[Eric]

I don't know if this qualifies as a joke, because it actually happened. A friend of mine who lives in the boonies attended a meeting between sheep farmers and reps from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The problem was wolves. They were eating sheep. The wolf population in this area has been allowed to increase because it became evident that wolves performed the useful function of keeping the deer population healthy by culling the weak and sick members of the local herds. However, the occasional meal of mutton on the hoof provided variety to the wolf diet. The farmers of course wanted the wolves shot. A rep fromt the ministry suggested that male wolves be trapped, castrated and relocated (ouch, I feel for those poor animals). A farmer stood up and said something like: "Lady, you aint got the point. Problem is around here is that them wolves is eatin' the sheep, they aint screwing them"