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Another chance to stop brutality |
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Written by Robert Fisk
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 |
Once again bear-hunting practices will come under review, with a
public hearing on Tuesday at the Augusta Civic Center regarding a bill
to end bear trapping in Maine. Many at that hearing will speak of the
agony of this intelligent animal frightened by its inability to escape,
vainly struggling in a barbaric device that only Maine allows.
The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine (SAM) and the Maine Trappers
Association (MTA) will again lead the opposition to this bill, and
herein lies the real issue. Those two organizations form as
conservative and inflexible a hunting lobby as there is in this
country, as exemplified by the fact that every state has outlawed bear
trapping but one -- Maine. I suggest Maine sportsmen take a look at the
politics of these extreme positions.
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Animal Protection Advocates to Demonstrate Against Ringling Brothers Circus and Its Use of Elephants |
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Written by MFOA
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Friday, 13 October 2006 |
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(Falmouth) ….. Maine animal protection advocates will continue its protest of circuses with captive wildlife. Maine Friends of Animals (MFOA) will demonstrate against the Ringling Brothers Circus that will be in Portland October 12-15. The group has long contended that the use of elephants in circuses is extremely cruel, and they want circuses with wild animals banned in Maine.
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Bear Referendum Advocates Decry Department Bear Report |
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Written by Robert Fisk
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Wednesday, 08 March 2006 |
February 28, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Robert Fisk, Jr.
207-781-9056
207-756-3455
BEAR REFERENDUM ADVOCATES DECRY DEPARTMENT BEAR REPORT
(Falmouth) …… The state animal protection organization that spearheaded the bear referendum to end the hunting of bears with the use of bait, hounds and traps today called a legislative report on bear hunting practices by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W) “unfortunately a whitewash document that is only going to harden sides.” The fall out of the bear referendum was that eight bear bills were submitted before the legislature in 2005 and the Committee of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife directed the DIF&W to instead seriously review all bear hunting practices in Maine while involving all the stakeholders. A “bear working group” was formed by the Department.
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Bear debate changed public’s view of hunt |
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Written by Robert Fisk, Jr.
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
Op-Ed Maine Sunday Telegram (11/20/05)
by Robert Fisk, Jr., director of Maine Friends of Animals
Deirdre Fleming’s Outdoor column “Sportsman’s Alliance taps unity“
(Telegram 10/30/05) had a substantive omission and lacked a balanced
perspective. The opening sentence read: “The bear referendum last fall
did wonders to unite the sportsmen’s clubs around the state.”
What Ms. Fleming neglected to consider is how did the bear referendum
affect the proponents of it? The answer is they increased their support
substantially and far more so than any growth within sportsmen’s
clubs.
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