He told me I can not be so passionate about it and it is not the reporters fault, also not to directly attack anyone so here is the new and improved responce,, how does this sound?
To the editor,
I was not going to respond to the article published regarding the fox destroyed on my property. However, due to overwhelming positive response from people in the neighborhood, and in general I do feel a need to clarify a few items.
First of all my husband and I chose to not participate in the article because we did not feel a need to be inflammatory towards our neighbors or a need to defend ourselves for calling the police.
However, several untruths were published so I do feel the need to set the record straight.
Unlike other individuals living on this street we are not hunters, we do not own a gun. The animal who held us captive was put down out of necessity, not for sport.
The kitts were born in March (in my back yard- there were five) and by June they were full-grown. The fox that was shot was not 4-5 pounds but larger.
Due to the situation of the homes on the cul-de-sac there is no possible way that from the stated back yard that an individual could see into our woods.
I made sure that my own son went in the house when it had to be done and wanted no child to have to witness that. No child did.
I had made several calls about the fox to the police and environmental police over a two week period. When I approached the neighbors to warn them - a week before the shooting, not the day before - I told them I was concerned for their children because this one fox had become very aggressive. At that time no one disagreed with me.
Ann Morin
To the editor,
I was not going to respond to the article published regarding the fox destroyed on my property. However, due to overwhelming positive response from people in the neighborhood, and in general I do feel a need to clarify a few items.
First of all my husband and I chose to not participate in the article because we did not feel a need to be inflammatory towards our neighbors or a need to defend ourselves for calling the police.
However, several untruths were published so I do feel the need to set the record straight.
Unlike other individuals living on this street we are not hunters, we do not own a gun. The animal who held us captive was put down out of necessity, not for sport.
The kitts were born in March (in my back yard- there were five) and by June they were full-grown. The fox that was shot was not 4-5 pounds but larger.
Due to the situation of the homes on the cul-de-sac there is no possible way that from the stated back yard that an individual could see into our woods.
I made sure that my own son went in the house when it had to be done and wanted no child to have to witness that. No child did.
I had made several calls about the fox to the police and environmental police over a two week period. When I approached the neighbors to warn them - a week before the shooting, not the day before - I told them I was concerned for their children because this one fox had become very aggressive. At that time no one disagreed with me.
Ann Morin
I do know that he would be fully in favor of destroying an animal that endangered anyone though.
) I told the woman I was regretting it now as I am sure it will just get them more worked up. She said I can tell them not to print it. I said thanks. Hopefully now it will blow over. At the grocery store today three people told me they would have done what I did. If my responce was printed then I know the neighbors would all feel compelled to respond and it would go on and on. Hopefully it will now just die.
