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From Idaho's version of the Fat Sherriff Mike, comes this piece of wisdom from Gilett....
Wolf critic blames feds for dog poisonings
JACKSON, Wyo. — An anti-wolf activist says the federal government is behind some recent dog poisonings in Idaho and Wyoming.
Since February, at least seven dogs have died and another nine have been poisoned after eating or being exposed to frankfurters filled with a highly toxic pesticide known as temik.
Investigators believe the poison was meant for area wolves.
Ron Gillet, chairman of the Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition, blames the poisonings on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, saying the pets would not be dying had agents not reintroduced wolves to the Yellowstone area in the mid-1990s.
"It is most unfortunate that these pets were the victims," he said. "However, it would seem obvious that the poison was not put out for pets but for Canadian wolves which are devastating our wildlife and also mutilating our pets."
Gillet also called government officials "criminals," and criticized agents for their investigation of the poisonings.
Federal agent Dominic Domenici said that rhetoric and other evidence suggests the poisonings are more about hating the government than hating wolves.
"This is an anti-government type movement," he said. "I think they've used the wolf as their rallying point."
Wolf supporters, meanwhile, argue the incidents show Wyoming is not ready to manage gray wolves if they are removed from federal protection under the endangered species act.
The animals, they say, remain vulnerable and in need of protection.