People do terrible things to animals sometimes in efforts to protect their homes and livelihood, forgetting that we share this earth with beautiful, wild creatures. For instance, gray wolves were driven nearly to extinction by hunters and now that their population has just recovered, people want to be able to legally kill them if they […]
Tag: wildlife services
Petition: Wildlife Services Killed 1.5 Million Native Animals Last Year
The federal government’s Wildlife Services program has come increasingly in the spotlight for its war on wildlife, and the latest death toll is as heartbreaking as it is shocking. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ironically named Wildlife Services has been in the spotlight for years over its incredibly cruel and wasteful killing of thousands […]
POLLS: Should deadly “Cyanide Bombs” be banned Nationwide?
There’s reason to celebrate a big win for wildlife, us and our pets with Oregon becoming the third state to ban deadly devices otherwise known as M-44s, or “cyanide bombs,” used to poison predators – and even more reason to be optimistic they’ll soon be banned nationwide. Unfortunately, and worryingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]
POLL: Should the Trump Administration ban deadly ‘Cyanide Bombs’?
Conservationists are expressing some serious disappointment over the Trump administration’s decision not to ban deadly devices otherwise known as M-44s, or “cyanide bombs,” despite their brutality, sickening death toll and the risks they continue to pose. These devices are spring-activated bait traps placed in the ground that are loaded with sodium cyanide, which is ejected […]
Another County Suspends its Contract with Cruel Wildlife-Killing Program
Conservationists are celebrating another win for wildlife with an announcement that another county in California has suspended its contract with Wildlife Services, a program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that has come under increasing fire for its cruel and wasteful war on wildlife. Although it sounds like a program that should be […]
POLL: Should more States suspend this cruel and deadly wildlife program?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program uses millions of taxpayer dollars — often to slaughter hundreds of thousands of wild animals every year. Earlier this spring, numbers released from the agency showed it killed a shocking 1.3 million native animals last year alone. Not only is the death toll staggering, its use of […]
POLL: Should US Wildlife “Killing” Services Be Disbanded?
From foxes and falcons to otters and owls, the USDA program is doing away with wildlife in droves. Wow. Who knew that the Wildlife Services branch of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHS) was so busy? I stumbled across their “Program Data Report G – 2017” and honestly, it stopped me in […]
POLL: Should Wildlife Services stop its secret wildlife-killing program?
Animal advocates are celebrating a win for wildlife in Northern California that will protect numerous species from being inhumanely killed by a federal agency that’s become increasingly well-known for its war on wildlife. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services has been in the spotlight for years over its incredibly cruel and wasteful killing of […]
