City of Lakewood: Speak Up to Stop Cruel Coyote Killing!
PETA has learned that the City of Lakewood in California is planning to hire a contractor to kill coyotes on the grounds of the Lakewood Equestrian Center by shooting them with a high-powered air rifle.
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This method can maim coyotes and cause them to die slowly and painfully. Many cities in Southern California and throughout the U.S. have created resoundingly successful coyote-management plans using nonlethal practices, and they have significantly decreased human-coyote conflicts.
Please contact the city and ask it to put a stop to the plan to use cruel and ineffective lethal methods that would result in immense suffering and terror.
Send polite comments to:
Todd Rogers
Mayor
[email protected]
Paolo Beltran
Deputy City Manager
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Valarie Frost
Director of Recreation and Community Services
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Abel Andrade
Parks Superintendent
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Please feel free to use our sample letter, but remember that using your own words is always more effective.