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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Stop the Oregon's Cougar-Killing Study

Target: Lindsay Ball, Director, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Sponsor: gina menzes
  • Signatures: 2,772
  • Goal: 10,000
  • Deadline: 3-27-2003
Cougars to Be Killed as Part of "Studies" which can possibly kill 50% of the cougars in at least two areas.

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has given clearance and millions of taxpayer dollars?to wildlife officials in two states so they can kill cougars to study the effects of predation on bighorn sheep in Arizona and on elk and mule deer in Oregon."-Humane Society of the US

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Number Date Prefix Name State I am signing this petition because:
2,776 3:37 pm PDT, Oct 13 Ms. Ellen O'Shea Oregon You are destroying the web of life. Everytime killing is part of "control" of a problem you cause an imbalance that reaches far beyond the animal kingdom. Please stop using our tax money to kill these beautiful, amazing animals.
2,775 12:15 am PDT, Sep 17 Ms. Anonymous Kentucky  
2,774 7:38 am PDT, May 7   JIM EDWARDS Delaware For all you LOSER HUNTERS that want to kill on this greart america cat and the so called wild life org.should be fired and hunted yourselfs and for the stupid people that say we should hunt them you should also be hunted.I hope on your JUDGEMENT DAY went GOD ask you did you help save my anmials you can say i did the wright thing.But most of you losers will say no.I hunted a killed your anmails.So start getting used to the heat because your real time is coming to the hottest place thier is.so give is anmails a break save the cougar and the bobcats and the lynx and all other anmials nature as away of taking care of it owe.IT TIME ALL HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED!!!
2,773 10:27 pm PDT, Mar 27 Mr. Michael Ostrosky Pennsylvania  
2,772 4:41 pm PST, Dec 30   Shelly Burke Oregon The reason Cougars attack livestock is because we are taking their land in which they need to feed themselves. They have no other choice if they wish to survive and it is our fault. Every harmful action taken by an animal is a result of a human action that forced that animal into that situation. If you think hunting is fair, take on a cougar without a gun, see who wins. Heartless people.
2,771 10:18 pm PST, Dec 28   Anonymous California i love cougars, not enough of them, too many of us
2,770 5:04 pm PST, Nov 10 Ms. Julie Kirby Oregon Dear Gov Kulungoski, As a member of 8 generations in Oregon i have been touched by the killing of cougars. Recently a relative shot a cougar here in our state. Please stop unneccessary trophy hunting. Thank you.
2,769 2:57 am PDT, Oct 26   Silky Wylder Wisconsin  
2,768 4:14 pm PDT, Oct 22   Anonymous Wisconsin  
2,767 11:47 pm PDT, Oct 21   BiLL Fowlie Maine  
2,766 12:51 pm PDT, Oct 20   roxie schliesman Wisconsin  
2,765 1:21 am PDT, Sep 18   Annabelle Gray    
2,764 12:03 pm PDT, Jul 25 Mr. Anonymous   Next project will be "Kill people to study the effects of pollution on the Earth" !!!!!
2,763 2:57 pm PDT, Jul 20   greta malkotzoglou    
2,762 11:43 am PDT, Jul 10   Laurel Watson Arizona  
2,761 8:04 am PDT, May 4   Anonymous Colorado  
2,760 9:46 pm PDT, Mar 27 Mr. Ken Miller Oregon Any persons that want to save the cougar don't have livestock that they (cougars) can feed on. I think we need to bring back hunting with hounds
2,759 8:57 am PDT, Mar 19   De Leener Cindy    
2,758 8:10 am PDT, Mar 18   Eileen Hennessy Massachusetts Hunters do not kill animals to "study" them; they do it for the sheer pleasure they get from taking an innocent life. These cougars are not headed for a laboratory; they will ultimately wind up as a trophy mounted on someone's wall. So much for research.
2,757 11:52 am PST, Jan 24 Mrs. nola neary Oregon i am strongly against the killing of any innocent animals
2,756 4:32 am PST, Jan 11   sven beuckelaers    
2,755 4:37 am PST, Dec 5   Mahmoud Mousavidehshikh New York I believe that these animals are getting killed for very bad reasons. These animals are majestic and why are we not listening to the biologists but using a very bad model based on very bad information. This is terrible and wrong!
2,754 8:31 pm PST, Nov 6 Ms. Sharon Ross   I think its shocking and disgraceful how this should be allowed to happen.This cougar killing study needs to be stopped now.
2,753 10:21 pm PDT, Oct 13   Laurel Burns Maine  
2,752 11:23 am PDT, Oct 8 Ms. Lori kenney Oregon I just got back from hunting in eastern oregon and theres a lot of sign up in those hills of cougars. i saw elk bones everywhere, they attack people livestock, they are just bad because there is so many of them.
2,751 3:54 pm PDT, Aug 16 Dr. Anonymous Florida  

Stop the Oregon's Cougar-Killing Study

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has given clearance and millions of taxpayer dollars?to wildlife officials in two states so they can kill cougars to study the effects of predation on bighorn sheep in Arizona and on elk and mule deer in Oregon."-Humane Society of the US

We, the undersigned, request that this license to kill be revoked.

Thank You!
Sincerely,
The Undersigned

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