Petition: STOP 'COUGAR HUNTING WITH THE AID OF DOGS'

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STOP 'COUGAR HUNTING WITH THE AID OF DOGS'

 

Target:

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife-Big Game Hunting

 

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife calls for a hunt to have 40 female cougars killed. The cougars are to be hunted down by dogs, and when cornered, be shot by the hunter.

Petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-cougar-hunting-with-the-aid-of-dogs

"Here are the the so-called facts: There were three verified cougar sightings in the last 7 1/2 months; another couple of people think they might possibly have seen a cougar; a couple of turkeys might have been killed by a cougar; and some other farm animals might have been killed by cougars, or maybe they were killed getting tangled up in a barbed wire fence. Based on this factual evidence the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife calls for a hunt to have 40 female cougars killed. The cougars are to be hunted down by dogs, and when cornered, be shot by the hunter. All this for a bargain price of $5.48 per cougar!

Read more about this hunt at:

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/119594.asp

And access the website of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to read more about how the hunt is organized and regulated:

http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/hunter/cougar/index.htm

This needs to be stopped! Washington State is home to only 2,500 cougars. The last fatal cougar attack in Washington was reported in 1924. Since then, there have been 12 non-fatal attacks, the majority since 1992. Please tell the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife that it unacceptable to use dogs to hunt down cougars, and that it is further intolerable to kill these cats just because some people might have seen or heard one."

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-cougar-hunting-with-the-aid-of-dogs