I hope some people can help me out here. What would you do in this situation and is it legal?
I live on a dairy farm. We are a disease-free farm and that's how we make our money. Our cattle are contained. If we get diseases, we're in a lot of trouble. Somebody's cattle got out and there is a good chance that they have diseases and they will spread to our cattle if both animals come into contact (through fences, etc.). There is one of the calves (from someone we don't know) that is on our property and in the immediate vicinity of our cattle.
It is impossible to scare the calf off because it keeps coming back. You also cannot catch it. Not only is the calf a threat to our cattle, it's a threat to people driving on the highway. Someone almost hit it already. Even if my cattle get sick, I cannot sue whoever owns the calf because "everything is circumstantial."
Can I legally shoot and kill the calf when it's on my property to protect my cattle from possible diseases?
I live on a dairy farm. We are a disease-free farm and that's how we make our money. Our cattle are contained. If we get diseases, we're in a lot of trouble. Somebody's cattle got out and there is a good chance that they have diseases and they will spread to our cattle if both animals come into contact (through fences, etc.). There is one of the calves (from someone we don't know) that is on our property and in the immediate vicinity of our cattle.
It is impossible to scare the calf off because it keeps coming back. You also cannot catch it. Not only is the calf a threat to our cattle, it's a threat to people driving on the highway. Someone almost hit it already. Even if my cattle get sick, I cannot sue whoever owns the calf because "everything is circumstantial."
Can I legally shoot and kill the calf when it's on my property to protect my cattle from possible diseases?
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