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Sarah Palin: Alaska's Dead Wolf Pups Demand Justice!

Target: Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
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This summer, Alaska wildlife agency personnel reportedly 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 14 helpless pups in the nearby dens – infant wolves just weeks old – and methodically shot each one in the head. 28 wolves gunned down in all.

Due to a loophole in federal law, Alaska is the only state in the U.S. where a few hunters still use aircraft to shoot wolves or chase them to exhaustion before landing and shooting them point blank. But the practice of "denning" – the killing of wolf young in the den – is prohibited even under Alaska law. This killing of 14 wolf pups disturbs even longtime hunters in Alaska.

During her two years as governor, Sarah Palin proposed a $150 bounty for the severed foreleg of each killed wolf and introduced legislation to make it even easier to use aircraft to hunt wolves and bears. But it's time that Governor Palin call for a thorough investigation into the killing of these 14 wolf pups, and bring any Alaska employees who acted illegally to justice.

Governor Palin presents herself as a pro-ethics reform politician. Please sign our petition to hold her accountable to her promises and send an email to your friends to spread the word.

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Dear Governor Palin,

I am appalled by reports that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game illegally killed 14 wolf pups as part of their efforts to boost caribou numbers and that they intentionally excluded this information from a June 30 press release. This cover up only further diminishes the public's faith and trust in the department's ability to properly manage wolves and bears and follow the law.

Governor Palin, you have presented yourself in the media as a politician who stands for comprehensive ethics reform in government. Thus, I urge you to call for a thorough investigation into the June "denning" and killing of 14 wolf pups in Game Management Unit 9, and to ensure that any Alaska Department of Fish and Game employees who acted illegally be brought to justice.

Predator reduction efforts deserve careful scrutiny and justification. This is the first time in more than 20 years that department biologists shot and killed wolves from the air and the first time that it has killed pups in their den. Alaska law prohibits the killing of pups in their dens as part of a predator reduction effort.
We signed the “Sarah Palin: Alaska's Dead Wolf Pups Demand Justice!” petition!
# 27,306:
9:58 pm PST, Dec 4, David Cannon, Pennsylvania
Govenor Palin, do you have no ethics whatsoever? Even if the only thing you are concerned about is your own political future you would be well advised to do something about this and also STOP THE HUNTING OF WOLVES FROM HELICOPTERS! Are you really that stupid that you do not realize how unpopular this practice is? If you hope to have any future in politics you should stop all of this immediately!
# 27,305:
7:43 pm PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed, Texas
Killing innocent wolf pups for the growth of another species to slaughter as well, is nothing less than Genocide. When God gives you a gift, you don't take it and abuse it like a spoiled little brat. You take care of it and respect it to show appreciation for what has been provided. When you break this toy (meaning Earth and all that comes with it) Daddy doesn't give you a new one, this time. You only get one chance to get this right. So grow up, learn a little self respect, and stop acting like an in-bred baffoon.
# 27,304:
7:37 pm PST, Dec 4, Tsinga Habener, Australia
There Aren't Enough Words To Describe How DISGUSTED I Am With You Governor Palin, How Could You? 14 Wolf Pups, I Mean Come On Grow A Heart. If You Shoot The Wolves To Save The Moose And Then You Shoot The Moose You Must Be OUT OF YOUR MIND Or........You're In Alaska. And What's This I Hear Of Offering 150.00$ For The Severed Foreleg Of Each Killed Wolf?! Have You Gone INSANE. The Only Population Needing To Be Contorlled Is The Human Population! We Should Start With Hearltess People Like Yourself Gov. Palin. One Day I Would Like To Travel To Alaska I Would Love To Hear A Real Wolf Howl, But The Way You're Running Their Poulation Into The Ground, You've Practically Screwed That Up For Me. I Hope You Get What You Desrve Palin, Because I Donnot Understand Your Stupid Laws. You're Killing Needlessly And FOR FUN! That's The Most Disgusting Thing I've EVER Heard. Alaska's Wolves Demand Justice Palin And They Damn Well Desverve It, It's Us In Their World Not Them In Our World! Palin You Make Me Dissapionted To Be Human, Knowing That Thier Are Twisted, Sick, Heartless People Out There.........Like YOU! WOLVES ARE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES! Get THAT Through Your Thick Skull Palin, Or Would A Bullet Do Just As Good A Job?! One Day You're Going To Wake Up And Think On How FOOLISh You And Your TIdal Wave Of Idiots Have been.
# 27,303:
1:31 pm PST, Dec 4, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
baby wolves are so cute! I think that Sarah so save them because just like us they have a right to live
# 27,302:
1:06 pm PST, Dec 4, Gary Habener, Australia
To Kill for sport is one thing. To kill for the fun of killing is just plain murder. This killing of innocent wolf cubs goes against everything i was taught as a sporting shooter. Justice should be done to those who misuse our sport.
# 27,301:
11:26 am PST, Dec 4, Denise Conte, New York
# 27,300:
11:09 am PST, Dec 4, Le Thanh Quyen, Viet Nam
# 27,299:
8:39 pm PST, Dec 3, Cherise Williams, Kentucky
We are living in their world, not vice versa. Gov. Palin, it absolutely disgusts me to know that you govern this beautiful state, and do nothing to reverse these brutal practices. Would you kill a dog? I can almost answer that for myself. You feel human fetus lives are so important, but yet you have no compassion for our fellow animals. Your policies on wildlife make me sick. I just hope you are ready for what happens to you in your next life, if reincarnation is a reality, and you don't fry in hell, as your religion believes.
# 27,298:
5:46 pm PST, Dec 3, Christine Tremayne, Florida
# 27,297:
5:38 pm PST, Dec 3, Jennifer Fassler, Idaho
# 27,296:
3:14 pm PST, Dec 3, Kelly Kratzer, Ohio
We should not be killing these innocent wolves. They did nothing for people to just go out and be killing them off. Someone should stop this before they become extinct. How would you like it if someone just waltz into your house and killed everyone and topped it off by shooting a little baby in the head.
# 27,295:
2:28 pm PST, Dec 3, John Sodrel, Indiana
Only a vile, loathsome, despicable, inhuman person could condone this brutal slaughter.
# 27,294:
7:19 am PST, Dec 3, Uros Retuznik, Slovenia
Animals!!!
# 27,293:
2:41 am PST, Dec 3, Carlota Pires, Portugal
this is illegally and someone has to act and do something! animals have feelings and rights just like people!
# 27,292:
8:26 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, California
This act is illegal, cruel, and just plain out wrong. Would you go into an orphanage or even someone's home and shoot babies in the head? Yes, it is that cruel, it is that horrible. I know that the hunting business is a big source of income, but this is going to majorly damage the popularity of Alaska and effect its tourism. I personally have been looking forward to going to Alaska on week-long (or longer) fishing trip with my dad, and mostly JUST to have a chance at hearing a wild wolf howl. Now with things like this, I never want to touch Alaska land (or spend lots of money there fishing and shopping!) with such barbaric acts going on! Up until these things began happening (with aerial wolf hunting and then Sarah Palin's cruel plans to boost the hunting industry), my dad went with a big group of friends to spend a week or two on fishing trips in Alaska. After I found out about these things, I told him to stop (being a HUGE wolf lover), and now him and his buddies haven't gone since. This is a big mistake; a truly horrible plan that will come back to bite you in the butt. Many people have banned going to Alaska (like me) from the aerial wolf hunts, and now I know for a fact even more people are now that this cruel act is put to the light. I have seen art and hundreds of comments/signatures related to just ONE PICTURE ALONE agreeing with what I have just said. These cruel and barbaric acts aren't the way to go. Make the right choice and put an end to it all now.
# 27,291:
5:49 pm PST, Dec 2, Sarah Giles, Texas
They are truly majestic creatures, and we cannot allow them to be murdered any longer. That's what it is - murder, plain and simple, and if anyone condones the killing of these beautiful animals, they are not fit to live themselves, for it is inhumane at best. We cannot lose our wolves... there are so so many reasons why, and I can't even find the words to explain. PLEASE... just save the wolves... justice must be served! As as for you, yourself, Palin... you will get what's coming to you; you all all those like you. The pups were innocent... and this is cruelty... this is true evil.
# 27,290:
6:52 am PST, Dec 2, Barbara Durant, Maryland
Govenor Palin, Thank GOD you weren't elected VP! You have no business having power over a state with the most magnificent beauty and wildlife on the globe.
# 27,289:
7:25 pm PST, Dec 1, Emily Cox, Illinois
# 27,288:
7:06 pm PST, Dec 1, Melissa Mobeck, Washington
# 27,287:
1:43 pm PST, Dec 1, Name not displayed, Ohio
this is sick, wolves are one with us(native Americans) for all you know the wolves could of been your ancestors. how would you like it if you were sleeping soundly and we came and killed you wrongfully, wouldn't like it, would ya??!! go burn in hell!!!!!
# 27,286:
1:02 pm PST, Dec 1, Name not displayed, Poland
# 27,285:
12:56 pm PST, Dec 1, Name not displayed, Texas
# 27,284:
10:32 am PST, Dec 1, Jennifer Baker, Pennsylvania
The poor little things didn't do anything to those people. They were so little and innocent.
# 27,283:
10:11 am PST, Dec 1, Eithne Taaffe, New Jersey
I am disgusted by this ... Alaska law prohibits the killing of pups in their den!
# 27,282:
10:05 am PST, Dec 1, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 27,281:
9:48 am PST, Dec 1, Mary-Margaret Wolgamuth, Pennsylvania
They are living creatures and they should not be killed.
# 27,280:
6:56 am PST, Dec 1, Brunilde Ridgway, Pennsylvania
# 27,279:
6:27 am PST, Dec 1, Hope Williams, Ohio
Wow, I can't believe that anyone in their right mind would believe that this practice is acceptable. There are other ways to control the population of predators that are more humane. This just makes me sick.
# 27,278:
5:54 am PST, Dec 1, L McCorkel, Pennsylvania
I can't believe you call yourself a mother. How can you justify the killing of wolves and their pups. Is it not man that causes problems in nature because of their greed. If left alone nature would be perfect. And then for you to put a bounty on wolves, that is disgusting!
# 27,277:
3:34 am PST, Dec 1, Cyril Doyen, France
SAVE ALASKA AGAINST HUMAN CRAZY !!! IT'S OUR FUTURE !!! A "MORATOIRE" FOR ARCTIQUE NORD ET ANTARCTIQUE....STRAIGHT AWAY
# 27,276:
2:20 am PST, Dec 1, Maddie Lyons, United Kingdom
You are an egotistical, poor excuse for a member of the female gender. Shame on you. What gives you the right to justify nonsensical killing? Get to grips with the real world.. Do what the PEOPLE want you to do. not what YOU want to do. And you must do what is RIGHT!
# 27,275:
12:06 am PST, Dec 1, Lionne Scheeren, Netherlands
# 27,274:
11:53 pm PST, Nov 30, Candace Ferrero, California
You claim to be pro-life yet you continue to carry on with the illegal slaughter of wolves. Since wolves don't have a voice, WE THE PEOPLE are their voice. Stop the slaughter! Stop denying your abuse of power! Who do you think you represent?
# 27,273:
9:43 pm PST, Nov 30, Eric Ridgway, Idaho
Killing others is not going to make our planet a more lovable or liveable place! Are you really Pro-Life Governor Pallin?
# 27,272:
8:48 pm PST, Nov 30, Deborah Kane, Pennsylvania
You give $150.00 for the foreleg of a wolf - SHAME ON YOU!! This is inhumane as is the killing of baby wolves - again, SHAME ON YOU!! You need to stop this insanity - NOW!
# 27,271:
8:09 pm PST, Nov 30, Gary Merenstein, Colorado
# 27,270:
7:57 pm PST, Nov 30, Aaron Kane, Pennsylvania
You should be ashamed of yourself! How would you like it if someone came up to your house and shot your baby in the head?! Well, these were HELPLESS pups, and someone needs to be brought to justice!
# 27,269:
6:39 pm PST, Nov 30, Ruth Rollow, Texas
You claim to be an advocate for reform, now is the perfect time to prove it.
# 27,268:
4:58 pm PST, Nov 30, RONETTE LIVENGOOD, Ohio
there is no need to kill these poor animals. people like us (native americans) hold these beautiful souls very close to our hearts. they are a part of us. and cruel beings like yourself have no right to strip that away from us... doesn't the government realize that they have taken enough away from our people!!!
# 27,267:
4:06 pm PST, Nov 30, Alison Walkley, Connecticut
There is no justifiable reason to resort to the slaughter of innocent animals who are not interfering with humans in a negative way. How can you not only condone, but take part in such merciless killing? It's disgusting and must be stopped as soon as possible.
# 27,266:
2:53 pm PST, Nov 30, Matt DeMasse, New Jersey
killing wolves is a sin, pups even worst. for what?they own this earth just as much as we do. you shouldn't exterminate them. heartless acts!
# 27,265:
1:38 pm PST, Nov 30, Elizabeth Even, California
# 27,264:
1:15 pm PST, Nov 30, Lynda Emerson, Virginia
# 27,263:
1:02 pm PST, Nov 30, Jeanette Stevenson, California
# 27,262:
10:59 am PST, Nov 30, Sandra Morris, North Carolina
This is simply unacceptable.Please do something to bring justice for these tragic victims...
# 27,261:
8:44 am PST, Nov 30, Christopher Browne, Georgia
# 27,260:
4:11 am PST, Nov 30, Jim Beck, Michigan
# 27,259:
8:32 pm PST, Nov 29, Leslie Seo, California
# 27,258:
6:00 pm PST, Nov 29, Wesley Frazier, North Carolina
Wolves will survive. The Republican base will go the way of extinction. You have the opportunity to be the change.
# 27,257:
5:38 pm PST, Nov 29, James Cruse, West Virginia
Because the wolf is a sacred animal to the native american. And those that shoot them for sport have no respect for the wolf or it's spirit.
# 27,256:
5:33 pm PST, Nov 29, Wolf Lacey, New Hampshire
Your stance on the Wolf hunting cherade is why you didn't get 50+ votes that I know of. Your unbalancing the environment with this chicken stuff you call hunting...and then to kill babies?
# 27,255:
5:14 pm PST, Nov 29, Name not displayed, New York
# 27,254:
4:45 pm PST, Nov 29, Frank Ball Sr, Georgia
I write and publish articles under the name Frank WOLF Watchdog~Taking a Bite out of Corruption, google me if you like. Since my pen-name is Frank WOLF, would you like to try and hunt me? Lets make a little sport of it, since I can think and hunt back. What you are doing is appalling! The wolf was placed here by the Great Spirit as one of the guardian spirits of Mother Earth. YOU have NO right to make laws to hunt or exterminate them. Sincerely Frank J. Ball Sr. Frank WOLF Watchdog ~ Taking a BITE out of Corruption
# 27,253:
3:06 pm PST, Nov 29, Jason Schonluab, California
The wolf is a majestic and magnificent animal. Wolves embody the meaning of family. These animals should not be killed just to boost caribou numbers. Wolves have have been unfairly judged by mankind and we need to let these beautiful animals live and prosper. The Alaskan Department Fish and Game is barbarically killing innocent animals who are just trying to live in peace and tend to their families. We must not let this unjust killing persist. It is a genocide that must be stopped. We must stop the Alasan government before they kill too many wolves and the population becomes extinct.
# 27,252:
2:26 pm PST, Nov 29, Lisa Lopez, Alabama
These animals are the true image of family and loyalty. They are intelligent and devoted. They are wilderness and mystery and magic all rolled into one creature. By what right do you and others Pretend and Murdering them from the air, and then call it a hunt. Stop fighting the Mother and Her Children and start learning to live with them and accept them.
# 27,251:
12:12 pm PST, Nov 29, Randy Oakes, Texas
Palin, you are sick and revolting. If you ever consider running for president, you'll be laughed out of this Country which you've considered removing Alaska from. I hope you get whats coming to you very soon.
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