In one week, Sept. 9 – October 13, will start the slaughter of 4,750 black bears, mostly cubs less than 2 years old, over unlimited packs of dogs and bait. These bears will be run to exhaustion in this late summer heat, as they have been all summer ( for the entertainment of “families”) and […]
Category: Polls
POLL: Should badger culls be abandoned once and for all?
The government will extend the badger cull to Dorset as part of a drive to limit tuberculosis in cattle, it was announced on Friday. The announcement follows controversial pilots in Gloucestershire and Somerset running over the past two years, with Natural England issuing licences to companies that permit six weeks of continuous culling in the […]
POLL: Should sharks be culled if they are a danger to surfers?
A push from surfers in northern NSW for a shark cull has sparked an angry response from an animal rights group. It comes after nearly 200 locals, including Ballina’s mayor, local businesses, surfers, fishermen and police met earlier in the week in Lennox Head to discuss the spate of shark attacks and sightings in the […]
POLL: When bears kill humans should they be slaughtered?
A mother grizzly bear and her two baby cubs may be put to death if a DNA test proves she was responsible for killing and eating a hiker in America’s Yellowstone National Park. The three bears are awaiting the results of a lab test but their case has already sparked cries of outrage from nature […]
POLL: Should the trophy hunting of giraffes be banned?
A big-game trophy collector from Idaho has been criticised by animal rights activists over online images of herself posed with the carcasses of a giraffe and other wildlife she killed during a recent guided hunt in South Africa. Sabrina Corgatelli, an accountant for Idaho State University, appeared on NBC’s Today show on Monday to defend […]
POLL: Should all airlines ban the shipment of hunting trophies?
Three US airlines say they will no longer ship lion, leopard, elephant, rhino or buffalo killed by trophy hunters, in the latest fallout from the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe last month. Delta Air Lines had a major change of heart about shipping hunting trophies, announcing on Monday afternoon that it would no […]
POLL: Can lion trophy hunting support conservation?
The recent illegal killing of Cecil, one of Africa’s most famous lions, has increased calls to outlaw trophy hunting. It’s also caused some in the hunting community to reevaluate their positions on the contentious issue, even as other hunters dig in and say killing individual animals can help the wider population. A number of mainstream […]
POLL: Should the Slaughter of Grouse be allowed to continue?
More than 50 million game birds a year are being released for shooting, putting increasing strain on native wild birds and the ecology of the UK’s countryside, landowners will be warned on Friday. As management of driven grouse moors intensifies, the shooting industry must take responsibility for the impact their industry has on biodiversity and […]