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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2007

Animal Health Officials Say Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is Deadly to Deer, but Poses no Risk to Humans

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An outbreak of an acute, infectious virus that kills white-tailed deer has been detected in Illinois, the state Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources reported today.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), an often-fatal virus that causes high fever and severe internal bleeding, has been confirmed in captive deer herds in Franklin and Randolph counties. It also is the suspected cause of death in wild deer in at least 28 counties throughout central and southern Illinois.

The debate goes on. This is big news and as you can see is hitting the blogs online.

My only question to those reading is how ethical is it for the farmer to slaughter the cow out back behind the barn to sell to the market? Do we shut down all the meat factories? Maybe we should refocus a bit on what is hunting? and what is killing for meat?

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“Many Minnesota soldiers have put their hunting and fishing trips on hold while they serve abroad,” said Mark Holsten, DNR commissioner. “The free license is a small way we can recognize their sacrifice, welcome them home, and extend an opportunity to be with friends and family in Minnesota’s great outdoors.”

Kudos!

Again, I hear the outcries of the anti-gun advocates in the background. But could there have been some lives saved at Virginia Tech if students and Professors were allowed to defend themselves which is clearly spelled out in the U.S. Constitution?

Another thing that comes to mind is 9/11. If pilots and flight attendants were allowed to carry weapons on board could they have prevented the planes from hitting the Twin Towers and the Pentagon? Could lives have been saved using guns? Most agree that it would, as self defense is a God given right.

WOOSTER — A Smithville councilman admitted last month he illegally trapped squirrels and drowned them at the village park.

David E. Zimmerman, 66, of 150 W. Main St., pleaded guilty to seven wildlife violations filed in Wayne County Municipal Court by Ohio Wildlife Officer Eric Ucker. Zimmerman was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling $675.

This is hilarious not because squirrels suffered a horrible death but because this hits main stream media. Though I am NOT against drowning squirrels (tongue in cheek), what on Earth is this guy doing? I can hear the outcries of the animal rights activists in the distance.

So why did Zimmerman wish death upon the cute cuddly animals… (ugly rat with a bushy tail)?

Despite his guilty plea, Zimmerman, in a Friday voice mail message said, “I have serious concern as do other residents in our area about the integrity of the system and its staff, considering the couple squirrels and the damage they inflected on our property and other surrounding properties.

“In our immediate neighborhood, the squirrels have entered the attic areas (of businesses and residences) and chewed off wiring that have made immediate repairs necessary,” he continued.

OK first off I don’t really care. What’s the difference if you trap rats with cheese and snap their brittle necks when they come to take a bite? Nothing. What actually bothered me most was this next piece.

“Once the squirrels were dead, Mr. Zimmerman disposed of them in the stream,” according to Ucker’s report.

He could have at least put them in a trash bag, tied it off, and sent it straight to the local dump. Why in the water supply? Anyway, thought you all would get a chuckle out of this…

I wonder if Giuliani knew then if he would be running for President now. Highly doubt it.

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