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ü As president of C.A.S.H., Joe Miele has been busy since the publication of the last Courier. ü He assisted citizens from over a dozen states by supplying information on how to address local hunting issues. ü Contacted the Thurston County (Washington) Commissioners about duck hunting in the County, and suggested several ways to support the local economy by banning hunting and encouraging wildlife watching opportunities. As a result, at least one of the commissioners reached out to a local activist for more information and for suggestions on how to implement such a plan. ü Reached out to a Texas housing complex and provided information on how to prevent deer from dining on ornamental landscaping. ü Participated in discussions on the C.A.S.H. Facebook page and answered questions asked by our new “friends.” ü Worked with a local activist in Iowa to develop a plan for reporting hunting violations to the DNR and making sure the DNR is held accountable to following up or not following up on them. ü Tabled at the Las Cruces Earth Day celebration. üIn addition, he is finalizing plans to be a featured guest on KTEP’s ACT Radio with Greg Lawson and Elizabeth Walsh. |
OUR HUNTING POSTER IS CIRCULATING
Upon a supporter’s request, C.A.S.H. designed a hunting poster for store windows, dorm walls, etc. Feel free to copy and use it.
Joe Miele of C.A.S.H. responded to a letter from Victoria Monroe, Fairfax County, VA. Ms. Monroe is a wildlife biologist who supported culling. We thank Richard Firth for sharing her letter with us. Please see Joe’s response online.
It’s an Ambush
A hunter who condemned trapping got this comment from Ann Fanizzi, a C.A.S.H. member: “Trapping definitely is not hunting…but let’s be honest, sitting in a tree stand for 8 hours with a rifle waiting for a deer to walk by isn’t hunting either. It’s an ambush.”
Why Are You Still Receiving A Mailing Of The C.A.S.H. Courier?
We have found that C.A.S.H. still has many contributing members who do not use the Internet.
Folks And Orgs To Know About
Wild Earth Guardians
http://www.wildearthguardians.org/AboutUs/MeetOurStaff/tabid/95/Default.aspx
Battling Deer Culling in KS
Jason Miller has been battling deer culling in KS.
To learn more about that, please visit
http://thomaspainescorner.wordpress.com/tpc-editorial-collective/
| C.A.S.H. tries to be as responsive as possible to those who need our help. We were asked to do a postcard Action Alert to our Iowa members asking them to report hunting violations and demand enforcement of existing laws. We did. Further we sent out the following letter:Mr. Richard Leopold, Director Iowa Department of Natural Resources 502 E. 9th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0034 December 28, 2009 Dear Mr. Leopold: On behalf of our members and supporters throughout Iowa, we wish to bring your attention to what appears to be the inability of the officials within the Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Bureau to enforce violations of the state’s conservation laws. We were alerted to this situation by one of our members who has witnessed the following: • Hunters using motor vehicles to chase or head off animals Such violations threaten the safety of Iowans and should not be tolerated or overlooked by the state conservation law enforcement agency. As an organization that represents the interests of our members and supporters throughout Iowa we urge you to investigate whether or not conservation laws are being enforced consistently. When you do, we’re confident that you will find lax enforcement and a plethora of illegal activity taking place Your response to this matter of great importance will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Please use your pen or computer to communicate with your game agencies when you see a violation. Ask that they send you a copy of the report of your complaint. |
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