Stop the Unjustified Killing of Lakeway's Deer!
- by: Dave and Rita Cross
- recipient: Lakeway, TX Mayor Joe Bain and the Deer Management Committee
As it stands, the entire "deer management" process is fraught with stress, suffering and death for these animals. The deer have by nets dropped on them, the bucks' horns are cut off, they are placed in a trailer where they are held before being trucked about an hour away. There, the deer are killed and processed. Some of them die of fear as well as from injuries on this trip to slaughter.
Lakeway citizens have repeatedly asked the Lakeway Deer Management Committee to conduct a formal deer count, but our pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Their stance sends the message loud and clear that killing is their primary objective, not conservation or humane treatment of the animals. Please sign this petition to demand that the Lakeway Deer Management Committee conduct a formal deer census before determining this year's deer management strategy.
To Mayor Joe Bain and the Lakeway Deer Management Committee:
For fifteen years, the Lakeway Deer Management Committee has contracted a trapper to bait, trap, and kill deer in Lakeway, Texas. Many people in Lakeway are concerned that the deer herd is being thinned out too much. They do not see nearly as many deer today as they have in the past, so it makes them question whether this deer trapping is necessary.
Before permits are renewed for another year of baiting, trapping, and killing deer in the area, the citizens of Lakeway demand that a deer census be performed. Only once you have all the information, should methods be discussed for how to manage the herd size. There are plenty of non-lethal ways to manage a deer population.
Lakeway citizens have repeatedly asked the Deer Management Committee to conduct a formal deer count, but their pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Please listen to your consitutents and conduct a formal deer census before determining this year's deer management strategy.
Now we need you more than ever to join us this Wednesday, November 18th at 6pm at Lakeway City Hall for the TX Parks and Wildlife Public Meeting. The Mayor and some committee members will be there, so bring a sign and help us deliver the petition!
November 18th at 6pm
Lakeway City Hall
TX Parks and Wildlife Public Meeting
We will hold signs and ask questions.
November 19th at 3pm
Lakeway City Hall
Deer Management Committee Hearing
We will hold signs, argue our position, and deliver the petition.
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