Rescued Moose calf blown up...by authorities

[Catherine]

I am sure the little calf could have lived. He wasn't sick, he was orphaned. There are places that would have raised him.

Ordinary precautions could have been taken to prevent possible disease transmission. I think the greatest danger of disease transmission would come if you ate the moose.

Wouldn't blowing it up risk disease transmission even more.

They just didn't want to bother.

Don't they realize that "I was just following orders" is no longer an acceptable excuse for unacceptable behavior.