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Mary Mills
From: Joyce Janicki Uoycejanicki@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 2:21 PM
To: Kate Supron; Mary Mills
Subject: Please Protect Deer
Hello-
I hope you are having a good day.
I just read the following letter, which I know has been published, and I want to say I
totally and completely agree with what this man is saying. Hopefully, Cayuga Hts.
will find the wisdom to use non-lethal methods to deal with the perceived
deer/human issue.
Thanks for your time and attention to this urgent matter.
Joyce Janicki
22493 Milner
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
Net-and-bolt kitting: Barbaric and illegal
We are appalled that Cayuga Heights is considering a highly controversial method
of killing deer for their annual mass-slaughter program.
"Net-and-Bolt" uses large nets to ensnare groups of deer who are then shot in the
head with captive-bolt guns. Video documentation shows the animals crying out in
terror, some tossed in the air upon capture.
"The deer inside the net tend to thrash violently, often resulting in injuries, including
broken limbs and antlers," said the president of the New Jersey SPCA. After
consulting numerous experts, their board unanimously agreed that"netting and
bolting is both cruel and inhumane and is a practice that must be ended."
It can take several shots to kill deer in this context, making their deaths slow and
agonizing. A five-year member of the NJ Fish & Game Council "deplores"the
practice, saying: "The US Veterinarians' Association has stated publicly that net-
and-bolt is not appropriate for use in the field. If this loathsome slaughterhouse
killing method is employed in any town, it will debase that town and its good
people."
Net-and-bolt is illegal in New York, yet a Freedom of Information request revealed
the DEC will give Cayuga Heights a special permit. How do they justify subverting
our laws?
We urge you to speak out against this violence at the December 6th public hearing
at Cayuga Heights Elementary School, 7 PM.
Ann Druyan, Robert Hockett, Dominick Lacapra, Guy Tabacchi, Mary Tabacchi and
Sandip Tiwari
Cayuga Heights, NY
12/06/2010
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James LaVeck
Ithaca, NY
12/06/2010