Fw: 14 Wolf Pups Executed in Alaska

August 1, 2008

- Rodger Schlickeisen, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

A Barbaric Slaying

Alaska wildlife agency personnel killed 14 pups in dens -- illegal under state law.

I want to help stop Alaska’s Board of Game-sanctioned killing and save Alaska’s wolves and other wildlife. Please accept my emergency donation of:

$28 -- $1 for each wolf gunned down

$56 -- $2 for each wolfgunned down

$100

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Alaskans for Wildlife has already reached thousands of Alaskan voters by mail with this hard-hitting flyer. Help us reach our goal of $80,000 by August 7th to help them reach thousands more.Spread the word: Forward this message on to others who care about wildlife.Dear Jill,Appalling news from Alaska.Soon after Alaska's Board of Game approved the killing of all wolves in an area near Cold Bay, state officials illegally killed 14 wolf pups after gunning down their mothers -- yet another grisly chapter in the Alaska’s out-of-control wolf slaughter. Please make an emergency donation to help save the lives of Alaska’s wolves and fight the barbaric policies of the Board of Game.Here’s what happened: State wildlife agency personnel staked out a known wolf denning site -- a practice that is illegal under Alaska law -- and, using helicopters, they gunned down 14 adult wolves from the air, part of an effort to boost caribou populations in Southwest Alaska. When they landed, they found the 14 helpless pups in the nearby dens -- just weeks old -- and methodically shot each one in the head. 28 wolves gunned down in all. Please donate now to help save Alaskan wolves from Alaska’s out-of-control Board of Game. Alaskans are now moving to end the Board of Game’s barbaric aerial hunting of wolves through a ballot measure. On August 26th voters can pass this ballot measure and ban this awful practice before another deadly season begins. We are helping Alaskans for Wildlife, a coalition of local grassroots activists, hunters and citizens who secured the 55,000 signatures to put this measure on the ballot. Already, they have reached thousands of voters across the state with their hard-hitting mailings.Please help us raise $80,000 by August 7th so that we can help Alaskans for Wildlife reach 125,000 voters with mailers like the one on the right -- and end barbaric aerial hunting.We’re up against wealthy groups like Safari Club International who are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defeat the ballot measure. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has even signed off on a $400,000 state-funded propaganda campaign to justify the state’s barbaric wolf slaughter from the skies.Your support is crucial to combat this million dollar campaign.On August 26th, Alaskans can end the wolf slaughter from the skies. With your help, we can win for the wolves.Sincerely,Rodger SchlickeisenPresidentDefenders of Wildlife Action FundP.S. Your contribution through our secure website will put your funds to immediate use. You can also call 1-800-425-4632 to contribute by phone. Time is short. Please act today.

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