"I am with you here, hard to read, hard to think about it being done by someone who has run a cattle outfit in MT for many years"
We are all stewards of the land we live on and the livestock we tend. It is so hard to understand when a person, who has been successful doing something in an animal industry, just turns their back on the very stock in their care. Those animals belong to him and it appears he has or had no intention of assuming responsiblity for the matter. How many times has the "LEACHMAN" name been used to suggest quality in this industry? To let his ego get him to this point is a real reflection of the man he has become. I tell our son, no matter what you do in life, good or bad, own what you do because that is how you will be remembered. Will he step up and be a man and own his neglect? Probably not. Sure seems he is looking to point a finger.
How will people remember him? It is not my place to judge but sure seems he will have a long list to attend to on his reckoning day. So sad to see this happen. Joan