From In Defense of Animals (IDA): It is unclear what part of the word refuge the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) doesn’t understand. But it is crystal clear to Emily... The fox follows her nose, zipping over the rocks and snow in the forests of Montana, foraging for food. The winter has been extremely cold and food scarce. She is drawn to a strange scent between two logs... A sudden jolt of pain stabs through her front paw. She lunges back in agony. In a frenzy of terror she yanks and wrenches at the metal trap. Emily shivers in the cold, alone, awaiting her fate. For Emily refuge means death. In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge as a haven where hunting and trapping were to be prohibited. Aldo Leopold, the father of ecology, wrote in 1933 that a refuge is at all times a sanctuary. Today, the USFWS has lost its way. More than half of all national wildlife refuges allow recreational and commercial trapping , while the USFWS relentlessly expands or opens up more refuges every year to hunting and fishing. Raise your voice against this injustice Link to Learn More and Donate: ida.convio.net/site/R?i=IcD86LCaOEY5DhodS-747w
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:21:44 +0000
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