Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Farmer acquitted of animal cruelty Webbers Falls man shot, killed two dogs on his property By D. E. SmootPhoenix Staff Writer On the night of March 25, 2006, four men set loose a pack of at least 12 hunting dogs that were allowed to roam the landscape. At least two of the dogs crossed Yang’s property, which was fenced and posted, and threatened Yang’s livestock.
Yang’s wife, Betty Yang, accepted blame for the dogs’ deaths during her sometimes tearful testimony Thursday morning. “It’s my fault,” Yang sobbingly said while testifying about the events of March 25, 2006. “I was scared. I told him to do this.” Yang said the family had experienced problems with dogs chasing or killing livestock in the past. The night of the shooting, she said, there were more dogs on the Yang property than ever before. Phoenix readers responding to previous articles about the Yang case expressed concern that hunters who let dogs roam the countryside to chase raccoons, coyotes or other prey during a hunt should be reigned in by the law. But Moore said that area of Oklahoma law is well-settled. “The law is clear that hunting dogs can enter onto property during a hunt as long as they don’t aggravate livestock, harm or damage property,” Moore said. 
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