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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 WORKSHOP ON LINK BETWEEN ANIMAL ABUSE, CHILD ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCEDear Friends and Colleagues:
Thursday, September 22, 2011 Public Records Request regarding dog-deer hunting in KisatchieSeptember 21, 2011
Mr. Bobby Jindal, Governor
Pursuant to the Public Records Act of Louisiana, R.S. 44.1 et seq., on behalf of myself and Louisiana’s humane society coalition, I request the public records described below to be copied and sent to me by electronic or US mail (see below). We are willing to pay all reasonable copying costs, so kindly attach an invoice for the amount we should pay and the address to which our check(s) should be sent. If the copying fee is expected to be more than $100, we request, in lieu of paying for your offices to make the requested copies, the opportunity to send a representative to the location of your choice and at a time of your choosing with a scanner to make our own copies.
We make this request based on Section 31 of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes which provides that custodians of public records have the responsibility and duty to provide access to public records. Description of information requested: All correspondence (including and not limited to drafts of documents, statistics, maps, letters, memos, budgets, taps, and electronic data, such as emails) between your administration and any and all other government and NGO (non-government organizations) and/or commissions , including the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, regarding any and all proposed changes to rules governing the use of dogs for hunting on Kisatchie National Forest within the last nine months (January through September, 2011). As the Louisiana Public Records Act specifies a response from the receiver of a request such as this within three working days, we look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you in advance for your assistance and cooperation. Sincerely,
James Riopelle MD Chairman, Communications Committee Coalition of Louisiana Animal Advocates (Louisiana’s humane society coalition) PO Box 741481 New Orleans LA 70174 504-583-6181 jamesriopelle@bellsouth.net Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Latest Letter by our Communication ChairSir/Madam— I would like to provide additional reasons for the ending of dog-deer hunting in Kisatchie. In addition to the reasons we have already submitted, including · Lost dogs become “strays” and cause problems for Kisatchie neighbors · Lost dogs may starve or form hunting packs that interfere with wildlife & could pose a danger to other people in forest · It is less humane to hound deer before killing them we would like to add · Killing of hunting dogs by automobiles when the dogs get on roads o http://www.myusm.com/usm466939.html?t=Discussion o http://www.deerhuntingbigbucks.com/2009/01/30/deer-hunting-wth-dogs/ I’m researching hunting with dogs. Last week we had a devestating experience. We are dog lovers. My husband accidently hit a hunting dog. We killed it. I cried and cried, actually still do. This poor dog had a number painted on her side and big box around her neck. The hunt club was given our numbers by someone that helped us. Later that day they came and got the dog, and their box. · Killing of hunting dogs by other hunters either accidentally or intentionally o http://www.roanoke.com/outdoors/billcochran/wb/188594 o http://www.safebackyards.com/Accidents.htm o http://www.barkingdogs.net/newsgagainesville.shtml o http://www.readthehook.com/90431/bond-denied-alleged-dog-shooters-remain-jailed o http://www.all-creatures.org/cash/taah-sh-20110201-3.html (dog & owner shot) o http://www.deerhuntingbigbucks.com/2009/01/30/deer-hunting-wth-dogs/ o · Hunters may feel they have a right to kill hunting dogs interfering with their non-dog hunting based on laws of other states o http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/02/25/the-death-penalty-for-dogs-that-chase-deer/ · A high rate of hunting accidents when dogs are used to assist hunters o http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ban_dog_deer_hunting/blog: In 2010, twenty seven gun related hunting accidents were reported. One was a fatality. Where did these accidents occur? All but 1 occurred where dog hunting for deer or bear were allowed. The only accident to occur where dog hunting for deer or bear are not allowed occurred in Davie County. As you can see, there are not 27 counties circled. Several of the counties had 2, even 3 gun related accidents last year. Accident Reports do not include information about whether dog hunting was involved in the accident or not. So any conclusions reached about where these accidents occur, is by definition circumstantial. But should land owners be forced to face these odds? o http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ban_dog_deer_hunting/blog Why Ban Dog Deer Hunting in Orange County? Aug 7. 2011 Safety – Deer Dog Hunting is not compatible with the growing population and land distribution of Orange County: o Lot sizes are too small to assure that dogs and hunters will not interact in a dangerous way with residents; o Population Density is too high to guarantee dog hunting, which occurs mainly on roads, won’t cause injury or death from illegal shots fired from the road, or dog/car deer/car accidents; o There have been many dangerous confrontations between landowners and armed groups of dog hunters. 2. Property Rights – Landowner rights must take precedence over hunting privileges; o Dog hunters cannot guarantee that their dogs will not cross onto unauthorized private property, indeed dogs routinely chase deer over posted property into the road, where they are shot; o Dogs and hunters do damage to the property and possessions of... In addition to the websites shown above, there are many references on the world wide web justifying bans on dog-deer hunting throughout the United States. Probably you are already familiar with these but if you need us to collect these websites for you we will do so. Here is one that states more than 50 of the 100 North Carolina Counties have already banned dog-deer hunting: We hope that you will be persuaded to re-institute the (wisely implemented) ban on dog-deer hunting in Kisatchie as soon as possible. Sincerely, James Riopelle Chair, Communications Committee Coalition of Louisiana Animal Advocates Louisiana’s Humane Society Coalition |
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