We have always felt quite safe at home, but that changed last month. Our family owns Glen Gyle Farm on Larimer Road in Everett, where we raise sheep and goats. We have buildings on both sides of the road and secure our animals in buildings during the night to prevent stray dogs, coyotes and other predators from harming them.
During the night of Sept. 8, our field gate was opened, the ram barn was opened and unknown persons with knives and possibly guns attacked our animals. They killed a young registered ram who weighed about 160 pounds and took him away, probably for meat. We discovered this at 5 a.m. when we began our morning chores. Our ram was missing and a pool of blood was in the gateway.
It makes us feel very angry, uncomfortable, and worried to be in our neighborhood, knowing that after dark there are people roaming around and coming into barns and outbuildings with weapons, looking for things to kill and steal.
Last month we had a piece of equipment stolen. Now we must make expensive changes in security so that no more of our animals are killed and stolen. Losing a ram and equipment is a financial hardship for us. We can’t continue to farm if our animals are slaughtered in their barns and stolen.
Dale and Elaine Wilson
Everett
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