Humane Society
speaks out against bear hunting in Florida
Posted: 4:24 p.m.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Members of the
Humane Society said the bears that would be targeted with the hunt wouldn’t be
the bears that have made their way into neighborhoods, so the hunt would likely
kill the wrong bears.
“Now, we are going
into the woods and killing the ones that didn’t even get in the trash or cause
a problem,” said Laura Bevan, of the Humane Society.
I say,
If ever there was a
time when I wished to be wrong this would be the one at the top of the list!
Like I said, the
Fish and Wild life money hungry people are going to have their time to shoot to
kill innocent Black Bears that are nowhere near the humans that are not
controlling their trash.
Instead they will be
coming to our back yard
(The Ocala National
Forest) and other wooded areas, to kill our innocent neighbors, our Black
Bears?
Just a short time
ago 'Nick Wiley, FWC executive Director', guaranteed us that there would not be
a bear hunt in Florida, guess this was because his pockets were empty?
Or, of course he is
just another bold face lying Florida official?
Either way our
friendly Black Bears around our neighborhood, a neighbor that is not causing
problem, will be the losers!
“Hunting is the best
tool that we have right now to manage the population and stabilize the growth
of the population,” said Diana Eggeman, of the Florida Wildlife Commission.
But the Humane
Society disagrees and said it’s a people-problem, as more development is built
on bear territory and by putting out food for them in trash cans that aren’t
considered bear-proof.
“This is ridiculous.
We need to focus on the problem. The problem is the bears that are being
attracted into the neighborhoods. If we stop that, we stop the problem,” said
Bevan.
But FWC said the
hunt will help reduce close encounters.
FWC will make the
final decision in two weeks.
If so, the hunt will
be approved for three forests, including the Ocala National Forest
What we need to do
is hand out large fines the people feeding bears and not locking their trash
and the bear problem will go away?
