Outrage after husky pup shot and killed by hunter
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A wave of anti-hunting outrage has been sparked online after a hunter in Montana, US, took to social media to pose alongside the carcass of a Siberian husky that she had shot and skinned .
The woman in question, Amber Rose, claims that she mistook the dog for a wolf pup. She shared the graphic images on Facebook of her clutching a rifle and grinning while holding up the animal’s body.
“So this morning I set out for a solo predator hunt for a fall black bear however I got the opportunity to take another predator wolf pup 2022 was a great feeling to text my man and say I just smoked a wolf pup. #firstwolf #onelesspredatorMT,” Rose wrote.
“Amber Rose here hunted, shot, AND SKINNED a HUSKY.. not a wolf, an obvious #HUSKY,” one furious Twitter user pointed out.
“Also the fact that she is calling it a ‘pup’ concerns me that she thinks it’s OK to hunt young animals which, as you know, is not good for an area’s ecosystem #revokeherlicense,” the animal lover added.
@MontanaFWP Amber Rose here hunted, shot, AND SKINNED a HUSKY.. not a wolf, an obvious #HUSKY. Also the fact that she is calling it a “pup” concerns me that she thinks it’s ok to hunt young animals which, as you know, is not good for an areas eco system #revokeherlicense pic.twitter.com/hPNLzBzbJq
— Tracy 🖤🏳️🌈 (@impurrfectwitch) September 26, 2022
Another user seethed that “this woman is bragging about trapping, killing, and skinning a dog while claiming it’s a wolf pup. This is very clearly a Siberian Husky … I hope that @MontanaFWP looks into this.”
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office released a statement saying it had been contacted by someone who reported picking up “several husky and shepherd mix dogs” in the area of Doris Creek in the Flathead National Forest.
The department said it was advised that one of the dogs “may have been shot”.
“The parties were able to pick up 11 dogs which were turned over to Animal Control and taken to the animal shelter,” a statement read. “During this investigation, we were advised through Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks that one of the dogs may have been shot.”
The Sheriff’s Office, Animal Control and Fish and Game agencies say that they have launched investigations into the shooting.
Amber Rose reacted to the condemnation by admitting her mistake — but insisted that she shot the animal in self-defence.
“Yes I made a mistake because I did think it was a hybrid wolf pup,” she wrote, adding that she was unaware of several dogs “being dropped 11 miles into the wilderness”.
The woman pushed back against her critics by saying that she is “human” and made a mistake.