Chopped down Saguaro

This really isn't a great photo but I thought it might fit here. In Arizona the Saguaro cactus is protected. In general, you can't go dig them up or do damage to them. (There may be provisions for developers, I don't really know). While I was visiting family in the Phoenix area, I had an opportunity to go hiking in the Superstition Mountain Wilderness Area. Along this particular trail we found 4 Saguaros which had obviously been cut down. Stuff like this really gets my blood boiling!