Our lovely, politically appointed and sports and agriculture supported Natural Resources Board here in Wisconsin recently voted overwhelmingly to increase wolf hunting quotas in the state. Their reason was that the public was behind it.
But guess what...? No one supported it in a Department of Natural Resources poll. Not one single letter came in support of raising wolf hunting quotas.
On the other hand, there were over 1,400 letters opposed.
This is in addition to a Humane Society of the United States poll showing 80% of the public is opposed to wolf hunting.
Meanwhile, hunting advocates simply say, well, gee... it's an emotional and controversial issue... and continue to support increasing hunting quotas without any evidence that the current wolf pack can sustain such a massive slaughter (there are only a few hundred wolves in the state, and hunters want to kill over 300 this coming season).
I call bullshit on this the 'Natural Resources' Board. It is nothing but a rubber stamp for industries that thrive off of the status quo - killing, trapping, hounding, etc., not to mention all their friends who support animal based agriculture.
Link: http://wiwildlifeethic.org/2013/07/03/natural-resources-board-ignores-massive-public-opposition-to-wolf-kill-quota/
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