Tomorrow Starts the Holiday Killing 'Derby' in Idaho

[G_j]

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I really, really hate this!
(warning, graphic photo at link)
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4471553

Two-Day Holiday Killing 'Derby' in Idaho Targets Wolves and Coyotes
Camilla FoxDec 23, 2013

This holiday, a killing contest takes aim at two of the most persecuted predators in North America: wolves and coyotes. The contest, scheduled in the Salmon-Challis area and hosted by the anti-predator organization Idaho For Wildlife, is billed as fun and wholesome entertainment for the entire family. Children as young as 10 can participate in the kill-fest and entrants who bag the largest wolf and the most female coyotes will win trophies and cash prizes.

The "1st Annual 2 Day Coyote & Wolf Derby," is scheduled to begin December 28 -- ironically on the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), our nation's safety net for wildlife, that brought wolves back from the brink of extinction. On this very day, teams of hunters will enter public lands to kill as many wolves and coyotes as they can. They will use bait, calling devices and high-tech rifles. Is this fair chase? Or is it wanton blood-sport?

Idaho is not alone in this carnage. More than 15 other predator-killing contests are scheduled throughout the country in January and February 2014. Species targeted include coyotes, foxes and bobcats. Many of these species are classified as "non-game" by state wildlife agencies; this means they can be killed 24-7 by almost any method imaginable. Moreover, the populations of the targeted species and the scheduled mass killings are often not even monitored by the state wildlife agencies.

Regarding the Idaho "Coyote and Wolf Derby," Blaine County, Idaho, Commissioner Larry Shoen said, "Shooting contests conducted in the name of killing animals for fun, money and prizes is just not consistent with the values of most people in the modern world," as reported in the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
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[G_j]

1. sickening

Tomorrow, the good people of Idaho will be subjected to a wolf and coyote hunting derby in which the largest wolf killed--by any person, including children--will be the "winner". This simply is not why America brought wolves back from extinction

[Octafish]

2. When will ''Contests to Kill'' become a thing of the past?

Will all the animals go extinct first or just people?

[G_j]

4. Tomorrow marks 40 years--exactly--of Endangered Species Act successes

Tomorrow marks 40 years--exactly--of Endangered Species Act successes. We've restored species, protected others, and generally made wildlife and wild places...more wild..

Richard Nixon signed this miraculous Act into law, and a courageous Congress took it from start to finish.

Obama is no friend to the wolf. He appointed Ken Salazar who furthered the Bush plan take wolves off the list, against real science.
Why did I vote for Obama again??? Oh never mind..

[badtoworse]

5. Why do you believe they still belong on the list?

[LWolf]

3. This says a lot about the overall state of the planet.