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Although opponents of Question One claim that rubber-jaw traps do not cause injury, when a dog named Cindy was caught in three such traps for four days, her injuries were so severe that she was put to sleep. To escape the traps, Cindy had tried to chew off her...
In addition to reducing special interests' power on the Fisheries and Wildlife Board and banning cruel traps, Question One would ban the use of hunting dogs to hunt bears or bobcats. Hounding, as this practice is called, "is the moral and sporting equivalent of shooting a caged animal," according to...
Hounding endangers the hunting dogs as well: Bears and bobcats may fight the dogs, hunters may mistakenly shoot dogs, or the dogs may become caught in traps--Cindy was a hunting dog. Odds do favor the hunting dogs when they "overtake, maul, and kill cubs and kittens," which they do...
Will Question One remove all methods of preventing animal overpopulation, as its opponents suggest? Hardly. States that have already banned leghold traps and hounding have successfully and humanely controlled animal overpopulation. In addition, Question One allows the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, scientists and people who have "reasonably" but unsuccessfully...
Banning leghold traps and hounding would keep countless animals from needless pain and suffering. This fundamental point is lost on some opponents of Question One. "Hunting is sort of like if you have a crop of carrots and the crop is coming up too thick and you have to weed...