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Petitioning Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton 

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton: 
STOP WOLF HUNTING & TRAPPING IN MN

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   2. Petition by
      Toni Villella
      Stillwater, 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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