I did a bee removal on a home about 3/4 mile away about 10 months ago.
There likely is more to the story but likely not too dramatic. Likely the rancher is an idiot and made a bad choice. Not positive but likely. I bet he got fed up and just snapped.
His fate will be 100% on local politics. This occurred in Santa Cruz County which may be worse than Pima County.
Sad it comes to this. It's sickening.
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.