[ApplegateRanch]

Sally Mackler, wildlife chairwoman for the Oregon Chapter of the Sierra Club, scoffs at Thiebes’ assertions.

Mackler says the measures in place can protect livestock, pets and people from cougars. She also believes owners need to keep their pets and livestock indoors at night.

Right, lady; round up those 500 head on the grazing allotment, and put them in the barn every night!

Ain't they brilliant???

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BUT you forgot the important bit: The number of cougars killed for sport and for damage complaints has doubled since the measure passed. And the initiative helped galvanize Oregon’s disorganized hunting community, Fahy maintains.

"I don’t take glee in this, but somebody has to say it," Fahy says. "In my opinion, (HSUS) is a Wal-Mart type of animal-welfare organization coming in and making everything worse.