Invermere Deer Protection Organization's Proposal to the Town Council

"We are sensitive to the needs and concerns of all of the town residents -regardless of their pro-cull or anti-cull leanings. We are willing to work with everyone in the town and listen to their concerns. Not only are we willing to listen, we are willing to address their concerns actively. If the council is willing to call a temporary halt to the cull, we offer the following-

 We will work together with all the town residents and the DOI council to lobby, pressure and convince the provincial government for additional non-lethal measures and options to be approved.

 We will privately raise funds and recruit volunteers for fencing around the town perimeter to reduce intrusion of deer and other large wild animals into the town. It can be done with zero cost to the province and the DOI.

We will privately raise funds and recruit vounteers for hazing the current deer population with border collie dogs and drive them away from the town perimeter. This can be done with zero cost to theprovince and the DOI.

 We will privately raise funds and recruit volunteers for contraceptive measures for the town deer. Once again, this can be done with zero cost to the province and the DOI.

We will privately raise funds and recruit volunteers for relocation of the town deer. Once again, this can be done with zero cost to the province and the DOI.

 We will establish volunteer deer patrol to attend to the reports of aggressive deer within the town perimeter and identify and deal with any aggressive deer. Once again, this will not cost DOI anything.

 We will establish voluteer educators to educate the children in the school and the residents of Invermere about deer safety and how to avoid deer-human conflicts and risks.

 We will privately pay for education materials and campaigns for deer safety and risk avoidance.

Please re-consider the cull plan and give everyone a chance to unite this town again and heal the wounds created by this divisive issue. If you do not accept this offer, it will clearly show that your goal is not a solution to any specific issue - but you are guided by an ulterior motive to KILL only and nothign but KILLING the deer will satisfy you. "

The mayor Gerry Taft responded as follows: "Would you and other people in your group still be willing to work with us on the items you have listed above, if a limited cull occurs for the next two and half weeks?"  (in other words, can we kill as many  deer as possible in the time that we have left and then after that will you do my job for me? for free?) 

 

Obviously, the mayor and the council continue to refuse to listen to rational non lethal alternatives that have been presented to them as clearly as possible  and now they are determined to fill their quota for culled deer. They seem to fail to realize the inappropriate cruelty and brutality has been reaching people throughout Canada and the world and that thousands of people  have signed petitions and expressed their disgust as this backwards small town council refuses to listen to rationale and compassionate reasoning.