I received a sad phone call today from a train engineer. He told me that 11 dogs have been killed by trains in Topley this month. Three were killed last night and two possibly this morning - a poodle and a yellow lab. The snow is so high that moose are being killed in record numbers then the dogs are enticed by the smell to go to the tracks. As they gnaw on bones they are killed too. Not only ar efamilies losing trusted friends but the engineers are suffering too. They don’t like to see family pets killed either. They are killed all along the tracks from town to town. The solution is simple. Keep country dogs at home safe in their yards. I see ads often for dog to give away to a country home - needs rooom to run. Loose dogs in the country are very often dead dogs. Ranchers will shoot dogs in their fields even if they are not chasing cattle. They have to protect their livelihood. Fields are full of baby calves so very vulnerable to dogs and coyotes. Loose dogs are chased by coyotes or food for cougars. Loose dogs chase wildlife and are killed by conservation officers. Loose dogs are killed by traffic  on highways, logging roads and rural roads.  It is very dangerous for loose dogs in the country more so than in the city and towns. Let’s keep our friends safe at home. Do you know where your dog is?

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