please help the Defenders of Wildlife support the PAW act

[blondie58]

to stop aerial hunting of Alaskan wolves. This is so barbaric- it breaks my heart.

https://secure.defenders.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1165&autologin=true&s_einterest=C3C4&s_Affiliate=savewolves_



As we prepare for another bloody aerial hunting season in Alaska, we must redouble our efforts to pass the PAW Act.

Act now to urge your Representative to support the PAW Act.



I have some sad news. Unfortunately, Alaska voters defeated a ballot initiative yesterday that would have ended the state’s brutal aerial hunting program.

Thousands of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund supporters gave invaluable support to this important campaign, but in the end, deep-pocketed special interests carried the day.

This morning, I spoke with Nick Jans, co-chair of Alaskans for Wildlife, our grassroots partners in The Last Frontier who spearheaded the state ballot initiative to end Alaska’s brutal aerial hunting program. He wanted me to pass on this message to you:

“I want to thank Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund supporters for their help in this hard-fought campaign.

"We faced an approximately $750,000 campaign from our opponents -- including Safari Club International and a $400,000 state-funded campaign approved by Governor Sarah Palin and the Alaska legislature. They used deceptive propaganda and the authority of the Alaska government to defeat the ballot initiative.

"But thanks to the generous support of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund activists and donors, we were able to reach thousands of voters. Yesterday, over 75,000 Alaskans voted to end this barbaric practice.

“Despite this loss, we’re not giving up -- Alaskans for Wildlife will continue to hold the state Board of Game’s feet to the fire and redouble our efforts to end this brutal program.”

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund will continue to partner with groups like Alaskans for Wildlife and our sister organization Defenders of Wildlife to end Alaska’s slaughter from the skies.

As we prepare for another bloody season of aerial hunting in Alaska, we are redoubling our efforts to pass the Protect America’s Wildlife (PAW) Act in Washington, DC to bring an end to Alaska’s aerial hunting program -- and prevent programs like it from spreading to places like the Greater Yellowstone region.

This bill already has strong bipartisan support in the House of Representatives -- now we must ensure that this important bill gets passed.

Please take a moment to write to your Representative in Washington, DC and urge him or her to support this important wildlife-saving legislation today.

Once again, thank you for your support in this important campaign. Together, we’ll continue to fight for sensible wildlife management -- and end the senseless slaughter of wolves by airborne hunters.

Sincerely,

Rodger Schlickeisen
President
Defenders of Wildlife

[flvegan]

1. Defenders is probably the point organization on this one.

I applaud their work on this.

[Chan790]

2. Is there any way to tie this issue back to the McSame VP selection...

as a joint mobilization sort of an issue?

She's a staunch advocate of aerial hunting and sued the federal government for classifying polar bears as endangered. Taking her down on a national stage would have an effect of crippling her efforts on these sorts of issues now and into the future at home in AK.

She's a trophy hunter, she's in favor of peeling back environmental and wildlife protections because they're inconvenient to her agenda, she wants to drill in ANWR, she wants to build an oil pipeline through some of the last remaining inhabited lands in the US for polar bears. She supports setting up hunting preserves adjacent to national parks. Her living room looks like an abattoir. (I'm not posting the photos because they're vile.) Her wardrobe looks like she shares a furrier with Cruella De Vil.

I'm going to be frank, I find her selection to be a shot across the bow of AR and environmental issues voters. We're loud, we're pissed-off, we've got our own communications network and we have experience in being effective campaigners for our issues. I want to make her toxic. I want to make McCain regret her selection and make her synonymous with poor AR and environmental policies.

[chatnoir]

3. Read on another thread a poster from AK saying

that they had voted against this 3 times but Palin just ignores the vote?

You wouldn't think it possible that the governor could just ignore/disregard the people's vote several times but it is AK which, from what I've been reading these last days, sounds like a total corrupt wild west show.