Four-Letter Words
By John Cannon Guns Kill Maim Moms Dads Kids Fear Guns Kill Maim Deer Bear Wolf Bird Fear Guns Kill Maim Mate – Hate – Fate Fled – Bled – Dead Guns Kill Maim Evil…
Teatown Lake Reservation Directors Must be Censured for their Cruelty
Teatown Lake Reservation Directors Must be Censured for their Cruelty Marilyn Leybra, a wildlife rehabilitator in NYS wrote, “Knowing myself that deer don’t die from an arrow, but from running for however long it takes…
Wounding and Suffering in Hunted Animals: The Dirty Secret Hunters Do Not Want You to Know
By Joe Miele, President of CASH [Warning: graphic images] Deer mounted with arrow through chest, blood left in from nose and mouth. Photo sent by Natalie JARNSTEDT Photo sent to C.A.S.H. Anyone who has…
Hunting Should be a Marker in Criminal Profiles
The FBI now considers domestic animal abuse in a person’s background to be an important fact to consider. C.A.S.H. believes that the killing of wild animals for amusement needs to be just as relevant to…
Can There Be a Right to Hunt?
By Peter Muller Notwithstanding the many attempts of several states to enact “Right to Hunt” laws – or even to make “Right to Hunt” an amendment to the state constitution — there are good logical…
Snare Trapping Bill in New York State Dies
Elise Able, founder of Fox Wood Wildlife Rescue, a coyote and fox rehabilitation center in Buffalo, NY , wrote: One of the biggest reasons that trappers want snares legalized again (in NYS) is because they…
The Truth Behind the Killing of Mute Swans
By Sheila Bolin Photo by Shirley Bolin. Mute swan with cygnet on back. Photo by Sue Miller – reprinted with permission of Ms. Miller Photo by Shirley Bolin of Sheila Bolin and relaxed friend Killing…
Muskrats Need Protection from Trappers
Joe Miele reported that trappers torture animals without conscience. Dennis Schultz, former Vice-President of the Montana Trappers Association, arrogantly wrote in The Missoulian, “We trappers do cause pain and suffering to animals and apologize to…
Letter From the President – Fall-Winter 2014
When I sat down to write this column I did so by reviewing what we’ve done since the last issue of the Courier, including the people with whom we’ve interacted, and the situations in which…
Cuomo Vetoes Protective Swan Bill – So Trappers can Trap and Hunters can Hunt
While we in the animal protective movement understand the huge political and economic forces operating against the welfare of animals, we still are taken aback by many angles that we discover while researching a topic.…