An Emblem, Wyoming, family is devastated by the loss of their five dogs after they ate poisoned meat on Bureau of Land Management land near their home.

Two of the family’s young children continue to receive counseling a month after the deaths of Willow, Barkley, Spot, Bayou, and Birch.

Trina Widdison said her family’s property butts up against BLM land and she had a dog breeding program. Their family has sheepadoodles and a Catahoula leopard dog.

“Someone had thrown poisoned meat and eggs out to kill the predators we have around us,” she said. “My fence broke and five of our dogs got out and ate some of the bait.

"Within 48 hours we had to have our dogs euthanized by the Meeteetse vet.”

Widdison said the five were pets and escaped through their fence on a Friday while she was at work.

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