Extreme animal suffering uncovered at Indiana penning facility
Most people have never heard of the cruel practice of penning, although it is legal in 19 states.
Most people have never heard of the cruel practice of penning, although it is legal in 19 states.
In the picturesque community of Marin County California- just North of San Francisco- public controversy over the use of poisons, snares, “denning” (the killing coyote and fox pups in their dens), and other lethal methods led to a majority decision by the Marin County Board of Supervisors to stop contracting with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services predator control program in 2000.
The cat’s head was discovered two doors down, the legs nearby.
There is a unit within the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service called Wildlife Services.
Wild Things, an award-winning film produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, explores the age-old battle between ranchers and wild predators and questions whether this battle really need go on.
Eight months after an employee of the federal Wildlife Services agency allegedly posted photos online depicting animal cruelty, the little-known government agency said the worker is still on the job but did not say whether he or any others have been disciplined.