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Tell Alaska's Governor: Stop Aerial Gunning!
Target: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife
Over the past four years, Alaska's aerial hunting program has claimed the lives of nearly 700 hundred wolves. State-permitted aerial hunters and pilots are preparing to take to the skies again, and we need your help to stop them.
Sign our petition to send a message to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin urging her to end the state's unfounded aerial hunting program immediately.
Too many wolves have died needless deaths - this brutal practice has to stop. Help shine a spotlight on Alaska's inhumane aerial gunning program. Watch the video, sign our petition and send an email to your friends to spread the word.
Sign our petition to send a message to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin urging her to end the state's unfounded aerial hunting program immediately.
Too many wolves have died needless deaths - this brutal practice has to stop. Help shine a spotlight on Alaska's inhumane aerial gunning program. Watch the video, sign our petition and send an email to your friends to spread the word.
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It is wrong to kill innocent animals. The wolves have done notthing wrong. They are just living in there land and then there are sick people murdering them for game. This isn't right and serious actions need to be taken. Soon enough these beautifull creatures will go extinct unless we begin to punish those takeing there lives. Who are people to decide who should live and die. The wolves don't have a voice so lets make one for them. We can save them.
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you are jerk for allowing the aerial shooting of wolves to take place! These beautiful, intelligent and majestic creatures deserve the upmost of respect. The inhumane treatment and/or slaughter of ANY animal under ANY circumstances should not be tolerated in any culture or society on earth!
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wolves are beautiful symbolic animals.
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Have we humans,as a species,not taken enough of their land and resources,that we now seem to feel they need population control?I think we've done more than enough to cover that.How about protection of those we have already endangered?How about hunters getting on the ground and trudging through miles of snow to find them instead of fly overs?If hunting is to be done,then let it be done fairly.If the citizens of the very state you help to run are against this program,why would you continue to allow it? "The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated" M.Gandhi
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Humans do not have a right to kill an animal in its natural setting. I am appalled at this practice. Have you ever looked up close at the beauty of this animal?
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Mr. Palin, It's just inhuman and hunting is not a sport is a barbaric way of humans to feel the owners of the world... but we are not we have to share this world with animals, and we are invading their spaces, so we have to respect them. We need more criteria in this issues.
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As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares about sound wildlife management, I strongly urge you to withdraw your support for the use of aircraft to hunt and kill Alaska's wolves and bears. Alaska is well known for its amazing wildlife and stunning natural beauty. It is appalling that your office and others in the state government continue to sanction the brutal aerial hunting of the state's majestic wolves and bears in nearly 60,000 square miles of the state. As I am sure you are aware, aerial hunting was outlawed by the federal government in 1972. Yet Alaska officials continue to skirt the law and permit aerial hunting, claiming that this terrible practice is necessary for wildlife management -- an assertion that is not supported by available data on wildlife population numbers. view more This unwarranted program often leads to inhumane deaths, with hunters in low-flying aircraft shooting down wolves or chasing them to exhaustion, and landing and killing the animal at close range. In some cases, wounded wolves escape, only to experience a slow, painful death. This program is an embarrassment to the State of Alaska. Alaska's voters have twice rejected the use of aircraft by private hunters to kill wolves. It's past time that state officials listen to Alaska's citizens and put an end to this brutal and unnecessary program. Thank you for considering my comments. Sincerely, Vadim Selivanov
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As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares about sound wildlife management, I strongly urge you to withdraw your support for the use of aircraft to hunt and kill Alaska's wolves and bears. Alaska is well known for its amazing wildlife and stunning natural beauty. It is appalling that your office and others in the state government continue to sanction the brutal aerial hunting of the state's majestic wolves and bears in nearly 60,000 square miles of the state. As I am sure you are aware, aerial hunting was outlawed by the federal government in 1972. Yet Alaska officials continue to skirt the law and permit aerial hunting, claiming that this terrible practice is necessary for wildlife management -- an assertion that is not supported by available data on wildlife population numbers. view more This unwarranted program often leads to inhumane deaths, with hunters in low-flying aircraft shooting down wolves or chasing them to exhaustion, and landing and killing the animal at close range. In some cases, wounded wolves escape, only to experience a slow, painful death. This program is an embarrassment to the State of Alaska. Alaska's voters have twice rejected the use of aircraft by private hunters to kill wolves. It's past time that state officials listen to Alaska's citizens and put an end to this brutal and unnecessary program. Thank you for considering my comments. Sincerely, Vera Pikulina
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As a supporter of Defenders of Wildlife and someone who cares about sound wildlife management, I strongly urge you to withdraw your support for the use of aircraft to hunt and kill Alaska's wolves and bears. Alaska is well known for its amazing wildlife and stunning natural beauty. It is appalling that your office and others in the state government continue to sanction the brutal aerial hunting of the state's majestic wolves and bears in nearly 60,000 square miles of the state. As I am sure you are aware, aerial hunting was outlawed by the federal government in 1972. Yet Alaska officials continue to skirt the law and permit aerial hunting, claiming that this terrible practice is necessary for wildlife management -- an assertion that is not supported by available data on wildlife population numbers. view more This unwarranted program often leads to inhumane deaths, with hunters in low-flying aircraft shooting down wolves or chasing them to exhaustion, and landing and killing the animal at close range. In some cases, wounded wolves escape, only to experience a slow, painful death. This program is an embarrassment to the State of Alaska. Alaska's voters have twice rejected the use of aircraft by private hunters to kill wolves. It's past time that state officials listen to Alaska's citizens and put an end to this brutal and unnecessary program. Thank you for considering my comments Sincerely, Nadejda Pesotskaya
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This is just plain wrong. Hunting a wolf from a plane, please come out of the dark ages.
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4:14 pm PDT, Apr 26,
Jesse Younce, Michigan
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