In a horrifying error, a Montana woman slaughtered a Siberian husky in the woods.
The woman, Amber Rose, posted images of the dog on Facebook, calling it a "wolf pup." But social media users were quick to point out that it was not in fact a wild animal but a domesticated dog.
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Rose hunted, shot, and skinned the animal, then shared the graphic pictures. In Facebook photos, she can be seen proudly showing off its remains.
“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 alongside the graphic images. In them, she's smiling and holding the animal carcass and her rifle.
The backlash was incredibly quick, as social media users couldn't help but notice that the animal she killed was a domesticated dog, not a wild animal.
“Amber Rose here hunted, shot, AND SKINNED a HUSKY.. not a wolf, an obvious #HUSKY,” one angry Twitter user wrote.
Some social media responses called for her to have her hunting license revoked, while others are saying she should be arrested or fired from her job. “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,” one person wrote.
The backlash wasn't limited to Facebook or Twitter, but the community is obviously outraged, as well. 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. They noted that one of the dogs “may have been shot.”
The hunter admitted her mistake in a follow-up post, but says she shot the animal in self-defense. “I purchased my wolf tag prior to leaving for a bear hunt in the event I ran into a wolf in which I came to en [sic] encounter with what I thought could be a hybrid during this time my safety was top priority this animal was growling howling and coming at me like it was going to eat me,” she wrote on Facebook.
“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.”
Barnes was not charged with a felony because intent could not be proven. She pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
