To the editor:
In her Aug. 24 Community Notebook column, Riva Hawkes, in a lighthearted manner, described how she poisoned a groundhog:
“I did have a groundhog earlier in June, but haven’t seen him for quite a spell, and I suspect that the food I left out near my front steps (where he would hide when I came out) did him in as I had laced it with a bit of D-Con. When I checked it out the next day, the food had disappeared, so I assume he has gone for good. Sure hope none of his relatives come looking for him.”
If the law in Maine does not prohibit such cruelty to animals, it should. What could this poor creature have possibly done to warrant Ms. Hawkes’ actions? What about other protected species she may have unintentionally poisoned, including some of the little birds flocking around her feeders?
Why does Ms. Hawkes apparently believe what she did is OK?
