Editor:

This letter is in response to the story 鈥榃ildlife traps concern dog owners鈥� published in Lakes District 亚洲天堂鈥� Feb. 8 issue.

I鈥檒l tell you a bit of a story that the game warden didn鈥檛 mention - how stray dogs kill wildlife.

I live two miles east of town. About 10 years ago there was a heard of deer on the rock bluff east of town. During one winter, that herd was reduced to three or four. My neighbour and I asked ourselves, 鈥淲hat happened?鈥�

We found several kills so we thought it was wolves, so we set live traps and we got dogs, how many I forget. They were running in packs and killing our deer.

We have lost our deer but we also got rid of the dogs that were killing our deer, so if you have a dog and it鈥檚 not on a leash, and it鈥檚 away from home for more than an hour, rest assured - your dog is up to no good. If you lose it, that鈥檚 too bad.

We have always had German shepherd dogs but kept them in a kennel. So on average, how many dogs end up at the village dog kennel? Take care of your dog and you should not run into the problems.

Sincerely,

Paul Jean