Officials in Torrance, California, Vote to Kill Coyotes—Speak Out Now!

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Updated on November 30, 2018: The Torrance City Council voted to implement a deadly coyote-trapping program despite overwhelming evidence that education, repellents, and the strict prohibition of wildlife feeding are the only proven long-term wildlife-management solutions. Please contact Mayor Patrick J. Furey and the other members of the city council by using the form below.

Compassionate residents of Torrance, California, are howling mad after learning that at least seven coyotes have been trapped and killed in the city since August 2018. Torrance plans to share its coyote-management plan at the City Council meeting on November 27, and we need your help to make sure that it includes only effective, humane methods.

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Not only are lethal initiatives such as trapping ineffective at controlling coyote populations, they're also extremely stressful for any wild species. Killing also tears wild families apart, leaving orphaned young to starve, and traps endanger companion animals and protected wildlife. PETA apprised city officials of the cruelty and futility of lethal methods as well as providing them with details regarding humane coyote control—and now, it's your turn.

Please contact Torrance Mayor Patrick J. Furey and the Torrance City Council and politely urge them not to squander taxpayer dollars on cruel and short-sighted coyote trapping and to commit to humane wildlife-management methods.

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Mayor

Patrick J.

Furey

City of Torrance

Mr.

George K.

Chen

City of Torrance

Mr.

Tim

Goodrich

City of Torrance

Mr.

Mike

Griffiths

City of Torrance

Mr.

Milton S.

Herring, I

City of Torrance

Mr.

Aurelio

Mattucci

City of Torrance

Mr.

Geoff

Rizzo

City of Torrance

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I was extremely disappointed to learn that the Torrance City Council voted in favor of a coyote-trapping program, ignoring decades of scientific research that proves that lethal measures cause immense suffering for animals and result in an endless trap-and-kill cycle at great taxpayer expense.

Trapping of any kind, including using snares and cages, can be extraordinarily painful and stressful for any wild species. Along with the potential physical pain of being caught in the trap, coyotes can suffer from psychological trauma, hunger, and dehydration. Animals are left struggling to escape until they're overcome by exhaustion or shock and are left to languish until the trapper comes to kill them—often by gassing.

As Council Member Tim Goodrich pointed out in Tuesday's meeting, since implementing a humane coyote-management plan in 2016, coyote sightings have dropped by 61 percent, attacks on cats are down by 91 percent, and attacks on dogs are down by 89 percent. This is proof that public outreach, education, and other nonlethal approaches work. Please reverse this cruel decision to kill coyotes and stick to humane methods that provide long-term results.

Thank you.

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