Dead wolf photos stir tensions in West

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Dead wolf photos stir tensions in West

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho | Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:54pm EDT

(Reuters) - Photos of dead and maimed wolves have pervaded the Internet in recent weeks, raising tensions in the Northern Rocky Mountains over renewed hunting and trapping of the once federally protected animals.

Escalating rancor between hunters and animal rights activists on social media and websites centers on pictures of wolves killed or about to be killed. Many have text celebrating the fact that Western states are allowing more killing of the predators.

Commenting on a Facebook-posted image of two wolves strangled to death by cable snares, an individual who identified himself as Shane Miller wrote last month, "Very nice!! Don't stop now, you're just getting started!"

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Such pictures and commentary have intensified online arguments over the ethics of hunting and trapping wolves. The debate took a threatening turn this week with an anonymous email warning that animal rights advocates will "be the target next."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/01/us-usa-wolves-idUSBRE82U0FD20120401

[xchrom]

1. Du rec. Nt

[provis99]

2. killing wolves is just a substitute for killing humans.

What these monsters really want to do is put a human being in their sights; until then, they have to be satisfied with killing wolves.

[RobertEarl]

3. Probably right

One thing for sure they are scared of the big bad wolf. They probably peed their pants when they read 'Little Red Riding Hood' and all their lives they have been in fear of wolves.

Heck, they are scared of humans, too. The wusses.