Law roundup: Animals, and humans, behaving badly

A woman in Columbia Falls may have watched too many movies and TV shows when she reportedly called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office expecting first responders to help her with a cat in a tree. When she was advised that a cat in a tree was not an emergency, she said it was to her. There wasn’t much to say after she responded, “So, I can’t get any help,” and hung up.

Two boxers were reportedly caught in the act of killing a neighbor’s chickens in Kalispell. The neighbor said they had been losing chickens for quite some time.

Elsewhere in Kalispell, a man reportedly chased a pit-bull-type of dog harassing his pigs. He told deputies that he had repeatedly spoken to the owners about the issue and that he would shoot it if it came onto the property. The dog got a pass this time because he wasn’t armed and wanted the owners ticketed.