USDA Murders Wolf and Pups!

'As long as people will shed the blood of innocent creatures there can be no peace, no liberty, no harmony between people. Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.' --Isaac Bashevis Singer

The USDA Wildlife Services in Wyoming recently murdered a Wolf mother and her pups. This is not only heinous because a Wolf was murdered, but her pups were also slain. The livestock interaction with the sheep could have been prevented. The methods listed here would have prevented the sheep from dying. And in addition to that, there was no reason to kill this Wolf and her pups.

http://www.heartofthewolf.org/source.html

and

Anatolian Sheperd Dogs

http://anatoliandog.org/anatolianbook-beauchamp.htm#CCF

Livestock Protection Dogs Book

http://anatoliandog.org/anatolianbook-lpd.htm

As a result, you need to contact

Rod Krischke, Wyoming Wildlife Services State Director 6731 W. Coal Rd. P.O. Box 59 Casper, WY 82602 Phone: (307) 261-5336 Email: rodney.f.krischke@aphis.usda.gov Web site: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ws

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U.S. District Court Judge Robert Jones (503) 326-8340 info@ord.uscourts.gov (Supporter of the Upholding of the ESA ruling on Wolves)

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Any kind of murder is intolerable and shouldn't have occurred if better animal husbandry practices were done.

Please take action now!

~Mike Wagner Freelance Wolf Activist http://www.heartofthewolf.org

Officials shoot wolves for killing sheep Associated Press

LANDER - A female wolf and four pups were shot by federal wildlife officials after the wolves killed 13 pregnant ewes owned by an official with the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. The wolves were shot last week in the foothills of the Wind River Mountains, according to Mike Jimenez, Wyoming wolf recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The ewes were killed over two days earlier this month - seven on one night and six the following night, said sheep owner Jim Magagna, who is the executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services initially planned to trap and collar the wolves when the agency received the first report. But when word of the second night's losses was received, the decision was made to kill whatever wolves were in the area. Jimenez said.

A male wolf and two other pups, also seen in the area in April, were not found, he said. Magagna did not know the estimated value of the lost livestock. "These were ewes that were pregnant and just ready to lamb, so it's going to be fairly high," he said. Magagna said he is "a little bit nervous" knowing the male and two pups were not caught. "Hopefully, we're through with this one until wolves move into this area again," he said. The wolves were first seen in the area in April. In May, Gov. Dave Freudenthal asked Fish and Wildlife to remove the wolves before problems started. The agency said it agreed to trap and collar the wolves but was unable to do so because of bad weather. Wolves are expected to be removed from federal protection as early as next year, but the federal government has not approved a Wyoming state management plan. The state has filed a lawsuit against the federal government seeking the authority to kill wolves on sight if they stray outside the two national parks and surrounding wilderness areas.

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php? id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/29/build/wyoming/40-wolves-shooting.inc

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