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Black bears are vastly harmless animals, once brought to the brink of extinction by human excess but the depraved hunting lobby, a fungus that will not die, is clamoring again for their blood, in conjunction with their pals in the supposedly impartial wildlife administration bureaucracy. Don’t let it happen this time, or any time again. Say enough! to this criminal nonsense..—PG
Multiply Your Impact
- Petition by Rachel Gary,
Middletown, CT
Turn your signature into dozens more by sharing this petition and recruiting people you know to sign. The black bear population in Connecticut became virtually extinct in the 19th century due to human activities and habitat destruction. The black bear has, only very recently, begun to repopulate its once native habitat. Now, the State of Connecticut is considering providing licenses to hunters to kill black bears in order to reduce the number of bears in the state. The State justifies this consideration based uponpurely unscientific evidence that there has been a recent increase bear sightings and human interactions – however, this information is simply hearsay (i.e. the sightings could have all been the same bear, or a small number of bears sighted often). But the high-priced lottery for these hunting licenses would bring in revenue for the DEEP – essentially, they will be selling the lives of our precious bears for a couple hundred bucks a piece.
YOU, YOUR FRIENDS…170 avg.,
THEIR
FRIENDS 10,000 approx.
Black bears are virtually harmless, non-agressive creatures by nature. With an increase in public education regarding bear safety and proper outdoor food and garbage storage, we can reduce the incidences of black bear sightings and keep the animals safe from harm. We must learn to peacefully co-exist with our wildlife populations, not resort to killing them when we feel uncomfortable or inconvenienced by their presence.
Allowing hunters to kill these harmless animals could place the species on the brink of extinction in Connecticut yet again. Similar hunts allowed in other states have led to disastrous results, including the abuse of hunting privileges, and resulting in the murder of bear mothers and cubs.
Please do not allow this travesty to occur in Connecticut. Join us in telling the Governor of Connecticut and the Connecticut DEEP that we do NOT want a black bear hunt!
2 comments
Real deep rooted resistance to hunting and every other animal abuse must be based on resisting the urge to remain in a dominion based religion, as doing so just supports the enforcers this doctrine.
Petitions are the crumbs that those in charge toss us, to create the illusion that we have a voice advocating for animals. Real change for animals requires a more radical approach. There are some who call for violence, but this path is limited, as it often squelched quite effectively by the entrenched powers that be, rooted in the biblical view of animals: they may be slaughtered and exploited to fill a human need. This view, called dominion, is enforced on every level of animal protection, so that shelters, alleged protectors of animals, kill 5 million healthy homeless dogs a year. Animal organizations work in collusion with meat purveyors to increase sales by supporting happy meat. And so too, it is with hunting that Wilderness Services issues the license to hunt, and claims its dominion over wilderness animals with any number of illegitimate excuses to cull whole populations or species.
The situation for bears in India is quite different. The Wilderness Protection Act of India, specifically prohibits hunting of wilderness animals. Animal organizations such as Wildlife SOS India, are responsible for liberating thousands of ‘dancing bear’ brutalized by the poor as a means of earning a living. The liberated bears were all sent to sanctuaries, while their former owners were given a financial bonus for giving up their bears. In addition they were taught new skills so that they could earn a living without exploiting the bears. This a case where social and animal justice go hand in hand, illustrating the idea that what is good for animals is also good for humans.
The difference in India may be attributed to a different view of animals, based on the concept of ahimsa, or non-violence for all who live, of the Jain religion. Though Jainism is practised by a small minority of the Indian population, it is such a strong concept, that it has resulted in some of the most progressive and sweeping positive legislation for animals – too numerous to list while addressing the issue of bear hunting in the USA, where the tyrranical biblical obsession with controlling animals threatens the survival of so many species.
Meaningful resistance would consist of actively withdrawing financial and moral support from all religions that endorse dominion, with its concomitant legitimatized violence to animals. But then the truth is offensive to those with vested interests derived from these religions: the holy trinity of animal terror.