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Horse
Butte Resident, Susan McClure 04/05/06
Dear Governor,
My name is Susan McClure. I live in the Horse Butte area of
the Rainbow Point pennisula outside West Yellowstone, MT. Yesterday,
a large hazing operation took place which involved numerous
DOL personnel on horseback, forest service, fish & game,
the sherriff, etc. They were hazing some 300 bison off the Horse
Butte. I WANT TO KNOW WHY?????
The Munn Ranch which is part of the Butte has sold and there
will be no cattle or horses there this summer. That eliminates
the so-called bruscellosis threat. So why are my tax dollars
being wasted for this frivolous effort?? When Karrie Taggart
and I met with you back on March 11, 2004, you stated that if
you became governor the bison hazing would become a non-issue
quickly. You are governor and have been for over a year now
and the bison hazing is still very much an issue. It shouldn't
be an issue period but especially not when there are no longer
cattle coming to this area.
We, the Horse Butte Neighbors of Buffalo, want it stopped and
stopped now. They are hazing newborn calves, some with umbilical
cords still hanging, and for all we know pregnant females who
could give birth at any moment. So we can't be lied to anymore
and told that it is because cattle will be on the Butte this
summer. What line of crap will we get fed next as the DOL and
Park Service try to shove this act down our throats? Tourists
stop to take pictures of BISON not cattle.
Please respond.
Thank You,
Susan McClure
Horse Butte Neighbors of Buffalo |
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