Animal Welfare Officer Carol Hepburn, APD, Amherst College PD and Environmental Police played hide and seek most of the morning into the early afternoon chasing a young moose dangerously close to Amherst town center.
APD blocking Hitchcock Street leading to Amherst College track
Police shut off traffic at a number of locations but had to move quickly as the moose did not want to cooperate with attempts at herding, so a marksman was called in.
Environmental cop with tranquilizer gun
The first two attempts to bring the beast down with a tranquilizer shot failed, but the third attempt was the charm.
One moose down for the count
Paid a visit to Amherst College President Biddy Martin
Paid a visit to Amherst College President Biddy Martin
Moose by Martin pic.twitter.com/3ytduVjlzk
— Biddy Martin (@Biddy_Martin) May 15, 2014
They get a parasitic worm in the brain. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteThat worm gets around.
ReplyDeleteIs that what happened to Ed?
ReplyDeleteNow it makes sense...
With all the conservation land in this town, this moose couldn't find some?
ReplyDeleteWanna bet that moose strolled into town from wherever and never once stepped onto taxable land?
ReplyDelete"Is that what happened to Ed?"
ReplyDeleteNope.
Read The Count of Monte Cristo if you want to know what happened to Ed.
Oh, and it's Doctor Ed, not that I really particularly care.
Isn't someone going to start screaming about how poorly we in Amherst treat outsiders?
ReplyDeleteOr Chapter 61 land owned by one family business on which only nominal taxes are paid?
ReplyDeleteWith all the squirrels in town, all we're missing is Boris and Natasha.
ReplyDelete"Oh, and it's Doctor Ed, not that I really particularly care."
ReplyDeleteSure sounds like you do. Ed, I don't care for you or your title, so you won't be getting any respect from me.
And I don't think of Monte Cristo when I think of you. I think more of a mountain of Crisco.
I see a black moose and white police officers. Clearly racial profiling if you ask me.
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