Important: Speak against deer slughter at Bluff Point (CT)

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IMPORTANT***Speak against deer slaughter at Bluff Point (CT)-Pls send

letter

 

Please forward widely

 

BACKGROUND

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The Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection is planning to

slaughter 63 deer at Bluff point Coastal Reserve in Groton, CT.

 

For more info go to:

 

http://www.theday.com/news/ts-re.asp?NewsUID=F9872B35-1530-4076-9D77-440F87D2D9C\

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From DEP's web site:

http://www.dep.state.ct.us/whatshap/press/2000/mf1215.htm

 

Please send the enclosed letters. We need to show the DEP and the

Governor that there is a strong opposition to DEP's cruel policies. A

short message such as, " Stop the deer slaughter at Bluff Point " or

something like that will also do the job.

 

Thank you.

Barbara Biel

 

SEND TO:

Mr. Arthur J. Rocque, Jr. Commissioner of DEP Office of the Commissioner

The Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street

Hartford, CT 06106-5127

Email: dep.webmaster (po.state.ct.us)

Phone: (860) 424-3001

Fax: (860) 424-4051

 

***I suggest you send a fax to DEP because DEP's email

system is very primitive***

 

To send fax for free, go to:

www.free2fax.com

 

Governor John G. Rowland

Governor's Office

State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

Phone:(860) 566-4840

E-Mail: Governor.Rowland (po.state.ct.us)

 

SAMPLE LETTER # 1

***Don't forget to sign your name***

****CT residents also include your city/state***

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Mr. Arthur J. Rocque, Jr. Commissioner of DEP The Department of

Environmental Protection Fax: (860) 424-4051

dep.webmaster

 

Stop the deer slaughter at Bluff Point

 

Dear Mr. Rocque,

 

I demand an immediate stop to the cruel and senseless slaughter of deer

at Bluff point Coastal Reserve in Groton, CT.

 

It is a well-known fact that killing will not solve the overpopulation

problem you claim exists. The figures speak for themselves: Since 1974,

when the DEP changed the status of deer in Connecticut from " nuisance "

animal to " game " animal, the state's deer population has soared from

6,000 to over 80,000 (DEP's own figures). These numbers prove that

hunting is not working to decrease the deer herd in Connecticut. It's

not a solution to a problem, but simply one of several " management "

tools that you employ to create larger herds, which you then use to

justify sport hunting to the unsuspecting public.

 

Many land areas across the United States -- varying in size and location

-- maintain healthy deer herds, but no deer hunting. For instance, the

Natural Park Service -- which manages 80 million acres of land --

generally operates with a no-hunting credo (except for some large land

areas in Alaska). Acadia, Shenandoah, Everglades, Big Bend, Voyageurs,

Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Canyon, and Sequoia are just

a few national parks where deer hunting is outlawed.

 

Nature ultimately regulates deer numbers. As stated in White-Tailed Deer

Management and Ecology, the bible of deer management for wildlife

managers, " Most wildlife biologists and managers can point to situations

where deer populations have not been hunted yet do not fluctuate greatly

nor cause damage to vegetation. Certainly deer reach overpopulation in

some park situations, but the surprising thing is how many parks

containing deer populations have no problem. "

 

Animals have a right to exist and live out their lives unmolested. I

demand that the DEP take an ethical approach to its duties by

implementing nonviolent measures that preserve the habitat and keep our

forests safe for us and the creatures who live there. The DEP's method

of " population control " by killing is inappropriate, ineffective,

inhumane and immoral. The DEP's barbaric policies will not be tolerated

by civilized society.

 

Sincerely,

Cc: Governor Rowland

 

SAMPLE LETTER # 2

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Governor.Rowland

 

Please stop the slaughter of deer at Bluff Point

 

Dear Governor Rowland,

 

I urge you to do all that is in your power to stop the Department of

Environmental Protection's cruel and senseless slaughter of deer at

Bluff Point Coastal Reserve in Groton, CT.

 

It is a well-known fact that killing will not solve the overpopulation

problem the DEP claims exists. The figures speak for themselves: Since

1974, when the DEP changed the status of deer in Connecticut from

" nuisance " animal to " game " animal, the state's deer population has

soared from 6,000 to over 80,000 (DEP's own figures). These numbers

prove that hunting is not working to decrease the deer herd in

Connecticut. It's not a solution to a problem, but simply one of several

" management " tools that the DEP employs to create larger herds, which

the DEP then uses to justify sport hunting to the unsuspecting public.

 

Many land areas across the United States -- varying in size and location

-- maintain healthy deer herds, but no deer hunting.

For instance, the Natural Park Service -- which manages 80 million acres

of land -- generally operates with a no-hunting credo (except for some

large land areas in Alaska). Acadia, Shenandoah, Everglades, Big Bend,

Voyageurs, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Canyon, and

Sequoia are just a few national parks where deer hunting is outlawed.

 

Nature ultimately regulates deer numbers. As stated in White-Tailed Deer

Management and Ecology, the bible of deer management for wildlife

managers, " Most wildlife biologists and managers can point to situations

where deer populations have not been hunted yet do not fluctuate greatly

nor cause damage to vegetation. Certainly deer reach overpopulation in

some park situations, but the surprising thing is how many parks

containing deer populations have no problem. "

 

Animals have a right to exist and live out their lives unmolested.

Please force the DEP to take an ethical approach to its duties by

implementing nonviolent measures that preserve the habitat and keep our

forests safe for us and the creatures who live there. The DEP's method

of " population control " by killing is inappropriate, ineffective,

inhumane and immoral. The DEP's barbaric policies cannot be tolerated by

civilized society.

 

Sincerely,