Save the BC deer: Action with letters

Write to the decision makers. You can create your own email or you can copy/modify the one in the statement section. Remember that what is required for this campaign is quantity. It is unlikely your email will be read anyway, but its reception will not go unnoticed.
Kimberley, B.C. (Started in January 2012)
Send email to Kimberley politicians
Invermere, B.C. (Stated would start in February 2012)
Send email to Invermere politicians
Cranbrook, B.C. (First city to have killed 25 Deer in December 2011)
Send email to Cranbrook politicians
Penticton, B.C. (Start date to be determined)
Grand Forks, B.C. (Under consideration)
Victoria, B.C. (Under consideration)

2 Statement

Below are some sample letters you can copy/paste into your email. You are free to modify these as you wish to or create your own.

2.1 Sample Letter One

Why would you even think about slaughtering deer in your city? Violence only begets violence - at the end of it all, what kind of a message does that send to the children in your community? Should conflicts with wildlife automatically be solved with firearms? There are many humane, non-lethal methods to address human-deer conflicts. Please visit the following webpage: http://www.netandboltcruelty.net/humane.htm
Unless you indicate that deer slaughtering is off your agenda, my family and I will not consider spending our tourist dollars in your city, and we will inform all of our contacts of your unethical behaviour. Do the right thing! Be kind! A timely response to my concerns would be appreciated. Thank you.

2.2 Sample Letter Two

It is remarkable how some politicians choose expediency over rational behaviour. There are many tried and tested humane alternatives to killing deer: http://www.netandboltcruelty.net/humane.htm
Fortunately, not all politicians cater to violence. Hopefully, yours will not be remembered as those who didn't bother to try the alternatives, because they just wanted to use tax dollars to promote cruelty.

2.3 Sample Letter Three

Please oppose the killing of deer in your township. There are plenty of tried and tested humane alternatives. Because you support violence, I will not spend my tourist dollars there and will also tell my friends not to spend their money in your city.

Are Clover Traps and Captive Bolt Gun really considered "Humane" ???

"As someone who has hunted, it's not a pretty sight," he said, musing about public reaction in downtown Victoria to a deer caught in a cage beating itself to a pulp trying to escape.

Then the deer is shot with a boltgun "and doing the funky chicken with blood coming out of its ears," he said. "That's why I am looking at dual solutions. One can be accomplished and the other one is a lot more difficult," he said." (This is a quotation from Mayor Rann of Metchosin - Feb3, Victoria Times)

Some statements from experts about the cruelty of the Clover Trap and Captive Bolt Gun:

The Humane Society of the United States — "We firmly believe that it is impossible to ensure that this technology is used correctly enough in the field to provide a humane death to deer. Captive bolt guns are designed for use on restrained animals in highly structured and controlled environments. Even there, the 'humaneness' of these devices has been called into question. These guns were not designed for use on wild animals under any circumstances and certainly not as a management tool for white-tailed deer."

Dr. Peggy Larson, animal law and veterinary medicine — "This is a very inhumane way to rid yourselves of excess deer because of the extreme fright experienced by the deer and because the captive bolt does not effect a clean kill when the animal's head is not immobilized. The misplaced bolt does not always kill but merely wounds the deer making repeated attempts necessary to kill the struggling animals."

Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR) — "AVAR is opposed to this cruel method of capturing deer because it subjects them to extreme stress and suffering before they are killed. Deer struggle and kick, often fracturing a limb or sustaining other injuries. If the deer moves his or her head at the time the bolt is fired, the deer will be painfully wounded and the struggle continues until additional shots are fired."

Dr. John W. Grandy, Ph.D. wildlife biologist, senior vice president of wildlife and habitat protection, Wildlife Land Trust, Washington, D.C. — "Captive bolt guns were designed for use on restrained domestic animals, typically in slaughterhouses. The 'humaneness' of this device has been called into question under those circumstances. There is ample documentation about the cruel, slow deaths suffered by domestic animals even in slaughterhouses. These guns were not designed for use on wild animals under any circumstances."