A ‘Horrible Slaughter of Squirrels’ in Upstate New York

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/opinion/a-horrible-slaughter-of-squirrels-in-upper-new-york-state.html

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To the Editor:

Re “A Squirrel Hunt Not Beloved by All” (news article, Feb. 27):

Thank you for your article about the horrible slaughter of squirrels in upstate New York. I was appalled that the killers of these animals did not seem to realize how sadistic and perverse their actions are.

I hope that these hunters are getting loads of mail and that this will influence New York to ban such thoughtless, harmful cruelty.

I love the squirrels that inhabit my garden, and I cannot imagine anyone killing one of them. They are a delight to watch and are God’s creatures, worthy of our caring and protection.

DIANE C. DEAN, LA GRANGE, ILL.