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Once the bison are placed, the bison will be designated as wildlife and fall under state regulation. If one migrates off the reservation, it will still be considered wildlife and can be hunted only under state regulations.

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Recent studies have shown prairie dog shooting contests have a ‘residual, negative physical and ecological effect’ on prairie dog colonies, and feeding and reproductive behavior, Short said in a phone interview.

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‘The bullets used are also typically non-jacketed, hollow-point, exploding bullets designed to ‘mist’ the prairie dog, which is a pretty despicable practice,’ he said.

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\x0a Duane Short, wild species program director for the Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance\x0a

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\x0a “This is not one single herd. This is a unique population of animals with various sub-populations. When you kill more than 1,600 animals you affect the genetic integrity of this incredible species in ways which you can’t understand. Extinction is forever! Enough is enough! Please, if you are able, come here and reconnect with your wild and stand with the buffalo.”\x0a

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\x0a Roman, volunteer for Buffalo Field Campaign www.buffalofieldcampaign.org\x0a

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Why I join Ann on some Saturdays at Cherry Creek FUR!

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\x0a ….at least ONE of the reasons. I try to attend as often as possible … she has a protest each Saturday (11:30AM) at Marks-Lloyds Furs in Cherry Creek. This is just a “FYI” for you acquaintances, friends and family who live outside of the Denver area. There are many other reasons to speak out and act-out against the use and wearing of fur-bearing animals, but this is one of the more revolting reasons that was written about in the Denver Post on Thursday:

N.Y. The FIRST STATE To BAN ELECTROCUTION On FUR FARMS

Albany, N.Y…..New York has become the first state in the nation to ban the electrocution of animals in a particularly gruesome way to harvest their fur. The law bans the practice of anal and genital electrocution of fur-bearing animals, including mink, foxes, chinchillas and rabbits. The misdemeanor is punishable by up to a year in jail. National animal-rights advocattes Wednesday said they hope it will force similar measures in other states. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants to use the law to push other states to ban similar practices on farms.

“Anal electrocution is common practice in fur farms across the world,” said Melissa Karpel of the Norfolk, VA-based PETA. “A lot of these methods aren’t effective, and these animals will wake up while they are being skinned.” There is no similar law or pending bill in any other state, said janna Goodwin of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Most established fur farms adhere to American Veterinary Medical Assn. standards, said Teresa Platt, executive director of the Fur Commission USA, a trade association with members on 330 farms in 28 states.

Those can allow for use of electricity to kill some animals, although mink are usually killed by gas, she said. Platt said that the practice is not as common as the animal-rights advocates contend. She said there are rogue fur suppliers, but she doubts there are many because they risk their farms and imprisonment on cruelty charges if caught.\x0a

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WildEarth Guardians is trying to obtain a prairie dog shooting ban in Colorado.

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It is hard to believe that it’s legal to use live animals as target practice. But “shooters” (you can’t call them hunters) regularly aim high-powered rifles at endangered, ecologically vital prairie dogs and celebrate when they explode these small animals into “red mist” or kill three or four hugging prairie dogs with one shot. The prairie dogs don’t have a chance: they are often gunned down from hundreds of yards away as they emerge from their burrows.

In disgust at this activity and out of recognition that shooting threatens all three prairie dog species that inhabit Colorado, WildEarth Guardians launched an effort in January to outlaw all prairie dog shooting in the state. In response, the prairie dog shooters and the National Rifle Association are mobilizing, and mobilizing quickly. We need your help to show the Colorado Wildlife Commission that banning prairie dog shooting is the right thing to do. Here are actions you can take:

It takes less than a minute to sign a petition in support of our effort. [link to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/colorado-petition-to-ban-prairie-dog-shooting]
Better yet, please attend the Colorado Wildlife Commission meeting from 8:30am-noon on Thursday May 1^st in Grand Junction, Colorado. [link to meeting detail page below]
Contact the Colorado Wildlife Commission and urge them to adopt a full ban on prairie dog shooting in the state. [link to form letter below]

This is not an anti-hunting campaign. Rather, many hunters consider prairie dog shooting as unethical given that shooters don’t use any part of the prairie dogs they kill, there is no fair chase, and shooters can instead use pop cans or other inanimate objects for target practice.

Prairie dogs are ecologically important and imperiled members of Colorado’s environment. They should be treated with respect and not blown to bits by people who derive a perverse pleasure from prairie dog shooting. Prairie dogs aren’t pop cans.

[form letter]

Email to: wildlife.comm@state.co.us

Dear Wildlife Commissioners,

Please ban prairie dog shooting in Colorado. Prairie dogs should not be killed for target practice. They are important to Colorado’s natural environment, providing prey and creating habitat for diverse wildlife, including hawks, eagles, owls, foxes, songbirds, and many others.

Prairie dog shooting is cruel and wasteful. Please send a clear message to your constituents – including both hunters and wildlife-watchers – that you recognize that prairie dog shooting is offensive and unacceptable to people from a variety of backgrounds.

While some of the opponents of the petition to ban prairie dog shooting may tell you so, a prohibition on shooting will not limit prairie dog poisoning or the use of fumigants to kill prairie dogs. Outlawing the use of prairie dogs and other live animals as shooting targets will also not affect the majority of hunting activities in Colorado, including hunting of elk, deer, pronghorn, and other wildlife.

Please support a ban on prairie dog shooting in Colorado. Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,

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[meeting detail page]

The Colorado Wildlife Commission will discuss our petition to ban prairie dog shooting at its May 1^st meeting in Grand Junction, CO. The meeting begins at 8:30am, and the item should be heard before noon. Please plan on attending for as much of the morning (and possibly afternoon) as you can. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn at 755 Horizon Drive in Grand Junction.

Please be respectful and, if you choose to provide a public comment, remember:

Stress that prairie dogs should not be used as live targets and that prairie dog shooting is cruel and wasteful.

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\x0a Biodiversity loss will lead to sick world : experts - Yahoo! News\x0a \x0a \x0a

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David Suzuki: “We are creating an illusion that everything is fine, and we are getting richer and richer. But we’re doing it at the expense of our children and grandchildren… all in the name of economic growth and progress,” he said in a keynote address via video conference.

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One solution will be to “take our eyes off the economy,” he suggested.

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“The real bottom line is clean air, clean water, clean soil that gives us our food, clean energy that comes from the sun, and biodiversity. These are ultimately the most important needs that we have to fight for at all cost.”

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\x0a If meat could be produced in vitro, thereby bypassing the catastrophic ecological destruction and horror that the modern livestock industry provides, the Earth’s ecosystems and climate would immediately receive massive relief.\x0a

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