With the Deer Cull just on our horizon, now is the time to break our silence. It may be too late to change anything for the first cull, but we can’t just let it go. Based on my research, a cull is not a hunt, but baiting these animals in with food and then either corralling them or shooting them as they feed. This is a glorified slaughter. THIS IS NOT HUMANE and completely wrong.
Writing to the Mayor of Saddle River is clearly doing nothing – especially with his attitude towards the deer cull and towards the individuals who were upset by it.
Please, contact PETA because they may be our only hope at the moment.
You can report cruelty to animals here (but state they are not in imminent danger).
You can also email PETA.
You also may want to email the ASPCA’s humane lobbying department at lobby@aspca.org to see what they may be able to do to help us.
We have to make some noise. If we don’t then we will be suffering the consequences. There are individuals in the town who are working hard but they are not enough. Everyone can complain as much as they want, but if we don’t actively do something then we will not be heard.
Ask these groups for their help and their guidance. If enough of us contact them then maybe they will be able to help us.
I’ve done my part – now it’s time to do yours.
Copy of Email Sent
The town of Saddle River, NJ, in Bergen County, has just passed a new ordinance to allow the culling of deer with weapons. Saddle River is a very wealthy town – Richard Nixon had a home here back in the day. The town council voted on this issue without acknowledging the concerns of the residents. While the culling itself will be wrong (as there are other ways to deal with this), it has recently been brought to my attention that they may be corralling the animals through incitement and then and then slaughtered.
There is very little public space which is why the town wants to deal with the issue this way – they feel the deer are a ‘threat’. It will limit the towns liability.
The towns people are doing everything we can and the people in power and not listening. We are turning to you to ask for your help. We sincerely need any guidance or action on your part, that you can provide.
What will be happening here should concern you and is wrong and we all know it but the politicians do not care.
Please, if you can help.