The Montana hunter who shot a Siberian Husky after which skinned it has now been charged with a criminal offense.
As we reported, Amber Rose Barnes says she mistook the 6-month-old canine for a wolf throughout a searching journey again in September.
She’s been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty, this in keeping with the Flathead County Sheriff.
The 36-year-old hunter might have sealed her destiny by bragging about her kill on social media … “So this morning I set out for a solo predator hunt for a fall black bear nonetheless I bought the chance to take one other predator wolf pup 2022 was an amazing feeling to textual content my man and say I simply smoked a wolf pup #firstworld #onelesspredatorMT.”
The Husky was certainly one of a dozen or so canines that had been deserted within the Flathead National Forest, and that is the place Barnes encountered the canine.
Barnes claimed she shot the canine in self-defense, saying the canine was performing wild and aggressive … this after a wave of on-line outrage.
She stated … “This animal was growling howling and coming at me prefer it was going to eat me. Yes, I made a mistake as a result of I did suppose it was a hybrid wolf pup however I used to be not conscious of a [sic] 19 canines being dropped 11 miles into the wilderness both method sure I’d nonetheless have shot it as a result of it was aggressive and coming straight for me!”
She’ll seem in court docket later this month to face costs.