Urge Texas Town to Stop Its Annual Deer Killing!

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Yet again this year, deer in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, are slated to be baited, trapped, and trucked to slaughter in a misguided attempt to reduce the local population. As evidenced by this repeat initiative, which has been enacted for an astounding 10 years, lethal measures against wildlife actually backfire, because when animals are killed, the resultant spike in the food supply prompts survivors and the inevitable newcomers to breed at accelerated rates. Harrowing footage of a similar initiative, captured in a nearby community several years ago, shows the horrors that await deer who are lured into traps, netted, pinned to the ground (adding to bucks’ trauma, their antlers are cut off with a power saw), hauled upside down into a trailer, and then transported for hours before ultimately being shot and killed. PETA previously apprised city officials of the futility and cruelty of this approach, but local voices are needed.

Using the form below, please urge officials to ditch lethal methods and implement humane and effective deer-control measures instead—then forward this alert to everyone you know.

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Cynthia Clinesmith

Horseshoe Bay

City Council

Horseshoe Bay

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I was horrified to learn that Horseshoe Bay is once again planning to bait, trap, and truck deer to slaughter—a notoriously inhumane process—in a misguided attempt to reduce local populations. Every moment spent entangled in netting is a petrifying eternity for these easily frightened prey animals, who can badly injure themselves in frantic attempts to escape. Bucks are held down while their antlers are hacked off with loud reciprocating saws, which only magnifies their terror. And for any wild animal, being trucked to slaughter is a horrifying ordeal, rife with road noises, vibrations, the scent of blood, and handling by humans while they’re being unloaded, corralled, and killed. Furthermore, lethal initiatives tear animal families apart, leaving their young and weak members vulnerable to starvation and dehydration. Killing deer to reduce their numbers also backfires because the resultant spike in the food supply accelerates breeding among survivors and newcomers.

Please implement humane and effective wildlife-control methods instead. Thank you.

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