Sent to the Times Herald Record
3/5/04
In his response to my letter regarding the Minneapolis Water Works deer slaughter that was mentioned in the Record, Mr. Wayne Pulver states that the notion of a doe protecting her fawns is “an attempt at pure fictional sensationalism.” (Letter not credible 3/5)
The report of the doe protecting her fawns came from an eyewitness to the slaughter, not from the imagination of this anti-hunter.
Mr. Wayne also states that in his rebuttal that “A deer herd of 70 animals on 78 acres of property could not possibly be slaughtered.” Sadly, when a fenced in population of deer is driven toward the corners of the property where they have no means of escape, the resulting carnage can very accurately be described as a slaughter.
Hunters and their apologists can try to manipulate the story to serve their myopic viewpoints, but they cannot evade the truth – hunting is a barbaric endeavor that has no place in an ethical, modern society.
Joe Miele, Wildlife Watch
Box 562
New Paltz, NY 12561