Sign the petition
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton:
STOP WOLF HUNTING & TRAPPING IN MN
STOP WOLF HUNTING & TRAPPING IN MN
- Petition byStillwater, MN, MN
SAVE WOLVES FROM GOING EXTINCT!
STOP THE CRUEL AND INHUMANE TRAPPING
AND KILLING OF WOLVES IN MINNESOTA.
With only WEEKS away from the next recreational wolf hunt,
concerned Minnesotans need your help suspending this year’s
hunt based on the alarming 25% decline in 2012 wolf
population and the often cruel and inhumane methods
used to trap and hunt our beloved wolves.
The Grey Wolf will soon find itself right back on the
endangered species list if we continue this disturbing rate
of senseless killing in Minnesota. One out of every four
wolves – 413 in total - were killed by hunters and trappers
in 2012; not to protect public safety, not to control the
population size, and not to reduce conflicts with people.
They were killed for sport, for fun and for trophies.
Worst yet, more than half the wolves killed in Minnesota
were less than 2 years old and almost a third were less
han 1 year old. These were not problem wolves; they
were not in conflicts with people, livestock, or domestic
animals. They were just wolves living wild and free in
the northern woods of Minnesota. The wolves'
packs are beginning to become broken up and disrupted.
When this occurs they get desperate or in more trouble
with humans and livestocks.
Minnesota hasn’t had this few wolves in the state
since 1988 and pack sizes have greatly suffered consequently. P
acks are family units made up of siblings and other relatives
that support activities essential for survival, notably hunting
and raising pups. And it is known that the random killing
of non-problem wolves tears apart wolf families and
diminishes their ability to survive and reproduce.
Above all, the cruel methods allowed for hunting and
trapping wolves are disgusting and frightening. The
majority of Minnesota voters oppose these inhumane a
nd unethical, yet legally sanctioned practices: metal
leghold traps that crush limbs, wire choke snares
that cause painful brain bleeding, and bait-like food a
nd the calls of wolf pups in distress that lure adult
protectors to their death.
Finally, a recreational wolf hunt is simply unnecessary
and egregious. Minnesota state law already allows
wolves to be killed in protection of livestock, pets, and people.
Please sign this important petition to help S
AVE MINNESOTA WOLVES from the endangered
'species list, guaranteed extinction and the cruel and
inhumane methods used to kill them!
Learn more and sign at HowlingForWolves.org/letter.
To:
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton,
Office of the Minnesota Governor
The vast majority of Minnesotans believe
wolves should be protected for future
generations and oppose the cruel methods
used to hunt them for recreation. After
a single hunting and trapping season,
the Minnesota wolf population is at the
west level since 1988. Recreational wolf
hunting and trapping does not support the...
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Office of the Minnesota Governor
The vast majority of Minnesotans believe
wolves should be protected for future
generations and oppose the cruel methods
used to hunt them for recreation. After
a single hunting and trapping season,
the Minnesota wolf population is at the
west level since 1988. Recreational wolf
hunting and trapping does not support the...
Read more
