According to a press
release by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, state officials
plan to kill members of a wolf pack to stop them from doing what they do
naturally: hunt for food.
release by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, state officials
plan to kill members of a wolf pack to stop them from doing what they do
naturally: hunt for food.
Director Jim Unsworth authorized his staff to “take lethal
action against the Smackout wolf pack, which has injured or killed cows on
four occasions since last September.
action against the Smackout wolf pack, which has injured or killed cows on
four occasions since last September.
Sadly, killing wildlife to protect livestock is all too
common. The
meat industry has millions of innocent wild animals killed every year. You
see, the industry encroaches on wildlife habitats. In fact, almost half the
land of the lower 48 states is used to raise animals for food.
common. The
meat industry has millions of innocent wild animals killed every year. You
see, the industry encroaches on wildlife habitats. In fact, almost half the
land of the lower 48 states is used to raise animals for food.
In 2013, Wildlife Services killed more than 2 million animals,
including bears, coyotes, wolves, foxes, and prairie dogs. Last year, Washington
state officials killed an entire wolf pack consisting of six adults and
five pups after the wolves killed a few cows.
including bears, coyotes, wolves, foxes, and prairie dogs. Last year, Washington
state officials killed an entire wolf pack consisting of six adults and
five pups after the wolves killed a few cows.
It should come as no surprise that wildlife populations have
been steadily declining. The World Wildlife Fund found that animal
populations declined by 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, with losses
expected to reach 67 percent by 2020.
been steadily declining. The World Wildlife Fund found that animal
populations declined by 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, with losses
expected to reach 67 percent by 2020.
But don’t be fooled. Ranchers don’t care about their own animals; their only concern is the profits
they bring once they’re slaughtered. Once these wolves are killed, the
cows will be next.
they bring once they’re slaughtered. Once these wolves are killed, the
cows will be next.
Despite what ranchers want you to think, farmed animals are
treated like unfeeling objects, and their short lives are marked by unimaginable
cruelties: extreme confinement, brutal mutilations, and violent deaths.
treated like unfeeling objects, and their short lives are marked by unimaginable
cruelties: extreme confinement, brutal mutilations, and violent deaths.
Watch.
The truth is, by eating meat you’re supporting the death of
wildlife. But by removing your support from the cruel animal agriculture
industry and switching to a compassionate vegan diet you can change that.
wildlife. But by removing your support from the cruel animal agriculture
industry and switching to a compassionate vegan diet you can change that.
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