By Anne Crimaudo, NoSnare Task Force There are few harder ways to die than slowly strangling to death in a wire neck snare, yet every winter, from December through March, the Maine Department of Inland…
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PATAKI VETOES CANNED HUNT BILL By Peter Muller This year the animal rights community in the country and in New York State in particular experienced an emotional rollercoaster ride as the NY State legislature attempted…
By Ron Baker Can you always believe what you see? In the popular movie THE RECRUIT, first released last winter, Walter Burke, senior instructor of the CIA career trainees, informs his charges: “You have all…
An Open Letter to the Bishops on Hunting By Andrew Linzey Dear Bishops Please forgive this unusual form of communication, but the matter has now become urgent, and there is little time left. The Government…
Hunting…An Issue of Cruelty Scientific Deer Management? The Strange Case of the Mohonk Phantom Deer PATAKI VETOES CANNED HUNT BILL ASK UNCLE JOE MAINE’S COYOTE SNARING PROGRAM – AN END IN SIGHT? GUESS WHO PROFITED…
We received a call from a friend of Sadie’s to say that trapping was going on at a property that was set to be developed. He said that beavers and a dog had been killed.…
By Joe Miele Got a question for Uncle Joe? You can e-mail it to AskUncleJoe@hotmail.com . Would you rather snail mail your question? Send it to: Ask Uncle Joe, c/o Wildlife Watch, Box 562, New…
By Stu Chaifetz For the first time in the history of New Jersey, there is real hope for the wild animals that inhabit our state. A3764 expands the NJ Fish and Game Council from 11…
On Saturday, June 14, 2003, I took my two dogs, Samantha and Sadie, and went hiking in a familiar wooded area in New Paltz, NY. This started out like any other day of hiking in…
