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Support the PAW Act - End Alaska's Aerial Hunting Program!
Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: Care2.com
Sponsored by: Care2.com
Alaska is truly our nation's last frontier. It is also the last place in the U.S. where a few hunters still use aircraft to chase and kill wolves. They shoot these animals from the air or chase them to exhaustion before landing and shooting them point blank.
As recently as July, state wildlife agency personnel in Alaska staked out a known wolf denning site -- a practice that is illegal under Alaska law -- and, using helicopters, gunned down 14 adult wolves from the air. When they landed, they found the 14 helpless pups in the nearby dens -- just weeks old -- and methodically shot each one in the head. 28 wolves gunned down in all.
Congress passed a law thirty five years ago to put an end to aerial hunting. But Alaska is exploiting a loophole in federal law to resume the practice, not only for wolves, but bears as well. Hundreds of scientists have condemned what Alaska is doing, even as other states threaten to follow Alaska's lead. It's time to stop aerial hunting once and for all.
Rep. George Miller (CA) has introduced the Protect America's Wildlife (PAW) Act, legislation to close a federal loophole and curb Alaska's brutal aerial hunting program -- and prevent programs like it from spreading to places like the Greater Yellowstone region.
Please urge your Representative to sign on as a cosponsor to Rep. George Miller's PAW Act.
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# 250:
7:19 am PST, Nov 22,
Lois Curcio, North Carolina
Please don't let this cruel practice continue. Wolves are one of God's beautiful creatures and they deserve to be protected.
Please don't let this cruel practice continue. Wolves are one of God's beautiful creatures and they deserve to be protected.
# 249:
7:18 am PST, Nov 22,
CJ Schulze, California
# 248:
7:18 am PST, Nov 22,
Joanne Petersen, Nevada
# 247:
7:17 am PST, Nov 22,
Elizabeth Hixon, Ohio
I swear, if we took all the time we spent creating ways to destroy this planet and put it to good use, we'd a cured cancer by now. Sometimes I wonder if it doesn't have kill, fight, race, torment, or laugh at, some people would consider animals useless. We need a kind hearted Nation. Maybe if we start with the government!
I swear, if we took all the time we spent creating ways to destroy this planet and put it to good use, we'd a cured cancer by now. Sometimes I wonder if it doesn't have kill, fight, race, torment, or laugh at, some people would consider animals useless. We need a kind hearted Nation. Maybe if we start with the government!
# 246:
7:17 am PST, Nov 22,
Joe Maka, Maryland
# 245:
7:16 am PST, Nov 22,
Katherine Feldi, New York
Wolves are the most maligned animals there are. Careful research shows them to be so much less of a predator than represented. They are a part of our wldlife and need to be protected. Please do all you can to sponsor this.
Wolves are the most maligned animals there are. Careful research shows them to be so much less of a predator than represented. They are a part of our wldlife and need to be protected. Please do all you can to sponsor this.
# 244:
7:16 am PST, Nov 22,
Julaine Morley, Oregon
# 243:
7:16 am PST, Nov 22,
Eric Nyman, New Jersey
# 242:
7:16 am PST, Nov 22,
Wendy Horn, California
# 241:
7:15 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, New York
# 240:
7:14 am PST, Nov 22,
Evelyn Satterfield, North Carolina
# 239:
7:14 am PST, Nov 22,
Joseph Klawiter, Virginia
The wolves must be saved at all costs!
The wolves must be saved at all costs!
# 238:
7:14 am PST, Nov 22,
Laurie Blanton, Ohio
# 237:
7:12 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
This has to STOP!!!! What gives them the right to allow this. They have as much right on the land as you do. Cruel People to God's creatures will burn in HELL.
This has to STOP!!!! What gives them the right to allow this. They have as much right on the land as you do. Cruel People to God's creatures will burn in HELL.
# 236:
7:12 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 235:
7:11 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, California
# 234:
7:11 am PST, Nov 22,
Sandy Smith, New York
# 233:
7:11 am PST, Nov 22,
Zelda Parnell, Virginia
# 232:
7:10 am PST, Nov 22,
Victoria Linkey, Arizona
# 231:
7:09 am PST, Nov 22,
Mike Damizia, Maryland
# 230:
7:09 am PST, Nov 22,
Shirley Paul, Virginia
# 229:
7:09 am PST, Nov 22,
Robin Meredith-Kramer, Illinois
Wolves are too noble an animal to be hunted so unfairly! Please put an end to aerial hunting!
Wolves are too noble an animal to be hunted so unfairly! Please put an end to aerial hunting!
# 228:
7:08 am PST, Nov 22,
Linda Srgal, New York
Please stop the shooting of these brautiful animals. We need to protect them.
Please stop the shooting of these brautiful animals. We need to protect them.
# 227:
7:08 am PST, Nov 22,
Sherry Nickell, Tennessee
# 226:
7:07 am PST, Nov 22,
Sandee Sanford, Vermont
hunting from a helicopter requires no skill. Wolves are not used for food. That makes hunting them a game with no challenge. This is a moral crime. Now we need to make it a legal crime as well.
hunting from a helicopter requires no skill. Wolves are not used for food. That makes hunting them a game with no challenge. This is a moral crime. Now we need to make it a legal crime as well.
# 225:
7:06 am PST, Nov 22,
Karen E, Colorado
# 224:
7:06 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, Iowa
Sounds like spear fishing in a washtub....great sport.
Sounds like spear fishing in a washtub....great sport.
# 223:
7:05 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Growing up with 3 avid hunter brothers, I do not condemn the sport in general as it served as a source of food for our family. However, this practice of hunting is a cruel and useless ego boost for trophy hunters. There are much more effective and humane ways to control populations. Please stop this practice. Our endangered species and land list grows longer everyday. We need to subtract, not add to it. Thank you.
Growing up with 3 avid hunter brothers, I do not condemn the sport in general as it served as a source of food for our family. However, this practice of hunting is a cruel and useless ego boost for trophy hunters. There are much more effective and humane ways to control populations. Please stop this practice. Our endangered species and land list grows longer everyday. We need to subtract, not add to it. Thank you.
# 222:
7:05 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 221:
7:05 am PST, Nov 22,
Shirley B Lane, Texas
This is sheer cruelty - and there's no need for it.
This is sheer cruelty - and there's no need for it.
# 220:
7:05 am PST, Nov 22,
Janie Rabel, West Virginia
# 219:
7:05 am PST, Nov 22,
Susan Homsher, Ohio
Protect the wildlife, don't allow the exploitation and hunting to continue. We are their worst enemy!
Protect the wildlife, don't allow the exploitation and hunting to continue. We are their worst enemy!
# 218:
7:04 am PST, Nov 22,
Tina Skaggs, Ohio
# 217:
7:04 am PST, Nov 22,
Jasmine Becket-griffith, Florida
# 216:
7:03 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, South Carolina
# 215:
7:03 am PST, Nov 22,
Eric Rardin, Virginia
# 214:
7:01 am PST, Nov 22,
Janice Peterson, Iowa
# 213:
7:01 am PST, Nov 22,
Simona Fischer-Bixler, Virginia
# 212:
7:01 am PST, Nov 22,
Kara Steinman, Florida
# 211:
7:01 am PST, Nov 22,
Michael Sullivan, Illinois
Colbert gravel kucinich paul nader perot carter [conyers?rangel?] united for truth elicit fear smear blacklist. The people know too much, democracy rising democracy now. Rage against the machine. Honesty compassion intelligence guts. No more extortion blackmail bribery division. Divided we fall.
Colbert gravel kucinich paul nader perot carter [conyers?rangel?] united for truth elicit fear smear blacklist. The people know too much, democracy rising democracy now. Rage against the machine. Honesty compassion intelligence guts. No more extortion blackmail bribery division. Divided we fall.
# 210:
7:01 am PST, Nov 22,
Vaishali Trivedi-Wiegand, Illinois
When will we stop killing living creatures in the name of sport?! All animals are linked in the chain of life and wolves also serve a purpose which we don't have the right to deny them. Unlike human hunters who target healthy adult animals, wolves cull the sick and elderly from elk, deer, moose and bison herds, reducing the spread of disease and keeping the prey population as a whole healthier. Also, with wolves in the picture, the elk and moose must move around, allowing the compromised vegetation to flourish. The beneficial impacts of this change are numerous. The willow and aspen can now mature, creating habitat for migratory songbirds. The increased vegetation reduces erosion and cools the rivers and ponds, making them more hospitable for fish. Beavers are back building dams...killing wolves will affect the precarious balance of nature. Please stop the intentional destruction of our ecosystem in the name of human ego by saving the wolves!
When will we stop killing living creatures in the name of sport?! All animals are linked in the chain of life and wolves also serve a purpose which we don't have the right to deny them. Unlike human hunters who target healthy adult animals, wolves cull the sick and elderly from elk, deer, moose and bison herds, reducing the spread of disease and keeping the prey population as a whole healthier. Also, with wolves in the picture, the elk and moose must move around, allowing the compromised vegetation to flourish. The beneficial impacts of this change are numerous. The willow and aspen can now mature, creating habitat for migratory songbirds. The increased vegetation reduces erosion and cools the rivers and ponds, making them more hospitable for fish. Beavers are back building dams...killing wolves will affect the precarious balance of nature. Please stop the intentional destruction of our ecosystem in the name of human ego by saving the wolves!
# 209:
7:01 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, New York
# 208:
6:59 am PST, Nov 22,
Christina Bach, New York
# 207:
6:59 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, California
# 206:
6:58 am PST, Nov 22,
Clyde Skinner, New Jersey
# 205:
6:58 am PST, Nov 22,
Mary Lynch, Pennsylvania
# 204:
6:58 am PST, Nov 22,
Lynn Rachkowski, Pennsylvania
Wow! Aren't you proud of yourself? That's really showing 'em.....what a big, brave hunter you are. Have someone fly you around while you carry a gun.....then you can shoot animals who couldn't possibly have a chance against you. It's such a good thing that we are the "more intelligent species". Can you imagine if we weren't?
Wow! Aren't you proud of yourself? That's really showing 'em.....what a big, brave hunter you are. Have someone fly you around while you carry a gun.....then you can shoot animals who couldn't possibly have a chance against you. It's such a good thing that we are the "more intelligent species". Can you imagine if we weren't?
# 203:
6:57 am PST, Nov 22,
Louise Beal, Maine
# 202:
6:57 am PST, Nov 22,
Michael L Mahar, Arizona
# 201:
6:57 am PST, Nov 22,
Name not displayed, Rhode Island