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PETA Vehicle Collides With Deer, PETA to Sue State Game Agency
http://www.peta-online.org/news/NewsItem.asp?id=685 ^
| fed 14, 2002
| Matthew Penzer
Posted on 02/21/2002 8:39:41 AM PST by jrob
Group Goes After N.J. Fish and Wildlife Agencies for Expanding Deer Populations to Provide Living Targets for State Hunting Minority For Immediate Release: February 14, 2002 Contact: Matthew Penzer 757-622-7382 When a deer took out the entire front end of the car driven by two PETA anti-hunting campaigners, PETA saw redand it wasnt just the blood of the animal they believe was fleeing hunters guns. Today, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) faxed to Bob McDowell, director of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protections Division of Fish and Wildlife, and John Bradway, chairman of the Fish and Game Council, a notice of intent to sue them as a result of the collision late last November. PETA maintains that this accidentas well as thousands more that take place every year was caused by the states mismanagement of the deer population, which includes purposely increasing herd sizes in order to provide more live targets for hunters and so jeopardizes the well-being of people who use the roads. In 1999 alone, there were more than 14,000 deer-vehicle collisions reported in New Jersey. PETA argues that by placing the interests of hunters, who amount to barely more than 1 percent of New Jerseys population, above the safety of the more than 8 million New Jersey residents and countless out-of-state travelers who use the roads, wildlife agencies are violating the states constitutional mandate to provide protection and security to its people. PETA also opposes the fear, the disruption of herd members relationships, and the bloodshed suffered by the deer on grounds of cruelty to animals. "Motorists should be warned that New Jerseys highways arent safe, thanks to wildlife management programs that put the amusement of hunters ahead of the safety of drivers," says PETA Legal Counsel Matthew Penzer, who hopes that this suit will encourage others. "New Jersey wildlife managers are creating dangerous conditions for both people and deer."
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To: Texaggie79
I noticed something about the letter their attorney sent. It mentions damages to the car and injuries to the passengers, but it neglects to mention the fate of the poor deer! I thought that PETA's main concern would be for the innocent woodland creature. But no; they're more bent about their bent car than about a lousy, tick-infested deer.
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posted on
02/21/2002 9:51:44 AM PST
by
Redcloak
To: Publius6961; gnarledmaw
"circular snake eating itself"Hey that would be the ouroboros. Click Here
See gnarledma I pay attention.
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posted on
02/21/2002 9:56:37 AM PST
by
sinclair
To: Tacis
Can we write PETA and sue them because they murdered Bambi? HEEHAHOHOHOHO!!! Wouldn't
that be fun???
What a bunch of IDIOTS.
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posted on
02/21/2002 9:57:18 AM PST
by
DJ88
To: jrob
LOL....good article Bro.
Thanks.
To: mutchdutch
"What stupid lawyer would even want to be associated with this?????????A demonrat.
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:00:32 AM PST
by
spunkets
To: jrob
These guys are out of the loop, they don't increase deer populations for hunters, the damned white tail breed like rabbits and have no natural predators left in much of the united states! No state is artificially increasing herd sizes! What absolute nonsense.... I have nearly hit deer dozens of times, never did I assume it was "fleeing a hunter" the damned things just walk out in the road, and then especially at night just stare at your car as you bear down on em.
To: sinclair
You have a mind like a steel trap. Mine is made of steel also, but unfortunately its more like a colander...
To: jrob
Stuff happens. So what?
To: jrob
Me thinks venison will be a tastey dinner tonight. Yum.
To: Utopia
There is NO substitute for a lobster! And ther is no substitute for melted butter either.
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:08:30 AM PST
by
oyez
To: jrob
Nice first post.
To: jrob
Thanks for this post. In Ohio, hunting is allowed only between sunup and sundown. Hunting at 1 AM would be poaching. It would be interesting to know what New Jersey's hunting laws actually say.
To: jrob
My deepest condolences to the DEER! The Deer's family OUGHTA sue the S*** out of PETA for reckless driving! See how STUPID this sounds, that's exactly how stupid the action by Peta sound!
To: T. P. Pole
OK, I've thought about it another half hour and am still stunned. There is no way this is real. There is no way these folks are this stupid.
However, if it is real, we need to get this out to everybody, just so they can see how crazy these folks are.
Rush, are you listening?
To: T. P. Pole
i didn't think it was real either, i went to peta's website and circumnavigated it till i came to the story just to make sure. Thought it was a good article but didn't think it would have generated this much response.
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:26:11 AM PST
by
jrob
To: hollywood
Well, now you've answered MY question. Why do I see deer out so late at night: obviously running from you!
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:26:22 AM PST
by
Howlin
To: jrob
In West Virginia we killed over 200,000 deer during the last hunting season. There's less than 2,000,000 people living in the state. In my county we killed almost one deer for every resident. The state deer population has to be greater than the human population.
On my property I know most of the deer are still here. They've eaten out all of the underbrush in the woods. Together with a friend we kill five to seven deer legally every year and we're not even putting a dent in the deer herd numbers. That doesn't count the two deer I hit on the highway last year.
Even the state is now saying not enough antlerless deer were killed in the past season. State DNR's have mismanged deer populations for decades. Everyone wants a buck with a big rack and the does are breeding like rabbits.
I can only hope that more PETA a_holes meet more deer "playing" in the road. I hope they hit a doe.
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:28:06 AM PST
by
meatloaf
To: meatloaf
Everyone wants a buck with a big rack and the does are breeding like rabbits. Oooooohh, FR can be sooooo erotic sometimes.
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:37:16 AM PST
by
TomB
To: jrob;RedBloodedAmerican
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posted on
02/21/2002 10:37:26 AM PST
by
Gun142
To: jrob
So Typical! Liberals never accept responsibility for their actions. It must be someone else's fault.
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