PETA HAS ARRIVED..

I read the crap as well deerdude, here's the letter:
Fuzzy
Bow Hunting
Editor, Times-Union:
This is information from PETA regarding the deer hunt. I am concerned about the inhumane approach they are doing this and I think the community should be aware of this and other means of deer control.

We often receive requests for information on ways to decrease deer-human interactions. We find that humane, site-specific measures are the most effective means to resolving any perceived conflicts with these animals.

Bow hunting is undeniably cruel. Bow hunters wound far more animals than they kill. Several studies indicate that bow hunting yields more than 58 percent wound rate.

That means for every animal dragged from the woods by a bow hunter, at least one animal is left wounded to suffer and die a slow, excruciating death. Not to mention, bow hunters routinely spend hours tracking the blood trails of deer struck by arrows before the animals finally bleed to death. By no minimal standards can this kind of gruesome death be considered humane.

Because deer regulate their numbers according to available food, water and shelter, a sudden decrease in herd size is generally followed by an increase in herd size. Whether the decrease occurs due to natural causes such as a severe winter, or because humans kill deer during a hunt, it creates an ideal situation for accelerated reproduction. When some animals are removed, more deer will either move in from surrounding areas to fill the newly vacant niche, or the remaining animals will have a higher birth rate the following season.

For these reasons, it is extremely counter-productive to remove some animals in an attempt to decrease the number of deer. Rather, there are many site-specific measures individuals can take to reduce perceived conflicts. For instance, homeowners can prevent deer from browsing on ornamental shrubs or gardens by making the area less attractive or inaccessible to the deer. Fencing, repellents and planting vegetation deer prefer not to eat are all effective solutions.

Because there are dozens of humane solutions for conflicts with deer, and because many people will not stand for unnecessary killing, communities around the country are adopting policies that allow people and animals to peacefully co-exist.

The Fund for Animals focuses its efforts on anti-hunting campaigns and are experts in this area. You may contact them at:

The Fund for Animals
2100 L. street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Phone: 202-452-1100
Web: www.fundforanimals.org

You also can visit the Humane Society of the United States Web page about humane deer control for more information:

www.hsus.org/wildlife/urbanwildlifeourwildneighbors/solvingproblemswithyourwildneighbors/solvingproblemswith deer.html

Robyn Wesley
Correspondence Assistant, via e-mail

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

PETA: 757-622-7382
Sonja Byrd

PETA and the rest of the AR people never have their facts straight...you'd think they would if they cared so passionately about an issue, but I guess they have to thrive on bending the facts to suit themselves! That even goes for the simple and straightforward facts, such as knowing whether animals used in a nativity are alive or plastic...