cactus
December 11th, 2003, 12:51 AM
How disgusting...
> And Governor McGreevey and Commissioner Campbell take phone calls at:
>
> Gov McGreevey 609-292-6000
> Com. Campbell 609-292-2885
>
> This is the first bear hunt in New Jersey for 33 years. Perhaps an
> overwhelming public outcry, from all over the country, will make it the last.
> Please call. And please be polite, for the sake of the bears, who need
> representatives who sound strong, persistent, and sane -- even when we are
> deeply distressed.
----------
(Note: There is contact information for Governor McGreevey at the end of
this alert.)
New Jersey's bear hunt continues. A story on Newark's Star-Ledger website,
by Brian T. Murray and Judy Peet, is headed "Bear tally increases and hunt
will widen to federal park land." It includes the following description of
the death of a cub:
"And in a sad footnote, morning rush-hour commuters on Route 23 in West
Milford got a front-row view of the hunt, when a mortally wounded cub
staggered out of the woods, lay down with his head resting on the road, and
died.
"'It just broke my heart, sitting there in traffic watching him die,' said
Kari Casper, a fourth-grade teacher from Vernon who was on her way to work
in Lincoln Park.
"'He was just a little guy and looked so lonely, lying there with snow on
his paws,' said Casper, who said she cried as she watched the bear for about
20 minutes as she sat in traffic.
"West Milford police said they received at least 25 calls around 7:30 a.m.
about the injured cub.
"'When we got there, he was dead and there were all these cars pulled on the
side of the road and people crying,' police dispatcher Lorraine Steins said.
"I feel like we should apologize to the bears.'
"Steins said a hunter showed up some time later, identified the cub as his
kill and took it away. The hunter was not cited because he had the proper
state permit and had tracked the wounded bear out of the woods. There is no
way to control where a wounded bear will go to die."
You can read the whole story at:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-5/107103925785800.
xml
The Star Ledger takes letters at: eletters@starledger.com
Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when
sending a letter to the editor. Shorter letters are more likely to be
published.
And Governor McGreevey and Commissioner Campbell take phone calls at:
Gov McGreevey 609-292-6000
Com. Campbell 609-292-2885
This is the first bear hunt in New Jersey for 33 years. Perhaps an
overwhelming public outcry, from all over the country, will make it the
last. Please call. And please be polite, for the sake of the bears, who need
representatives who sound strong, persistent, and sane -- even when we are
deeply distressed.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
www.DawnWatch.com <http://www.DawnWatch.com>
(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in
the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets.
You can learn more about it at www.DawnWatch.com. To subscribe to DawnWatch,
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> And Governor McGreevey and Commissioner Campbell take phone calls at:
>
> Gov McGreevey 609-292-6000
> Com. Campbell 609-292-2885
>
> This is the first bear hunt in New Jersey for 33 years. Perhaps an
> overwhelming public outcry, from all over the country, will make it the last.
> Please call. And please be polite, for the sake of the bears, who need
> representatives who sound strong, persistent, and sane -- even when we are
> deeply distressed.
----------
(Note: There is contact information for Governor McGreevey at the end of
this alert.)
New Jersey's bear hunt continues. A story on Newark's Star-Ledger website,
by Brian T. Murray and Judy Peet, is headed "Bear tally increases and hunt
will widen to federal park land." It includes the following description of
the death of a cub:
"And in a sad footnote, morning rush-hour commuters on Route 23 in West
Milford got a front-row view of the hunt, when a mortally wounded cub
staggered out of the woods, lay down with his head resting on the road, and
died.
"'It just broke my heart, sitting there in traffic watching him die,' said
Kari Casper, a fourth-grade teacher from Vernon who was on her way to work
in Lincoln Park.
"'He was just a little guy and looked so lonely, lying there with snow on
his paws,' said Casper, who said she cried as she watched the bear for about
20 minutes as she sat in traffic.
"West Milford police said they received at least 25 calls around 7:30 a.m.
about the injured cub.
"'When we got there, he was dead and there were all these cars pulled on the
side of the road and people crying,' police dispatcher Lorraine Steins said.
"I feel like we should apologize to the bears.'
"Steins said a hunter showed up some time later, identified the cub as his
kill and took it away. The hunter was not cited because he had the proper
state permit and had tracked the wounded bear out of the woods. There is no
way to control where a wounded bear will go to die."
You can read the whole story at:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-5/107103925785800.
xml
The Star Ledger takes letters at: eletters@starledger.com
Always include your full name, address, and daytime phone number when
sending a letter to the editor. Shorter letters are more likely to be
published.
And Governor McGreevey and Commissioner Campbell take phone calls at:
Gov McGreevey 609-292-6000
Com. Campbell 609-292-2885
This is the first bear hunt in New Jersey for 33 years. Perhaps an
overwhelming public outcry, from all over the country, will make it the
last. Please call. And please be polite, for the sake of the bears, who need
representatives who sound strong, persistent, and sane -- even when we are
deeply distressed.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
www.DawnWatch.com <http://www.DawnWatch.com>
(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in
the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets.
You can learn more about it at www.DawnWatch.com. To subscribe to DawnWatch,
email KarenDawn@DawnWatch.com and tell me you'd like to receive alerts. If
at any time you find DawnWatch is not for you, just let me know via email
and I'll take you off the subscriber list immediately. If you forward or
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