Post by Woody Williams on Apr 10, 2007 18:18:14 GMT -5
Here's a list of things they are out to destroy.Just FYI_____________
The HSUS Hunting Campaign works to end the most egregious forms of hunting that exist today. Our highest priority projects put these examples of truly unsporting behavior in the crosshairs.
Internet Hunting
Internet hunting, also called remote-controlled hunting, uses internet technology to allow a computer user to aim and fire a weapon, mounted on a mechanized tripod, to kill captive wildlife from hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
Canned Hunting
A signature campaign and a top priority for The HSUS, StopCannedHunts.org focuses on banning canned hunts, where captive, often tame, hand-reared animals are shot within fenced enclosures at close range. They are often exotic animals like addax, blackbuck and oryx, sometimes obtained from roadside circuses and zoos. Twenty states have banned canned hunts.
Contest Kills
Contest kills are an activity where animals, usually coyotes or prairie dogs, are shot by contestants for prizes or money. The shooter who can shoot the most or heaviest animals is declared the winner. The Hunting Campaign seeks to stop contest kills wherever they occur.
Live Pigeon Shoots
Pigeon shoots are a type of contest kill in which participants kill thousands of animals for prizes and cash. The birds are shot from 30 yards away, with most birds wounded and suffering for an unknown stretch of time rather than killed outright. Pigeon shoots are illegal in nearly every state, and the Hunting Campaign is working to ban the few live pigeon shoots remaining.
Targeting Children
The number of hunters in this country is declining and so is hunting, leaving promoters scrambling for ways to keep this $20-billion-a-year industry profitable. Their solution is recruiting children by lowering or eliminating minimum hunting ages and exempting children from hunter safety courses. The HSUS opposes such actions because they place children in unnecessary danger and teach them that animals are nothing more than live targets.
Bear Baiting
Many hunters attract bears to an area by luring them with piles of jelly donuts and rotting meat. While the bear feeds, the hunter sits in a nearby tree stand or blind and shoots the unsuspecting animal. Of the 28 states that allow bear hunting, 18 prohibit the baiting of bears.
Hound Hunting
Many hunters chase bears, bobcats and mountain lions until they can be treed or cornered using packs of dogs. The dogs' collars are fitted with radio transmitters so all the hunter must do is follow the signal, then shoot the trapped animal down from the tree at point-blank range. Training exercises often involve hunters allowing their dogs to rip apart baby animals so that the dogs develop a taste for blood.
Field Coursing
Dogs are used to chase rabbits, foxes and other animals in competitions. When the dogs catch their quarry they often fight over the terrified animal, sometimes literally tearing him apart. Even if the animal is not caught, he may later die due to the fear and stress associated with the chase.
The World Hunting Association
In one of the most absurd and cruel "reality" shows ever created, The World Hunting Association has mixed the unfair chase and drive-thru killing of a canned hunt with the tournament-style competition and commercialization of a contest kill.
Sunday Hunting
A number of states prohibit or restrict hunting on Sundays. Because hunters have six days a week to themselves in the woods, this break from hunting allows other outdoor enthusiasts, as well as animals, a day of safety and quiet. We encourage states to maintain these restrictions.
The HSUS Hunting Campaign works to end the most egregious forms of hunting that exist today. Our highest priority projects put these examples of truly unsporting behavior in the crosshairs.
Internet Hunting
Internet hunting, also called remote-controlled hunting, uses internet technology to allow a computer user to aim and fire a weapon, mounted on a mechanized tripod, to kill captive wildlife from hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
Canned Hunting
A signature campaign and a top priority for The HSUS, StopCannedHunts.org focuses on banning canned hunts, where captive, often tame, hand-reared animals are shot within fenced enclosures at close range. They are often exotic animals like addax, blackbuck and oryx, sometimes obtained from roadside circuses and zoos. Twenty states have banned canned hunts.
Contest Kills
Contest kills are an activity where animals, usually coyotes or prairie dogs, are shot by contestants for prizes or money. The shooter who can shoot the most or heaviest animals is declared the winner. The Hunting Campaign seeks to stop contest kills wherever they occur.
Live Pigeon Shoots
Pigeon shoots are a type of contest kill in which participants kill thousands of animals for prizes and cash. The birds are shot from 30 yards away, with most birds wounded and suffering for an unknown stretch of time rather than killed outright. Pigeon shoots are illegal in nearly every state, and the Hunting Campaign is working to ban the few live pigeon shoots remaining.
Targeting Children
The number of hunters in this country is declining and so is hunting, leaving promoters scrambling for ways to keep this $20-billion-a-year industry profitable. Their solution is recruiting children by lowering or eliminating minimum hunting ages and exempting children from hunter safety courses. The HSUS opposes such actions because they place children in unnecessary danger and teach them that animals are nothing more than live targets.
Bear Baiting
Many hunters attract bears to an area by luring them with piles of jelly donuts and rotting meat. While the bear feeds, the hunter sits in a nearby tree stand or blind and shoots the unsuspecting animal. Of the 28 states that allow bear hunting, 18 prohibit the baiting of bears.
Hound Hunting
Many hunters chase bears, bobcats and mountain lions until they can be treed or cornered using packs of dogs. The dogs' collars are fitted with radio transmitters so all the hunter must do is follow the signal, then shoot the trapped animal down from the tree at point-blank range. Training exercises often involve hunters allowing their dogs to rip apart baby animals so that the dogs develop a taste for blood.
Field Coursing
Dogs are used to chase rabbits, foxes and other animals in competitions. When the dogs catch their quarry they often fight over the terrified animal, sometimes literally tearing him apart. Even if the animal is not caught, he may later die due to the fear and stress associated with the chase.
The World Hunting Association
In one of the most absurd and cruel "reality" shows ever created, The World Hunting Association has mixed the unfair chase and drive-thru killing of a canned hunt with the tournament-style competition and commercialization of a contest kill.
Sunday Hunting
A number of states prohibit or restrict hunting on Sundays. Because hunters have six days a week to themselves in the woods, this break from hunting allows other outdoor enthusiasts, as well as animals, a day of safety and quiet. We encourage states to maintain these restrictions.
PCR's and crossbows will both allow more hunters to participate and make the whole a whole lot stronger.