Late last month, a vicious otter attack on a boy and his

Late last month, a vicious otter attack on a boy and his grandmother at the Pilchuck River made headlines across the state. On Monday, the offending otter was shot and killed by federal officials. The otter-loving Internet did not like that. “This is bullshit. I’m sorry to the people who were terribly hurt, but the animal was probably just defending its territory. We humans are dicks. Really we are.” —Jen Sammons, via Facebook • “A wild animal acts like a wild animal and pays the price? Ridiculous.” —Ryan Love, via Facebook • “So let’s get this straight, a kid trespasses on the otter’s home, otter attacks and is then killed. Maybe stay out of the damn river?!” —Jenn Ayers, via Facebook • “ugh you should only waste taxpayer money killing animals that taste good.” —pewpew, via seattleweekly.com