warned that the sabotage would continue unless the owners of the Jefferson Fur Farm shut down their operation. Read More
The United States number one domestic terrorist threat is the Animal Liberation Front according to the FBI. They have attacked several mink farms over the years, causing a lot of damage. The FBI has been more successful as of late in identifying and convicting these terrorists.
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