Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Former USDA Agent: Torture and abuse in Wildlife Services common

Describing the abuse of wildlife like coyotes, the former agent said:
"That was regular practice," said Strader, who in 2009 left Wildlife Services, a little-known program within the USDA. The program is tasked with humanely killing wildlife seen as a threat to the environment and livestock, as well as protecting the public from wildlife hazards to commercial planes at airports. "You let your dogs fight with them. That was part of the job," said Strader. "There's not a person in Wildlife Services who is not aware of it."
Link: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/12/animal-torture-abuse-called-regular-practice-within-federal-wildlife-agency/

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Why hounding wolves must be stopped

Preventing the torture or animals should be a fundamental principle of law.  Just like humans, animals experience pain and loss, as well as fear.  Allowing intense pain and fear to continue during a hunt solely for the purpose of human pleasure, or for 'training' purposes, ought to be banned.  If there isn't a law preventing it in your state, there should be.

Wisconsin is on the verge of allowing hunting with dogs, and if it goes ahead, it will be the first state to allow it.

You will soon see more and more videos of the one below of a coyote - but with wolves.  

The video is extremely graphic - watch at your own risk.