The Sierra Club and the U. S. Forest Service were presenting an
alternative to the Wyoming ranchers for controlling the coyote
population.
It seems that after years of the ranchers using the tried and true
method of shooting or trapping the predators, the Sierra Club had
a "more humane" solution to this issue.
What they were proposing was for the animals to be captured alive. The
males would then be castrated and let loose again.
This was ACTUALLY proposed by the Sierra Club and by the U. S. Forest
Service.
All of the ranchers thought about this amazing idea for a couple of
minutes.
Finally an old fellow wearing a big cowboy hat in the back of the
conference room stood up, tipped his hat back and said,
"Son, I don't think you understand our problem here. These coyotes
ain't fuckin' our sheep; they're eatin' 'em!"
The meeting never really got back to order.