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On October 28, the Associated Press reported the saga of Kim Fedje when she checked livestock on her property in Douglas County, Minnesota, a few days earlier.
Fedje had heard dogs barking, so her fiance urged her to take her .22 caliber rifle, which she did. Not thinking it would actually be needed, however, she did not fully load it. "I only put in about 10 shells," she told AP, "but am not sure because I wasn't counting and didn't expect anything to be wrong."
After checking her barn animals, Fedje went to the pasture that she shares with neighbors who maintain a herd of llamas. She immediately knew there was a problem because the llamas were standing in a tight circle, something they only do when fending off predators.
Fedje called the llamas, but they did not budge. Instead, a pair of large ...