End
coyote killing contests in Nevada. Indiscriminate killing contests
enforce a mentality of violence, and that the unnecessary, gratuitous
slaughter of large numbers of animals is acceptable. Killing contests
have nothing to do with coyote management.
These
high-impact killing events rip family units completely asunder, leaving
pups without parents to raise them, meaning their chances of a normal
life are over and of survival are slim, at best. We like to think of
ourselves as civilized and yet nothing about killing contests is fair or
civil. Killing contests are simply murderous mayhem, using deceit in
the form of coyote calls to lure unsuspecting coyotes who would
otherwise never bother humans.
These contests leave unknown numbers of
animals - including other species shot as collateral damage - wounded
and left to die lingering, painful deaths. Why would anyone be in favor
of this horrific activity? Coyote killing contests may be a vestige of
frontier living, but we are no longer the uninformed settlers who
swarmed the West.
We have an opportunity and an obligation to protect,
conserve and coexist with the native wildlife we have left, including
coyotes. Give coyotes game listing and bag limits and end killing
contests.
Erin Hauge, Sacramento
Many thanks to @CalDisasters for the heads up~
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