Wyoming: After a Pit Bull attacked and bit off her nose, little girl gets miracle surgery to create a new one

WYOMING -- Based on the lack of discussion about the Pit Bull in all of the postings and comments, this makes me think it was the family's dog. 

Usually people are asking, "Whose dog was it?" "Did the police take it?" "Are charges being filed?" With this case, there's no mention of it at all. 

On their YouCaring fundraising page, the little girl's father actually went so far in his Facebook post as to tell readers - people they're asking money from - to "keep your comments to yourself about the dog. It was an accident and is being taken care of"

Yep. Pretty much confirmed - it was their Pit Bull. Or another family member's Pit Bull. Why else would they be so defensive about anyone daring to give their opinion about Pit Bulls??

That being said, prayers for this little girl who ended up being the victim of delusional, in-denial adults. I hope she recovers completely with a beautiful new nose. Modern medicine can do amazing things.

 

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook March 27, 2018 ·

And we are finally done! She did such a wonderful job.

As most of you know this step consisted of providing cartilage to her nose. Her nose shape did not change too much for this step.

They decided to take a piece if her rib from her left side and than a piece from her ear. They also kind of chiseled around her nostrils making actual holes in her nose now! They also took the plastic piece from the top of her head off as it was starting to have a funky smell.

We will be taking care of that wound without the plastic piece now. It looks fantastic. We are scheduled to come back in one week and than again in 3 to 4 weeks. Thanks for all the continued prayers.

It's an amazing procedure and they do a wonderful job and keep us updated in such stressful times. Couldn't ask for a better place to be.

Sha'ron Shay Montoya posted on Facebook ·
I am asking that your church please pray for my granddaughter addie montoya she had her face bitten off by a pit bull she underwent another surgery yesterday to try a rebuild her nose and will have to have more surgery every three weeks or so for a year she is only 4 pray for a healing also please share and pray for a financial blessing there is a you caring account to help with medical cost

 

 

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Mike Montoya posted on Facebook August 19, 2017 ·
UPDATE:
I can not thank everyone enough for the prayers and good vibes that we have had. This little girl has always had god by her side through life and everyone's prayers are working! Please continue them.

Addie is doing great. She can not do things on her own right now. They have her pretty sedated and she will be for at least the next 5 days. She has a machine helping her breathe and eat in the mean time. The doctors attached HER nose!!!!.... But.... We will not know for a few days if the process worked. Basically just waiting for this little leach to be our best friends and help her get correct blood supply pumping and leaving the nose. YES I said leach. It is still new to us all! Doctors included.

A split second and their daughter's life was changed forever

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook August 19, 2017 ·
UPDATE: Things have went slightly downhill. But we are still optimistic and hopeful!! Addie has received a blood transfusion as she is losing too much. The leaches are not latching to her nose anymore like they were before. We figured maybe its because the blood flow is not not good. And we were right. The Dr poked her nose a few times with a needle. And before blood would gush... Now absolutely no blood will come out... Which means the blood is not flowing correctly.

She is a fighter and we will remain upbeat as she once pulled out a miracle we know she's capable of another!

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook August 20, 2017 ·
UPDATE: 8-20-17 9:45AM
We can not express how much we appreciate the prayers that have been sent to our little girl and our family. UNFORTUNATELY they CANT save her little nose. She has had no blood flow in almost 24 hours. We will be meeting with a surgeon soon to discuss alternative surgery and actions. In the meantime they will bring her back! She will be heavily medicated to ease the pain and be sleepy but we will be able to see her open her gorgeous eyes! There's a silver lining!
So please please keep sending prayers and good vibes as this is ALL we need right now!


Mike Montoya posted on Facebook August 25, 2017 ·
UPDATE: 5:30 pm AUG. 25
Miss addie absolutely HATED the hyperbaric chamber! She wanted nothing to do with the cool submarine. And! Wanted nothing to do with the cool astronaut hat. 😂 but she took it like a champ anyway and was awesome! She got her tubes in last night and than at 9am this morning we went to another hospital. (First time outside in one week; she loved it!) And she spent about 1.5 hours in the chamber. Doc says if she came to the chamber sooner he thinks he could have saved most of her perfect nose.... But that wasn't the case.... So now we will do the chamber M-F at 1:00 and save as much as we can at this point. They are very optimistic about the bridge of her nose mostly surviving. As for her nostrils they are already dead :( as you can clearly see in the pic below what is dark black has not survived.

So she gets a break for the weekend. No one bothering her except for she has to wear an oxygen mask at all times now. Not because her oxygen is low but because the oxygen will once again help the infected area. So! Please keep her in your thoughts and send good vibes. We love you all very much and appreciate the love and support back.

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook August 26, 2017 ·
UPDATE: 9:40am AUG 26
Holy mother truck you guys!!
Can you see the difference between the second and third picture!! Her nose already is showing a huge difference in not even 24 hours of the hyperbaric chamber treatment! Woohoo
First and second picture is how fast it died in just a few days. :(
But lets hope this new treatment does the job!

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook September 5, 2017 ·
This beautiful gem just got out of surgery and it went great. They were actually able to save quite a bit of the tissue from her nose. So we decided to change plans a bit and wait it out. We will be able to go home FRIDAY and let it heal for 3 weeks before we have to come back for surgery. In the meantime she will continue the hyperbaric treatments. If the tissue does not collapse during this time they will just reconstruct some nostrils for her and go from there. If the tissue does end up collapsing than our alternative would be the prosthesis as its a less process than the other options.

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook February 12, 2018 ·
This precious gem gets a haircut tomorrow and has surgery on March 6th! She is super excited to pick the shape of her nose, it will be beyond perfect!

 

 

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook March 6, 2018 ·
PLEASE: Remember this is a process. After today's surgery her nose isn't going to look exactly like a nose. This is just the first step, with several more to come in a short period of time.

This Beauty has just one more hour to wait before she goes into surgery for her new Nose! Woo-hoo. Such an exciting but nerve wrecking day. Can't wait to see results.

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook March 15, 2018 ·
Here is an update on Miss Addie. 👑She is doing magnificent.
She hasn't been in any pain for the past few days. We have her next surgery on the 27th!

Mike Montoya posted on Facebook March 26, 2018 ·
 This Beauty has her next surgery Tuesday morning. We are headed for Denver tomorrow. Let's pray for the absolute best as always.  ♥ ☺
BTW she still loves her furry friends!

Wyoming: Maria Jackson-Ramirez, 26, was arrested after she failed to appear in court after being charged with animal cruelty

Full Name: Maria Yesenia Jackson-Ramirez
Gender: Female
City: Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
Height: 5'02"
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: BLACK
Eye Color: BROWN
Arrest Age: 26
Arrest Date: 04/15/2017
Arrest Time: 7:00 PM
Arresting Agency: ROCK SPRINGS POLICE DEPT
Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Total Bond: $660
Charge
#1 WRNT- RSMC- FTA- CRUELTY TO ANIMAL
BOND: $660

Wyoming: Sick horse manages to survive 6 weeks fending for itself after being abandoned to die in the wilderness

WYOMING --  If you think you've had a tough winter, consider the plight of a Wyoming pack horse that was left for dead and survived on its own in the wolf-infested national forest for six weeks.

The Jackson Hole News & Guide this week is reporting the remarkable survival story of Valentine, a 6-year-old pack horse that had fallen ill during the November hunting season and was basically left for dead in the the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

When she was detected by a snowmobile trail groomer in mid-December, the outfitter was dumbstruck.

How did she recover from her illness?

How did she find enough food in snow that piled up to five feet deep and temperatures that dipped to minus 30 degrees?

And how did she elude the wolves that would have found her bogged down and easy prey?

It's an equine Revenant movie in the making.

“She hung high up North Forth and Fish Creek, and I think that’s what saved her from the wolves,” said BJ Hill, owner and operator of Swift Creek Outfitters and Teton Horseback Adventures.

Knowing the horse was alive was one thing. The rescue would be equally remarkable.

The mare was about 6 miles down from the Continental Trail — a sidehill snowmobile route that wouldn’t normally be packed and groomed at that point in December.

“I ride a brand-new 800 RMK snowmobile and it was challenging for the three of us to actually snowmobile down to where she was,” said U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer Dirk Chalfant, who joined the attempt with the outfitter and his son.

But when the horse spotted them, she made it clear she did not want to be left behind again.

“She didn’t want to spend another night back there alone,” Chalfant told reporter Melissa Cassutt. “If we had to leave her and drive away, I think she would have been heartbroken.”

The men brought hay for the gaunt horse and used their snowmobiles to pack a negotiable path out.

The weather wasn't helping: a storm that day dumped about 8 inches of new snow as they worked.

The snowmobile groomer came in on a road below the rescue and assisted by packing a route out. The snowmobile rescuers would pack it more, and still the horse had to have a huge heart for survival to continue.

“That horse would walk in our tracks and break through into 5 feet of snow,” Chalfant said. “We just took the time it took. It basically took eight hours — 1 mile an hour — to lead it out.

“She never quit,” Chalfant said. “She never tied up.”

After what Chalfant estimated was 20 miles of travel, they finally reached the Moccasin Basin parking lot east of Togwotee Pass, where they loaded her up in a trailer to take her back to her winter home in Pavillion.

“To be honest with you,” Chalfant said, “when we went down there, we didn’t think we could get her out. But all the stars aligned.

“To me, it was a Christmas miracle.”

Update: This story is taking off on social media.  Predictably, a lot of people are calling for the outfitter's head. Some are saying he was an idiot for not having a gun, and in that case he should have put the horse down rather than abandon it in the forest.

IN COLORADO, IF YOU ABANDON YOUR ANIMAL TO DIE, YOU WILL BE CHARGED WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY 

Most states have laws that say you cannot abandon your animals. Yes, there may be emergency situations where you have to leave an animal behind, but you are responsible for that animal - and if you choose to do nothing, you will be charged with animal cruelty. 

In 2012, Anthony Joseph Ortolani was charged with animal cruelty after abandoning his German Shepherd on Mount Bierstadt.

Ortolani said he was forced to leave the dog on the mountain when a storm was moving in and the dog couldn't walk because of blisters. Ortolani says had a younger hiker with him and was worried about descending safely.

He claimed he contacted authorities who allegedly told him it was "too dangerous" during the storm. However, once the storm cleared, Ortolani still made no effort to retrieve his dog - or confirm that she had died and wasn't still suffering up on the mountain.

Animal lovers took turns carrying her down the
mountain. Why couldn't Ortolani have done this
for a dog he claimed to love so much?

The dog managed to survive for eight days on the craggy peak at about 13,000 feet before a group of hikers found her. She was severely dehydrated and was having trouble breathing. They made a coordinated effort, taking turns carrying her down the mountain because she couldn't walk.

Everybody says, 'Why didn't you go back?” My condition was significantly deteriorated, my emotional condition was no good, I thought she was dead,' Ortolani told reporters.

MAURY JONES TRIES TO JUSTIFY ABANDONING THIS HORSE TO DIE

But Facebook reader Maury Jones offered a reality check an excuse:

Is it more humane to kill a sick horse or hope it gets well? If it gets well, it has lots of grass and water nearby. Put yourself in that position; You do not have a firearm, just pepper spray. You are 20 miles to the trailhead and have to make it there by dark because you are leading a long pack string of horses through grizzly country. What would you do?

Yes, they had to leave it but the frequently checked the trailhead and asked anyone riding the trail if they had seen the horse. No one had, so BJ and his guide didn't "abandon" the horse.

When even more vile threats and comments were made toward the outfitter, Jones posted this detailed account in the comments with the original story by the Jackson Hole paper:

Here is the true story, and I knew it the moment I read the article. I called BJ last night and got the straight scoop and it was exactly as I figured it was. I know BJ Hill well and he takes good care of his stock and cares about them (and, by the way, he is no friend of the wolf). He had a riding stable right near mine in Alpine one summer so I know how he takes care of his horses.

When his wranglers were packing out, the mare became ill. Couldn't continue. She was lying on her side groaning and breathing heavy.

 So his wranglers had the option of trying to kill her without a firearm on them (slit her throat with a Leatherman pocket knife? Beat her to death with rocks?) or leaving her hoping she would get well. They didn't have a firearm because pepper spray is the correct and non-lethal way to deal with grizzlies. A gun is just one more heavy thing to have to pack and carry.

OK let me ask this: what if you found yourself in an emergency situation? No cell phone service to call 911 and for whatever reason - horse died, ran off, etc. you are unable to hike out on your own. Would you still be thinking, "Boy I'm glad I didn't bring that heavy gun with me"...

They chose to leave her there and, fortunately she survived but unfortunately it was a long time before she was found.

One would normally expect the horse to come on down the trail after she got better, before the snow got deep, the direction her friend horses went. That would be normal horse behavior, to follow the trail back. BJ and his staff checked the trailhead frequently and talked to people using that trail and no one had seen her.

So BJ surmised she had died and been picked to the bones by coyotes, wolves, bears, eagles, and ravens. It wasn't worth a 20 mile ride back up there to see a pile of bones.

He was surprised when she was located alive. It took BJ, his son, and a Forest Ranger a full day in below-zero temperatures to rescue the horse. 20 miles of working diligently to pack down a trail with snowmobile and help the horse along to get her home. BJ said she is in a corral next to his home and doing just fine.

[edited for length]

Maury Jones defends abandoning the animal to die. Does he also defend the decision they made for SIX WEEKS to not bother to go back and try to retrieve her? He says it's not' "worth a 20 mile ride back up there"... well, the men who saved her life didn't think it's too much trouble to bring hay to her and lead her back down to where they could put her in a trailer and take her to safety. 

I could see leaving her behind in a life or death situation. But you are responsible for your animal. They had a duty to return as soon as possible and to either lead her out or to go back to shoot her and put her out of her misery or to confirm that she had died, whether on her own or because she had been attacked, killed and eaten by something.

(The Spokesman Review - Jan 19, 2017)

Related:

• Colorado: Anthony Ortolani charged with animal cruelty for abandoning German Shepherd on mountain

Wyoming: McDonald's drive-thru had some horses, 'E-I-E-I ... whoa!'

WYOMING -- It looked like a scene from Old MacDonald’s farm instead of a McDonald’s drive-thru.

On Friday afternoon, two Powell boys got on their horses and rode through town — and stopped by McDonald’s — with a goat in tow.

“We just wanted to get out of the house and do something,” explained Joel Perez, 15.

“Just bored,” added Trajen Collins, 13.

Though born out of boredom, their outing ended up entertaining hundreds of thousands of people on Facebook.

The friends, who were on Christmas break, live near each other north of Powell. They hadn’t planned to take along a goat on Friday’s trip to town.

“We started going, and I guess the goat just wanted to come for a ride,” Perez said. “It just started walking right behind us.”

The goat — aptly named Goat — isn’t always the friendly type.

“Most the time you can’t even touch it,” Collins said.

Even though she wasn’t on a lead, Goat stuck by the teens’ side as they rode a few miles into town; she waited with them in the McDonald’s drive-thru. Perez ordered a couple of Hot ‘n Spicy sandwiches, but they didn’t get any fast food for the animals.

“We were thinking about getting the goat a salad, but that was it,” Collins said. “She ate grass a little bit earlier.”

They also stopped by Shopko and Family Dollar to get a bowl and water for the animals, Perez said.

The teens tied their horses outside the stores, but Goat remained untied.

“She just stayed with the horses,” Collins said.

While it isn’t unusual to see folks on horseback in Powell, the goat did turn some heads.

“There were a couple people who had to look a second time to see if that was really a goat or a dog,” Collins said.

The sight also drew the attention of thousands of other people across the country.

The Tribune posted a photo to Facebook that showed the goat standing between the two teens on horseback in the McDonald’s drive-thru on Friday. Within a few hours, the photo easily surpassed the Tribune’s most popular post of 2016.

By Wednesday, the post had reached more than 427,000 people on Facebook and had been shared by more than 3,570 users around the country.

“I’ve seen several photos like this over the years, but I must say (this is) the first one with a goat! Love it!” commented Judy Fossum of Montana. “You go boys!”

“Did it get the ‘kids’ meal?” quipped Janice Bailey of Powell.

“Good Lord, now my grandsons are gonna want to take their goat to town,” wrote Susan Pascoe of Powell.

Collins’ mom, Christy Tharp, said the boys had asked for permission to ride their horses, but she didn’t know they were going into town until she saw the Facebook post and “shenanigans” on Friday afternoon. (Perez and Collins said they didn’t get in trouble with their parents.)

The boys were surprised by the response on social media.

Both said they would ride their horses into town again.

“When it’s warmer,” Perez said.

“It was fun, but cold,” Collins added.

(Galveston county The Daily news - Jan 5, 2017)

Wyoming: Jesse Reay, 33, charged with animal cruelty

Full Name: Jesse Lee Reay
Gender: Male
City: Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 250 lbs
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: BLUE
Arrest Age: 33
Date: 01/04/2017
Time: 12:57 PM
Arresting Agency: SWEETWATER COUNTY SHERIFF
Total Bond: $40,000
Charges

1. WRNT-SCCE-STRANGULATION OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBER
2. DOMESTIC BATTERY
3. INTERENCE W/ EMERGENCY CALLS
4. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Wyoming: Man describes how he was attacked by a German Shepherd and a Pit Bull one night

WYOMING -- On 9/22 got attacked by German shepherd and pit bull got away with only one bite on my arm down south Torrington about 10:35 pm.

I just stood very still while they got up close and back away circling me every time they backed away I shuffled my feet one step at a time it took me 25 minutes to move about 60 feet to get away then the stars disappeared.

I did not get scared or cry I been getting away this way since I grew up down south so never panic.

Wyoming: Jessica Dorsey, 37, is arrested after she didn't bother to show up in court on a charge of owning a vicious dog

Full Name: Jessica Lynn Dorsey
Gender: Female
Block: Green River Way
City: Green River, Wyoming 82935
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 180 lbs
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: GREEN
Arrest Age: 37
Arrest Date: 11/02/2016
Arrest Time: 7:04 PM
Arresting Agency: GREEN RIVER POLICE DEPT.
Arrest Location: Total Bond: $545
Charge
#1 WRNT-GRMC-FTA-VICIOUS ANIMAL
BOND: $545
NOTES: Jessica Dorsey, age 37 of Green River, was arrested per an active Green River Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of a vicious animal.

PREVIOUS ARRESTS/POLICE INCIDENTS: 

November 16, 2012
Jessica Dorsey, age 34, of Green River was arrested on 11/16/12 at 1:04 pm on S 1st W on a warrant out of District Court for Larceny. Officers contacted Dorsey at her residence and she was taken into custody and transported to jail without incident.

January 24, 2013
Green River Police Department officers investigated a crash on Logan Street when a vehicle driven by Jessica Dorsey struck a parked vehicle owned by Jacob Callahan. No injuries were reported and damage to both vehicles was estimated at over $1000 each. Dorsey was cited for Speed Too Fast for Conditions.

July 8, 2015
Dispatch #: 201535363
Agency: Green River Police Department
Date: 7/8/2015
Time: 17:11
Call: MOTORIST ASSIST
Location: UINTA DR, GREEN RIVER
Officers observed a two vehicle collision. It was reported a vehicle traveling north on Uinta Drive attempted to turn west into a parking lot and collided with a vehicle traveling south on Uinta Drive. No injuries were reported and Jessica Dorsey, age 36 of Green River, was issued a citation for inattentive driving.

September 24, 2016
Dispatch #: 201654326
Agency: Green River Police Department
Date: 9/24/2016
Time: 20:50
Call: LARCENY
Location: 905 BRIDGER DR, GREEN RIVER
Incident Report #: 201609000126
Jessica Dorsey, age 37 of Green River, was arrested for shoplifting (2nd offense).

Texas: Animal abuser, cat killer and drunk driver Kristen Lindsey gets slap on the wrist from the Veterinary Medical Board

TEXAS -- A state panel Tuesday suspended the license of a Texas veterinarian who used a bow and arrow to kill a cat that had wandered onto the property where she lived and boasted of the kill online.

The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners in Austin determined that Kristen Lindsey can't practice for a year because she was cruel to an animal. Her suspension will be followed by four years' probation and other requirements.

 

 

Her lawyer, Brian Bishop, told the board she believed the cat was feral and that it isn't unusual for people near her rural home west of Houston to dispose of feral animals.

Really, Brian? Prove it. Just shut up and collect Kristen's mommy's and daddy's money. You don't need to run your mouth about ridiculous things "Oh out here in Texas we all "dispose" of feral animals this way. Shoot, I myself shot at least a dozen kittens with my crossbow just last week!"

RIP poor Tiger

She shouldn't have posted an image to Facebook in April 2015, Bishop said, but she didn't act with "criminal recklessness."

 

"This case would never have gone forward but for the fact that we live in a social media age," Bishop said.

The cat, named Tiger, was owned by Lindsey's neighbor.

Lindsey shot their beloved cat, named Tiger, through the head.

The Facebook post showed the cat dangling from the arrow as a smiling Lindsey held it aloft. She added the comment, "My first bow kill. Lol. The only good feral tomcat is one with an arrow through it's (sic) head! Vet of the year award ... gladly accepted."

Lindsey was fired from the Brenham animal clinic where she worked and Bishop said she's received enough punishment. She has received death and rape threats, and her mother also received threatening messages, he said. A suspension will create a hardship for her as she'll be unable to work while facing $150,000 in student debts, he said.

Remember this ugly woman's face. NEVER
trust her with your beloved pets.

Animal rights groups have followed the case and one of them, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, said Tuesday that it was disappointed by what it sees as a light punishment.

"This slap on the wrist pales in comparison to the egregious felony cruelty that Ms. Lindsey committed against a defenseless cat," the group said in a statement. "Allowing Ms. Lindsey to continue to practice veterinary medicine in the future puts animals in the community at great risk, and taints the good name of the trusted veterinary profession."

The rotten apple doesn't fall far from the tree:

 

Becky Lindsey is among Big Horn County’s longest tenured 
department heads at the Big Horn County Commission.

Kristen's parent's Jack and Becky Lindsey have also been taken to task.

The photo of Kristen holding Tiger with her arrow still impaled in his head, was taken by her mother. Becky admitted to have taken the picture.

...Becky, the Big Horn County treasurer, has also been widely criticized online for the role that she played in the matter. The Lindseys were visiting Kristen when the cat was killed, and Becky stated under Kristen’s original post, when questions were raised about its authenticity, that she had taken the picture.

Animal advocates claimed Becky Lindsey approved of what her daughter has alleged to have done to the "feral" cat - which seems to have been a domestic pet, named Tiger, who lovingly belonged to an elderly neighbor.

In Becky's hometown, she has been the deputy county treasurer for the last 14 years. A petition to have her removed from the public office circulates throughout social media.

(Daily Mail - Oct 18, 2016)

Earlier:

• 'Vet of the year' fired after posing holding a dead pet cat she killed with a bow and arrow after 'hunting it down in her backyard'
• Not just one ugly hag in the family: Mom took photo of cat-killer daughter holding 'trophy kill'
• Texas: After bow-shooting a cat in 2015, Kristen Lindsey faces her peers at administrative hearing to determine the fate of her license
• Texas veterinarian Kristin Lindsey who skewered 'feral' cat with bow and arrow then posed with its corpse on Facebook now fighting to keep her license in hearing
• Texas: Veterinarian Kristen Lindsey, who tortured and killed cat named Tiger with arrow, charged with DWI in Houston
  

Wyoming: Sheriff Mike Lowell and Animal Control Officer Chris Thomas have no idea what they're talking about

WYOMING -- The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office issued an updated advisory Friday concerning working sheep dogs.

Sheriff Mike Lowell said people recently picked up a border collie in the southwest area of the county and others a large white sheepdog near the Thoman Ranch off Highway 372 not far from the Seedskadee Wildlife Refuge.

These particular dogs were not abandoned or dumped, however; they were working sheep dogs.

County Animal Control Officer Chris Thomas once again explained the problem. “People pick these dogs up and bring them in with the best of intentions, but once they’ve been removed from their working environment for any amount of time, they often lose their working skills. Often, too, these sheepherder’s dogs are females that may have litters of pups hidden somewhere.”

"...once they’ve been removed from their working environment for any amount of time, they often lose their working skills" -- That is NOT true. I know of working dogs that live in regular homes while they're being fostered. When they are adopted by a family that needs them to go back to being a working dog, the dog gets right back into the game. They don't lose that instinctual trait simply by being driven by car to the local shelter. Good Lord.

One incident several years ago was a typical example.

A Rock Springs woman came upon seven Great Pyrenees puppies in the bottom of a gulch in a remote area south of the city and took them home, fearing that they had been abandoned. (Great Pyrenees are a favorite breed of working sheepdog.)

The pups were reported to the Sheriff’s Office, and it was determined that the pups’ mother was from one of the sheep camps operating in the area. County animal control officers worked with Eddie Lopez, the county range officer, to reunite them with their mother. (The pups are pictured here with ACO Chris Thomas.)

Officials ask that people encountering large dogs in remote areas not pick them up or feed them, but note their location and notify the Sheriff’s Office. County animal control officers can then go to the scene, assess the situation, and take appropriate action.

Instead of chastising animal lovers for intervening, why don't they chastise the dogs' owners and tell them to be more responsible - spay/neuter your dogs, put collars with current ID information on them, get a $10 micro-chip put into the dog. If your dog has a litter of puppies, keep the puppies with you.

(Sweetwater Now - October 14, 2016)

Wyoming: Peggy Wilson, 58, shot and killed both of her dogs because her ex-husband's new girlfriend didn't want them, say police

WYOMING -- A Cheyenne woman is behind bars after shooting and killing her two dogs.

Lieutenant Don Hollingshead with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were called to 7902 Tate Road around 4 p.m. Wednesday, after 58-year-old Peggy Wilson shot both of her dogs in the back of the head.

“This is kind of a menage a trois,” said Hollingshead. “Peggy was moving back into the house with her ex-husband and her ex-husband’s girlfriend. The ex-husband’s girlfriend didn’t want the dogs in the house so she went out to her car, got her .25 caliber pistol and shot the dogs.”

Hollingshead says when asked why she killed the dogs, Wilson said she couldn’t live with herself knowing the dogs would have to live in the garage so she “sent them to heaven.”

Wilson was arrested and charged with two counts of animal cruelty. Her arraignment is scheduled for September 19 in Laramie County Circuit Court.

(KGAB - Aug 26, 2016)

Wyoming: Back in 2014, Mitch Reay and his wife Melisa Reay took their small child with them while they went and killed a relatively tame deer in a residential area. As is the norm with animal crimes, Reay got probation... and promptly violated the terms of it and was re-arrested

WYOMING -- Back in 2014, Mitchell Reay and his wife Melisa Reay got their best camouflage outfits on, bundled their small child into their car and drove to a residential area to kill animals.

They found a large mule deer wandering around and grazing on the lawn of a house and they shot and killed it with a bow and arrow.

A homeowner who heard the disturbance came out and saw them driving away. Clearly wanting the animal they had just killed, they returned to the scene of the crime. Wildlife officers investigated and Mitchell Reay confessed to illegally killing the deer.

He was also charged with reckless endangering for shooting arrows in a residential area. Of course, the news story claimed he was facing $11,000 in fines and up to 2-1/2 years in jail. I predicted neither of those things would happen and I was correct - he was given probation.

 

Lucky for us, he's such an idiot that he didn't even get very far into this probation before he was arrested for driving without a license. Because he was arrested while on probation, he violated the terms of his probation agreement and was re-arrested for that.

Now what is supposed to happen is that he spends the rest of his probation sentence in the county jail. However, that rarely happens either. He'll probably go to court a couple times and then they'll tell him he has been a bad boy - and he'll be allowed to continue his probation as though he'd never violated it. Yeah, the judicial system sucks.

The following individuals have been booked at the Sweetwater County Detention Center on September 27, 2015: Mitchell Dean Reay, 44 of Rock Springs was arrested by the RSPD for alleged driving while under suspension.

The following individuals have been booked at the Sweetwater County Detention Center August 3, 2016: Mitchell Dean Reay, 45 of Rock Springs was arrested by the RSPD on a warrant for probation violation.

Arrest Information
Full Name: Mitchell Dean Reay
Aliases:  Mitch Reay, Mitch Dean Reay, Mitch D. Reay, Mitchell D. Reay
Gender: Male
City: Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 140 lbs
Hair Color: BLOND OR S
Eye Color: BLUE
Arrest Age: 45
Date:08/03/2016
Arrest Time: 5:45 PM
Arresting Agency: ROCK SPRINGS POLICE DEPT
Arrest Location: Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Total Bond: $800
Charge
#1 WRNT-SCCE-PROBATION VIOLATION-TAKING GAME ANIMALS W/OUT A LICENSE
BOND: $800

Although with her husband, Melisa Reay (aka Melissa Ann Reay, Melissa A. Reay, Melissa Reay, Melisa Ann Reay, Melisa A. Reay, Melisa A. Betts, Melisa Ann Betts, Melissa Betts, Melissa A. Betts, Melissa Ann Betts), when the deer was shot and killed - and she took her small child along with them while they committed this crime together, she was not charged. 

Records show Melisa Reay has previous arrests: on March 22, 2011 and again on November 6, 2015.

Earlier:

• Wyoming: Idiots Mitchell Reay and Melissa Reay thought it was a good idea to put their child in the car and go killing deer in residential areas