New Jersey'ites: Urge Morris County Park Officials to Scrap Bowhunting Plans!

Officials in Morris County, New Jersey, report that they are once again allowing bowhunting—one of the cruelest modes of killing—in an attempt to reduce the deer population in area parks. Bowhunters often spend hours tracking the blood trails of wounded animals, and many victims are lost, only to succumb unseen to their injuries. Families are torn apart, and orphaned young are left to starve. And reports of wounded deer careening wildly onto busy roadways or crashing through residential windows are not uncommon. Killing also backfires because the resultant spike in the food supply accelerates breeding among survivors and newcomers. PETA apprised park officials of the futility, dangers, and cruelty of this approach, but local voices are needed! 

Please urge Morris County park officials to scrap their bowhunting plans in favor of humane control methods that work, and then forward this alert widely.

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