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Help End Wildlife Killing Contests
What Are Wildlife Killing Contests? Events usually sponsored by a local restaurant or bar or perhaps a national organization, typically held over a weekend. Contestants pool resources for prizes - like either cash or guns. Frequently billed as a family event which...
Respect Beavers
Trappers are paid by city and county agencies and private land owners to trap Nevada beavers. This is a lethal solution to a situation that instead can be handled humanely. Almost every time trappers are involved, the beavers are killed. Trappers uphold the...
Wildlife Commission Out of Touch with The Public
THE PROBLEM: LACK OF DIVERSITY ON 9-MEMBER, GOVERNOR-APPOINTED NEVADA BOARD OF WILDLIFE COMMISSIONERS (NBWC): There is an over-representation of hunter/trapper/ agriculture on the NBWC and an under-representation of the general population/conservation/...
Bunny Huggers Radio Program
Conversations with people from all over – all dedicated to the welfare of animals!
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Grateful Skunk
Sketch by Michael Gruber This was rural New York State in the early 60's and we used to burn our garbage in the clearing across the road from our country house. One morning we all stood around, a bunch of New York city people, watching a skunk with his head caught in...
Anthropomorphism: An Innate Human Tendency
So, are we over-emotional tree-hugging bambifiers? Then what are those who have, for generations, denigrated, insulted, misrepresented, vilified, reviled, depreciated, and cast aspersion upon selected animals? Are strong negative emotions any more rational?(We owe the...
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. - Wikipedia Each side in the eternal debate between non-consumptive wildlife watchers on one side and...