Target: Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate
Goal: Prohibit the use of poisonous, indiscriminate cyanide bombs as a method of wildlife population control.
The USDA’s Wildlife Services has garnered a terrible reputation for its senseless killing of millions of wild animals across the United States each year. As if this wasn’t cruel enough, the government-funded program has implemented atrocious methods of predator control, including the use of M-44 devices, also known as cyanide bombs. These inhumane traps lure wildlife with scented bait and spray sodium cyanide which poisons any animal that pulls on the trigger, leading to a slow, agonizing death.
Cyanide bombs are indiscrimate methods of population management, and there is no way to control who pulls the trigger. This means many unintended victims–such as endangered species, family pets, and even humans–feel the affects. In one particular case, a 14-year old boy named Canyon was walking his dog near his home and accidentally triggered one of these bombs. The blast killed his dog slowly, and Canyon has lingering health complications from the cyanide exposure to this day.
Recently, Canyon’s Law (HR 4951/S 4584) was introduced, which would ban the use of cyanide bombs on public lands. Sign this petition to demand the Senate pass the bill and prohibit the use of these dangerous and unnecessary weapons once and for all.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Senator Schumer,
The use of cyanide bomb traps by the USDA’s Wildlife Services program inflicts unnecesary pain upon animals before killing them. These baited traps lure wildlife in and, once the trigger is pulled, spray sodium cyanide in the face of their victims. Since there is no way to control who activates the trigger, unintended victims such as endangered species, family pets, or even children can be affected. In one case, a 14-year old boy accidentally activated one of these heinous traps, killing his dog and leaving him with lifelong health complications.
It is bad enough that the Wildlife Services kills millions of animals each year; there is absolutely no reason why they have to make the animals suffer as they do it. We are asking you, Mr. Schumer, to pass Canyon’s Law (HR 4951/S 4584) and protect our animals and people.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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someone should use a cyanide bomb to eradicate these slimebags.
That’s a premeditated FELONIOUS CRIME!!! Arrest the perps and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law!!!
Why are these lowlife assholes allowed to do this?
This must be stopped!!!
This horror must stop. It is criminal on many counts, especially being torture and indiscriminate.
What the hell is wrong with these morons. They need eradicating with cyanide themselves. A menace to the world
TOTALLY AGREE LOU AN EYE FOR AN EYE!!! THE SICK THING ABOUT THIS IS GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWING ANIMALS TO BE TORTURED AND KILLED DO WE WANT THESE LESS THAN HUMAN BEINGS IN GOVERNMENT I DON’T!!!
Exactly!!! This has been going on for decades and i do not think it will change i am sorry to say. Maybe it will change when a human dies.
What is wrong with you people?? This is a very cruel & torturing death for the animals! Why are they killing God creatures who were on earth before humans!! Stop spraying the poison!!
KEEP YOUR CATS AND DOGS INSIDE! Not only is this shit happening but feral and stray cats are being shot in Long Island. Cat died from injuries owner said.
Must we humans always think of killing innocent animals and people. There has got to be a better way to control wildlife than making them suffer and die a slow painful death. And the poor boy who will be sick for the rest of his life and he lost his best friend due to these cyanide bombs. This is just sickening and has to change.
I HOPE THEY SUE THE EVIL TRASH!!
The primary responsibility of US Fish and Wildlife is to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife , plants and their habitats. Using cyanide bomb traps fulfill their responsibility? 100% NO, cyanide bombs causes wrongful deaths, hurts and poisons wildlife and can easily do the same to humans. What the hell are they doing? Fire The current US Fish and Wildlife administration and replace them with responsible ones.
Die sind doch nicht ganz normal in ihren holen Köpfen, das sollte man mit denen genauso machen. Das ist ein Drama diese armen Tiere und der arme Hund und der Junge unfassbar was das für Abschaum ist.
Use this same method on these shit bags!!! RIP Poor pup
The agency needs a total review and their policies must be changed!!!
Agree 100%
There’s got to be a better method!
Why the hell do we have to ask for this? What kind of diseased mind believes this method of ‘control’ is in any way acceptable?
Proper and important petition, wrong person to send it to.
Yes! Schumer has nothing to do with this.
THIS IS JUST PLAIN WRONG.
I am sure there are alternative methods of controlling wildlife, than cyanide bombs that cause their unneccessary suffering. It is unacceptable and inhumane to use a method known to cause the slow, torturous deaths for wildlife and in addition, allow for a serious risk for affecting domesticated family pets and humans. Definitely, TIME FOR A CHANGE…the only appropriate action to take!
STOP SPRAYING POISIONOUS, CRUEL, AND ABUSIVE STUFF KILLING ANIMALS AND CHILDREN TOO IMMEDIATELY!!! WHOMEVER IS DOING THIS SHOULD BE THE ONES SPRAYED WITH POISONOUS STUFF NOT INNOCENT ANIMALS AND CHILDREN TOO!!!!!!
Thanks!
This is despicable and must end immediately!!!
That poor dog. I thought wildlife officials were supposed to protect animals — not kill them. Yes, a major change needs to be made.
Yes poor sweet little innocent beings. Man is so disgusting to come up with these evil practices and think nothing of it.
IT IS NOT OK! AND IF YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND THAT …YOU ARE BEYOND SALVATION!.
Pass Canyon’s Law (HR 4951/S 4584) IMMEDIATELY!
End cyanide bomb traps IMMEDIATELY!!!