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Thursday, 12/15/05 - Today is National Call-in Day!
(9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MST)
Please join us TODAY in a nation-wide call-in day to
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer. Let him know that
Montana's bison hunt is wrong and should be canceled
immediately. Governor Schweitzer needs to be reminded
that the last wild buffalo are a national treasure,
not Montana's toy, and should be respected and protected,
not persecuted. Even if you've called before please
join us today!
* * CALL GOVERNOR SCHWEITZER TODAY! 406-444-3111
December 15th marks one month into Montana's illegitimate
"hunt" of the country's last wild buffalo,
the Yellowstone herd. Wild bison that must migrate to
lower elevations for critical winter and spring habitat
cross an imaginary line from Yellowstone National Park
into Montana, where the killing fields await. There
is never a time that wild buffalo are allowed to exist
in Montana without being hazed, captured, quarantined,
slaughtered or shot. The state's zero-tolerance against
the last wild buffalo is a direct result of political
pressure from Montana's powerful livestock industry,
who fear wild buffalo re-inhabiting their former range.
Livestock interests claim that wild buffalo "threaten"
their livestock with brucellosis, a European cattle
disease that livestock infected many native wildlife
species with. Wild buffalo have never transmitted brucellosis
to cattle - ever. Rather than persecute the wild buffalo,
the state should take measures to ensure that their
cattle do not infect our wildlife with diseases! Montana's
bison hunt is the latest insult in a cruel string of
tactics used by the state and federal agents to eradicate
wild bison from Montana. Wild bison are native to Montana,
yet because of the state's actions they are ecologically
extinct here. Yet Montana insists on conducting an illegitimate
hunt and masks it as a "normal, fair-chase big
game hunt." As BFC's footage from the field demonstrates,
there is nothing "fair" or "normal"
about this hunt, and the element of "chase"
is absent.
See for yourself at http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/media/bisonhunt/bisonhuntvideo.html.
The governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, has the power
and authority to cancel the hunt and create a "new
Montana" that welcomes wild buffalo, values them
as a native wildlife species, and respects them as the
national treasure they are.
* * CALL GOVERNOR SCHWEITZER TODAY! 406-444-3111
The Humane Society of the United States, the Animal
Welfare Institute, and others will be helping in this
effort. Our joined organizations represent over 7 million
voices nation-wide and beyond. With everyone's participation
this will be a powerful action and we'll make Gov. Schweitzer's
phone ring off the hook! Please urge your friends, family
and co-workers to participate.
* * CALL GOVERNOR SCHWEITZER TODAY! 406-444-3111
Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer has said that wild
buffalo will enjoy more tolerance in Montana. In his
statements, Schweitzer said that the DOL is "ill-equipped"
to manage wild buffalo for the State of Montana. To
date, Montana's only response to this has been the reinstatement
of a bison hunt, authorized by the state's livestock
agency. Governor Schweitzer is listening, but it will
take endless pressure, endlessly applied to stop the
current harm to our last wild buffalo.
* * CALL GOVERNOR SCHWEITZER TODAY! 406-444-3111
Keep the pressure on Governor Schweritzer to CANCEL
the bison hunt and bring lasting protection and respect
to the Yellowstone buffalo, the country's last wild
herd. Everyone who cares about wild buffalo should
participate! Please pass this alert on to others.
* * CALL GOVERNOR SCHWEITZER TODAY! 406-444-3111
On this same day from 2:00-3:00 pm, BFC will be in Helena,
Montana, with other bison advocates including the Humane
Society of the United States and the Horse Butte Neighbors
of Buffalo in holding a press conference inside the
state capitol building. We will state our opposition
to the hunt, offer common-sense solutions, show video
footage from the field, and deliver to Governor Schweitzer
the thousands of post cards that supporters like you
have signed, urging Montana to protect and respect the
last wild buffalo.
With everyone who receives this message making a call
to Governor Schweitzer, we will not be ignored. Please
encourage others to participate! Dial now for the last
wild buffalo!
* * CALL GOVERNOR SCHWEITZER TODAY! 406-444-3111
TALKING POINTS: If you're a bit
nervous and not quite sure what to say, here are a few
suggested talking points - speaking from your heart
is the most powerful!
* Tell him that the country's last wild buffalo deserve
to be honored as a wildlife species in Montana. The
Yellowstone buffalo are a national treasure, not Montana's
toy.
* Tell him that livestock agents have no place in authorizing
a hunt or managing wild buffalo. The Department of Livestock
should inspect livestock and leave wildlife alone.
* Tell him that this hunt will be shown to the world,
and Montana will suffer another huge public relations
nightmare should it continue.
* Remind him that Montana's tourism industry depends
heavily on dollars from the so-called "outsiders"
who want these buffalo protected, and that those much-needed
dollars will not come from you while this buffalo harassment
and slaughter continues.
* Tell him the whole world is watching.
THANK YOU for taking action to help the last wild buffalo!
For more information contact bfc-media@wildrockies.org
or visit http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org
to see video clips of what a bison "hunt"
looks like.
Find out more about why BFC opposes this canned hunt
at http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/legislative/bisonhuntingbill.html.
Many thanks to the Humane Society of the United States,
the Animal Welfare Institute, Colin and D.J. for your
help and inspiration!
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