Woman Gets Deferred Sentence After Skinning a Husky Puppy and Posting it on Social Media

Montana resident Amber Rose Barnes, who bragged about killing and skinning a husky puppy she mistook for a wolf, has received a six-month deferred sentence for animal cruelty, according to several news reports. The 36-year-old woman pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge, and will have her case dismissed if she completes the probationary requirements imposed by the judge, which includes an online hunter safety course and a six-month suspension of her hunting rifle. Barnes …

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Hunter Charged With Animal Cruelty After Shooting And Skinning Husky Pup

Amber Barnes was charged with animal cruelty after shooting a 6-month-old husky. The woman posted pictures of herself on the internet with the creature after she had killed it. Amber Rose Barnes, 36, of Martin City, Montana, was trolled by thousands of social media users after killing a Siberian husky pup. She avoided being charged with a hunting violation because the incident did not involve an animal under the agency’s jurisdiction. Barnes provoked fury online …

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