Letters to the Editor 12-08-2006
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Bow Hunting - God's Gift
Bow Hunting
Editor, Times-Union:This is information from PETA regarding the deer hunt. I am concerned about the inhumane approach they are doing this and I think the community should be aware of this and other means of deer control.
We often receive requests for information on ways to decrease deer-human interactions. We find that humane, site-specific measures are the most effective means to resolving any perceived conflicts with these animals.
Bow hunting is undeniably cruel. Bow hunters wound far more animals than they kill. Several studies indicate that bow hunting yields more than 58 percent wound rate.
That means for every animal dragged from the woods by a bow hunter, at least one animal is left wounded to suffer and die a slow, excruciating death. Not to mention, bow hunters routinely spend hours tracking the blood trails of deer struck by arrows before the animals finally bleed to death. By no minimal standards can this kind of gruesome death be considered humane.
Because deer regulate their numbers according to available food, water and shelter, a sudden decrease in herd size is generally followed by an increase in herd size. Whether the decrease occurs due to natural causes such as a severe winter, or because humans kill deer during a hunt, it creates an ideal situation for accelerated reproduction. When some animals are removed, more deer will either move in from surrounding areas to fill the newly vacant niche, or the remaining animals will have a higher birth rate the following season.
For these reasons, it is extremely counter-productive to remove some animals in an attempt to decrease the number of deer. Rather, there are many site-specific measures individuals can take to reduce perceived conflicts. For instance, homeowners can prevent deer from browsing on ornamental shrubs or gardens by making the area less attractive or inaccessible to the deer. Fencing, repellents and planting vegetation deer prefer not to eat are all effective solutions.
Because there are dozens of humane solutions for conflicts with deer, and because many people will not stand for unnecessary killing, communities around the country are adopting policies that allow people and animals to peacefully co-exist.
The Fund for Animals focuses its efforts on anti-hunting campaigns and are experts in this area. You may contact them at:
The Fund for Animals
2100 L. street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Phone: 202-452-1100
Web: www.fundforanimals.org
You also can visit the Humane Society of the United States Web page about humane deer control for more information:
www.hsus.org/wildlife/urbanwildlifeourwildneighbors/solvingproblemswithyourwildneighbors/solvingproblemswith deer.html
Robyn Wesley
Correspondence Assistant, via e-mail
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA: 757-622-7382
Sonja Byrd
God's Gift
Editor, Times-Union:What a wonderful salvage plan God chose to solve our dilemma! He sent His baby Son as a Christmas gift to us who gladly receive Him for the purpose God sent Him into the world.
So many of us fail to receive God's Gift, Jesus. Why? Because we live without much thought of our need for the gift, Jesus. Yet we feel dissatisfaction with our lives. Every avenue is travelled that we can take "on our own" in our search for fulfillment, joy, success. Yet, it avoids us, frustrates us!
The words "on our own" is a misnomer. We own nothing. God owns us. God gave us intelligence, personality, tastes, habits, imagination. These are uniquely and only ours alone. Even fingerprints and DNA make each of us unique from the billions of people whom God has given life on this earth. Therefore each of us is special. God has a design, a reason for creating each of us. We pray the Lord's Prayer in church: "Our Father ... Thy will be done on earth ... as it is in heaven ..." God desires that His kingdom come on earth. It isn't happening, is it? Each of us would fulfill His plan in giving us our unique place in helping His kingdom to come on earth.
In spite of our ignorance, God still gives us life, and breath each moment. Should He withdraw the breath of life for a few seconds, our lives would end, and our souls would enter eternity, for reward or punishment.
God has made an investment in your and my lives. He has given us potential to be used to His glory, in fellowship and counsel with Him through prayer. For all of us, this investment has been non-productive to Him. It has been personally and selfishly used by us all, without exception!
So God, at our Christmas time, has given to His Son, Jesus, to salvage and save us from our sins of selfishness, using His gifts for our selves. He gives another chance to serve Him in building His kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven, when Jesus later died on the Cross for our sins.
Did this need to be done for us. Yes, and Amen! What a salvage operation God in love did for you and me! Let us go to Bethlehem in mind and spirit and welcome Jesus, God's gift into our hearts and lives this Christmas season.
C.L. Hendrix
Winona Lake, via e-mail
Ethanol
Editor, Times-Union:
Mr. Terry Tucker's comments in the article in Thursday's Times-Union about the use of corn to produce ethanol at the Claypool plant is typical of some people's lack of the facts.
On the Louis Dreyfus Web site, it is clearly states that "50 million bushels of soybeans will be used yearly for the production of ethanol." No where does it mention of the use of corn. I understand people's concerns, but it would be to their advantage if they got the facts instead of listening to rumors. Maybe sometime in the future the Claypool plant will use corn, but from the beginning it was stated that the sole purpose of the plant was to use soybeans. Don't cloud the facts to try to gain the advantage.
Phil Albert
Pierceton, via e-mail
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- Bow Hunting - God's Gift
Bow Hunting
Editor, Times-Union:This is information from PETA regarding the deer hunt. I am concerned about the inhumane approach they are doing this and I think the community should be aware of this and other means of deer control.
We often receive requests for information on ways to decrease deer-human interactions. We find that humane, site-specific measures are the most effective means to resolving any perceived conflicts with these animals.
Bow hunting is undeniably cruel. Bow hunters wound far more animals than they kill. Several studies indicate that bow hunting yields more than 58 percent wound rate.
That means for every animal dragged from the woods by a bow hunter, at least one animal is left wounded to suffer and die a slow, excruciating death. Not to mention, bow hunters routinely spend hours tracking the blood trails of deer struck by arrows before the animals finally bleed to death. By no minimal standards can this kind of gruesome death be considered humane.
Because deer regulate their numbers according to available food, water and shelter, a sudden decrease in herd size is generally followed by an increase in herd size. Whether the decrease occurs due to natural causes such as a severe winter, or because humans kill deer during a hunt, it creates an ideal situation for accelerated reproduction. When some animals are removed, more deer will either move in from surrounding areas to fill the newly vacant niche, or the remaining animals will have a higher birth rate the following season.
For these reasons, it is extremely counter-productive to remove some animals in an attempt to decrease the number of deer. Rather, there are many site-specific measures individuals can take to reduce perceived conflicts. For instance, homeowners can prevent deer from browsing on ornamental shrubs or gardens by making the area less attractive or inaccessible to the deer. Fencing, repellents and planting vegetation deer prefer not to eat are all effective solutions.
Because there are dozens of humane solutions for conflicts with deer, and because many people will not stand for unnecessary killing, communities around the country are adopting policies that allow people and animals to peacefully co-exist.
The Fund for Animals focuses its efforts on anti-hunting campaigns and are experts in this area. You may contact them at:
The Fund for Animals
2100 L. street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Phone: 202-452-1100
Web: www.fundforanimals.org
You also can visit the Humane Society of the United States Web page about humane deer control for more information:
www.hsus.org/wildlife/urbanwildlifeourwildneighbors/solvingproblemswithyourwildneighbors/solvingproblemswith deer.html
Robyn Wesley
Correspondence Assistant, via e-mail
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA: 757-622-7382
Sonja Byrd
God's Gift
Editor, Times-Union:What a wonderful salvage plan God chose to solve our dilemma! He sent His baby Son as a Christmas gift to us who gladly receive Him for the purpose God sent Him into the world.
So many of us fail to receive God's Gift, Jesus. Why? Because we live without much thought of our need for the gift, Jesus. Yet we feel dissatisfaction with our lives. Every avenue is travelled that we can take "on our own" in our search for fulfillment, joy, success. Yet, it avoids us, frustrates us!
The words "on our own" is a misnomer. We own nothing. God owns us. God gave us intelligence, personality, tastes, habits, imagination. These are uniquely and only ours alone. Even fingerprints and DNA make each of us unique from the billions of people whom God has given life on this earth. Therefore each of us is special. God has a design, a reason for creating each of us. We pray the Lord's Prayer in church: "Our Father ... Thy will be done on earth ... as it is in heaven ..." God desires that His kingdom come on earth. It isn't happening, is it? Each of us would fulfill His plan in giving us our unique place in helping His kingdom to come on earth.
In spite of our ignorance, God still gives us life, and breath each moment. Should He withdraw the breath of life for a few seconds, our lives would end, and our souls would enter eternity, for reward or punishment.
God has made an investment in your and my lives. He has given us potential to be used to His glory, in fellowship and counsel with Him through prayer. For all of us, this investment has been non-productive to Him. It has been personally and selfishly used by us all, without exception!
So God, at our Christmas time, has given to His Son, Jesus, to salvage and save us from our sins of selfishness, using His gifts for our selves. He gives another chance to serve Him in building His kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven, when Jesus later died on the Cross for our sins.
Did this need to be done for us. Yes, and Amen! What a salvage operation God in love did for you and me! Let us go to Bethlehem in mind and spirit and welcome Jesus, God's gift into our hearts and lives this Christmas season.
C.L. Hendrix
Winona Lake, via e-mail
Ethanol
Editor, Times-Union:
Mr. Terry Tucker's comments in the article in Thursday's Times-Union about the use of corn to produce ethanol at the Claypool plant is typical of some people's lack of the facts.
On the Louis Dreyfus Web site, it is clearly states that "50 million bushels of soybeans will be used yearly for the production of ethanol." No where does it mention of the use of corn. I understand people's concerns, but it would be to their advantage if they got the facts instead of listening to rumors. Maybe sometime in the future the Claypool plant will use corn, but from the beginning it was stated that the sole purpose of the plant was to use soybeans. Don't cloud the facts to try to gain the advantage.
Phil Albert
Pierceton, via e-mail
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