Demand That Wisconsin Eliminates DEVASTATING Act 169 Section 2B1

--BAD NEWS GUYS--
This just in from Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote on Wildlife's blog: http://bit.ly/YyKYgc

"Natural Resources Board Hearing Gets Heated

Despite massive public outcry the Natural Resources Board voted unanimously to continue the permeant "rule" making procedure for the use of wolves against dogs. They also decided not to consider any more "rules" for hounders at this time. One hounder representative even had the gall to act as though placing rules on their sadistic "sport" was "discrimination."

Hounder Al Loebner apparently thinks that he and his hounder brethren should be able to operate without any restrictions on their activities. Have you ever heard of a more demanding and self-entitled group of sadists in your life? This is what happens when you give these monsters everything they want and cower to their every whim. It is never enough.
Al Lobner, head of the Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association, said the group is against further rules and said more strict rules would be "discriminating to those of us who prefer to hunt with hounds."

Lobner, questioned by the board, said he has never had a dog killed by a bear while hunting. He said he has never hunted wolves with dogs.

Well how generous of Lobner to admit that he has never hunted wolves with dogs. Maybe because until last year it was ILLEGAL. Lobner is also the one who boasted recently that he and his hounder ilk are looking at acquiring dogs like Airedales and wolf hounds to use against wolves. Never mind that these are dogs bred to fight and not "trail" wolves.
The outrage against these proposals are building and the members of the board know it. Apparently there were over 3,000 letter submitted to the Board with the vast majority speaking out against these outlandish proposals and the entire act of pitting wolves against dogs. This was just the first in what are supposed to be a number of "public hearings" about this issue.

As for Patricia losing her cool and 'threatening" the board members? She told the truth about how hounders operate and became emotional about it. I know Patricia well and while she is a firebrand, I doubt that she "intimidated" these people. From what I understand the board was aggressive with her from the beginning so I can understand why she became upset.

Wildlife advocates have just begun to have our voices heard on this issue and we need to keep up the pressure. I also want to thank all of you that took the time to write to the board speaking out against these disgusting proposals. If the DNR didn't know it before they know it now. We WILL NOT back down.

Read more here: http://bit.ly/X9ANTC"

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GOOD NEWS 

We made our voices heard. They know that we won't leave this issue alone. They know that this is only the beginning!

Hey everyone! I have just sent the petition and submitted it as a comment as well as sent it to Governor Scott Walker and every single circuit court judge in all ten districts. Hopefully that gets the message across =) Were were less than 300 from our final goal- that is great! Almost 25,000 is pretty awesome and I decided to keep the petition open and e-mail it to everyone (and maybe some more people) the morning of the day before the decision will be made (still trying to figure out exactly when that is or might be). Thanks everyone for your wonderful support! When I wake up tomorrow morning (it's almost 1am here!) I'm sure we will have already reached our "final" goal of 25,000 signatures, and then we'll see how many more we can get in the next week or so before the hearing. Keep sharing!

Only 3 hours left! 4 hours before midnight in Wisconsin but I need hour to play with so I can get the petition downloaded (takes about 30 minutes) and to send it to everyone. Please keep sharing and inviting people if you can. And don't forget comments are still being accepted!


PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING
-this info must be filled out!-

"Info1. [Insert NAME]
2. Representing: Self
3. Agenda Item #: 2.B.1.
4. [Insert CITY OF RESIDENCE]
5. [Insert PHONE NUMBER]
6. [Insert EMAIL and/or ADDRESS]
7. I do NOT support agenda item 2.B.1. !!!!!!

[Insert outraged comment here]"

EMAIL INFO/COMMENT TO: Laurie.Ross@wisconsin.gov

--REMINDER ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT--

Now that everyone has been informed of the DNRs terrible wish to allow dogs to train on wolves during denning and birthing season... 

I'd like to more clearly identify the changes in the petition that were made recently. The semi-good news is that the DNR now states that: "The statutes prohibit hunters that are pursing wolves from collecting reimbursement for a dog that is killed or injured while in pursuit of wolves for wolf hunting. "- but don't let them fool you! Hunters can still claim the money for dogs injured/killed by other predators and there's nothing stopping hunters from lying about how their dogs were hurt! That is why I consider it "semi-good news".

Another change that was made was a small section entered about the recent addition of hunters trying to allow training in March during denning/birthing season- with no set quota.

Lastly a small section on Wisconsin's claim for need of depredation vs actual statistics, was added as well.

Please review the petition if you are interested in what changes were made. I hope that everyone understands that as changes are made to the proposals for Section 2B1 changes will need to be made to this petition, and I will update everyone to the best of my abilities. For anyone wishing to read the new proposals for Section 2B1, or for anyone who would like resources for anything stated in this petition, please comment below.

If you haven't taken the pledge titled "DNR To Allow Hunters Train Dogs On Wolves With No Restrictions During Denning/Birthing Season" please follow this link and do so now: http://www.causes.com/actions/1733077-dnr-to-allow-hunters-train-dogs-on-wolves-with-no-restrictions-during-denning-birthing-season

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT, FEED BACK, AND COOPERATION

--Devastating News!!!--

The DNR now wants to allow hounders to "train" their dogs on wolves with no restrictions right through the breeding, denning, and birthing seasons until the end of March. When pregnant females need to be preparing for the birth of their litters they will be harassed or even attacked by unlimited packs of vicious dogs. The fine print reads that they can "only" use packs of "six" dogs at a time to "train"but that they can switch out to new packs of dogs if the original pack gets tired. So essentially unlimited dogs will be allowed to go after wolves during this very sensitive time. The DNR even has the gall to call this a "reasonable fair-chase restriction." 

This is outrageous! In less than a month Wisconsin may be hunting and killing wolves/pregnant wolves/and possibly wolf cubs. To read more about this recent item added to the killer wish list of Act 169  Section 2B1 please check out this very informative article:

http://wiwildlifeethic.org/2013/02/16/wisconsin-dnr-proposes-allowing-packs-of-dogs-to-train-on-wolves-during-march-denning-and-birthing-season/#comment-3488

PLEASE TAKE ACTION BY COPYING AND PASTING THE BELOW INFORMATION IN AN E-MAIL TO: Laurie.Ross@wisconsin.gov

"Info
1. [Insert NAME]
2. Representing: Self
3. Agenda Item #: 2.B.1.
4. [Insert CITY OF RESIDENCE]
5. [Insert PHONE NUMBER]
6. [Insert EMAIL and/or ADDRESS]
7. I do NOT support agenda item 2.B.1. !!!!!!

[Insert outraged comment here]"

As some of you may have noticed we had an anti-wolf activist come on here and try and argue that wolves need to be hunted to protect our children, fist let me say please never respond to ANY anti-wolf activist comments. So.. In case any of you are wondering "do our children need to be protected from wolves?" the answer is no! Wolves avoid humans when possible, they are more afraid of us then we are of them. The recorded accounts of wolf attacks in North America are nothing compared to the number of attacks that are claimed. Most people who claim a wolf has attacked them or their children/pets have no proof. Some people have even gone so far as to frame wolves after being bitten by a dog. There have been only 2 deaths in the last 60+ years from wolf attacks, while deer have killed dozens. Unfortunately most people are uneducated about the reality of how wolves truly are as opposed to how they are portrayed. That is why it is our jobs to share our knowledge with people and spread the awareness. Sharing this petition, and others like it. People getting involved and laying out the true facts so that the blind can stop being persuaded by the blatant lies that politicians vomit from their mouths. Thanks again to all of those who have signed/shared/e-mailed etc, we are more than half way to our final goal with plenty of time left to reach it. As always, if anyone wishes for any resources comment below and I would be happy to provide some.

O~Krys~O

I wanted to personally thank all of the Stop Wolf Trapping In Montana cause members for being a huge part of this important petition! Your signatures alone amounted to a bit over half of the total signatures :) . We reached our first goal after only 36 hours thanks to you guys, and not only that, but, PAW's number of members jumped up by thousands once your group re-posted the petition. Thanks again for helping PAW, but more importantly thanks for helping the wolves!

ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 02/22/13

It has come to my attention via a very smart member that the Wisconsin DNR site states: "Hunting wolves with dogs and training dogs to pursue wolves is not currently allowed." Do not let this fool you. It is not allowed for now. Dogs will be used to hunt wolves as early as next hunting season (October 2013), unless we can do something about it.

If you care to help in a BIG WAY please copy and paste the below information in an e-mail to: Laurie.Ross@wisconsin.gov

"Info 
1. [Insert NAME]
2. Representing: Self
3. Agenda Item #: 2.B.1.
4. [Insert CITY OF RESIDENCE]
5. [Insert PHONE NUMBER]
6. [Insert EMAIL and/or ADDRESS]
7. I do NOT support agenda item 2.B.1. !!!!!!

[Insert outraged comment here]"

ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 2/22/2013

--- If you receive back to back, very similar e-mails from us today, I apologize! There was a little glitch. I apologize for any annoyance! ---

We have over 1,200 signatures after just 4 hours and we are getting more every 30-90 seconds! That's great! The issue will be debated in Wisconsin by the end of February but we have until February 22nd to get as many signatures and comments as possible in order for them to be viewed by the state. You may have noticed I tweeked the petition some, don't be alarmed I'm just trying to fine tune everything. :)

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP MORE PLEASE CONSIDER CALLING/EMAILING/FAXING JUDGE ANDERSON YOUR CONCERNS AT: 
Phone: 608-266-4937
Fax: 608-266-4062

PLEASE COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING FOR E-MAIL/SNAIL MAIL

"Info
1. [Insert NAME]
2. Representing: Self
3. Agenda Item #: 2.B.1.
4. [Insert CITY OF RESIDENCE]
5. [Insert PHONE NUMBER]
6. [Insert EMAIL and/or ADDRESS]
7. I do NOT support agenda item 2.B.1. !!!!!!

[Insert outraged comment here]"

EMAIL INFO/COMMENT TO: Laurie.Ross@wisconsin.gov 
SNAIL MAIL INFO/COMMENT TO: PO Box 7921Madison WI 53707-7921

ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 02/22/2013