US Government: Stop Killing 227 Coyotes a Day!

  • by: Kristi Arnold
  • recipient: Dr. Gregory Parham, Administrator of APHIS William Clay, Deputy Administrator for Wildlife Services

The U.S. government is killing 227 coyotes a day using taxpayer money. The supposed purpose is to protect livestock, but a former wildlife service trapper reported that the practice can actually attract more coyotes.

Wildlife Services has killed 1.1 million coyotes since 2000. That averages out to 227 coyotes a day.

As former Wildlife Service trapper Gary Strader puts it in the documentary, Wild Things, "If you kill a coyote, two will show up at its funeral." 

Additionally, aerial gunning (i.e. shooting coyotes from government helicopters or airplanes) is hazardous to human life and can cost more than $800 an hour.

Tell Wildlife Services to stop killing coyotes!

Dear sirs,


We the undersigned ask that you stop the practice of killing wolves for livestock protection.


The U.S. government is killing 227 coyotes a day using taxpayer money. The supposed purpose is to protect livestock, but a former wildlife service trapper reported that the practice can actually attract more coyotes.


Wildlife Services has killed 1.1 million coyotes since 2000. That averages out to 227 coyotes a day.


As former Wildlife Service trapper Gary Strader puts it in the documentary, Wild Things, "If you kill a coyote, two will show up at its funeral." 


Additionally, aerial gunning (i.e. shooting coyotes from government helicopters or airplanes) is hazardous to human life and can cost more than $800 an hour.


Please stop killing the coyotes!

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