Norri thinks long and hard.
"The sheriff's a good bloke, I'll give him dat, but I'll be damned if he'd know what to do with these things any more than us, then on top of that I'd hate these stricken critters to get sent off into the service of the rich types around here, I hate them rich types, think they can get away with anything. Sorry," he says, "Just a little grudge, nuthin' more m'lords and lady. Anyway I'd prefer for *us* to assist the critters in whatever they need done, we know that we can trust ourselves, right? And believe me, good people like you all need not protect your purses and such around me, I'm a big game hunter."
He says the last bit proudly, but soon returns to his senses.