Helena, Montana to Begin Killing Mule Deer

The city of Helena has voted to go ahead with the killing of Mule Deer within it's city, even though it had been shot down by the Fish Wildlife and Parks last September.  Many people with concerns over their gardens protested and so a "pilot" program was instilled to kill 50 deer this fall.

They plan to lure deer in with food, trap them and then kill them.  Allowing any fawns to go free.  These fawns still need their mothers and the terror they will endure is heartbreaking.  There are other ways of dealing with the deer over population in our city.  Our tax money is going to fund this endeavor.  Why not use those same tax dollars and purchase a vaccine called Sprayvac.  Sprayvac is a vaccine that has been proven effective and far more humane!  Once shot into a Doe, it will render her sterile and a single dose will last several years, making it practical and economical.  It would lessen the population and we would not be subjected to the horrors of deer being slaughtered before our eyes! 

Also, there was a banquet held within the city last year, stating that something must be done to help the dwindling Mule Deer population.  The mule deer are the exact ones that they are going to be killing!!  Couldn't they simply use the money that they are putting forth to kill these innocent deer and dart the deer,  relocating them to the areas where the deer ARE disappearing?

We are asking everyone who feels this is as wrong as us, to please sign this petition, so that we may pass it on to the city officials and hope that they will reconsider killing these innocent deer and consider a more humane way of dealing with them!

Thank your consideration.