Wild Beings Deserve Protection from Animal Cruelty. Rights of Nature is a step in the right direction.

…Yet the hunter in the video is never prosecuted. Warning the following video contains violence against a helpless wild sentient-being.

In the video what you are seeing is a clear act of animal cruelty in progress. Yet the hunter in the video is never prosecuted.

Will there ever be justice for the coyote being tortured by a hunter’s dogs in the video? I’ve been asking that question for several years now. When I found the horrific video in 2014 that a hunter posted to a hound hunting page I immediately downloaded it. I was hoping to seek justice for the coyote. I sent the video over to two separate groups in Wisconsin with no help or response. After over six months or so of no response from these groups, I turned the video and the name of the hunter, over to a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden in June of 2015.

The animal cruelty law was expanded to include wild animals after two brother were convicted of running deer down with thier snowmobiles.

I turned the video and the name of the hunter, over to a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources warden in June of 2015.

Screenshot of the first email sent to a WDNR conservation warden in June 2015 almost a year after I sought help from two groups I was working with at the time.

The following screenshot is the response from Warden Kamke.

I received a response From the warden referring the case to another warden.

Finally, I had hope that there would finally be justice for the coyote. How Ironic that in the end the district attorney of Florence county deemed the video to be to old to prosecute.

The warden, Nick Miofsky, did an investigation into the video and the hunter the warden turned the video and the evidence they collected over to the Florence County District Attorney on animal cruelty charges. Finally, I had hope that there would finally be justice for the coyote. How Ironic that in the end the district attorney of Florence county deemed the video to be to “old to prosecute.

The district attorney of Florence county deemed the video to be to old to prosecute.

I uploaded the video to my YouTube Channel

I’ve had this video for four years on my YouTube channel, and there’s been no justice for this coyote. Yet, so many people want to keep the horrible truth from being seen. Even George Myer thought the actions seen in this video are wrong and illegal. saying so in a messenger message to me. But he too did nothing about the abuse committed to the Coyote by the hunter.

Next, on March 15, 2016 Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin received a message in the inbox from George Meyer Executive Director at Wisconsin Wildlife Federation inquiring about the video on YouTube. The following is the message from George Meyer:

The following is my response to Mr. Meyer’s message:

The following is Mr. Meyers response:

I never received an email back from George Meyer. In fact I never heard from him again. Disappointing to say the least.

That’s not the end of the story. In fact it’s just the beginning. I had the video on Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin’s You Tube Channel for a number of years, that is until March 15, 2017. It was taken down by YouTube deeming that it violates community standards. And a strike was assigned against my account.

The following is the YouTube Message regarding the video

My question is why was the video deemed, “violates YouTube’s community standards” then removed on March 15, 2017? Apparently all a person has to do to get a video removed is complain by clicking on the Flag Icon appearing on the far right under the video.

How to Remove Videos From YouTube That Someone Else Uploaded (source)

Wave the Flag

Under each video on YouTube is a toolbar with buttons that perform different actions, with a Flag icon appearing on the far right. This is the flagging tool which allows you to report a video to YouTube staff for review. Click the button and provide details as to why the video should be removed. If the video violates YouTube’s Community Guidelines it will be removed; but if there is no violation, the video will not be removed no matter how often it is flagged.

The video was removed and a strike was placed against Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin’s YouTube channel. Dare I even suggest a campaign by coyote hunters was responsible for removing the video?

Someone, or several “someone’s” wanted this video off my You Tube channel. Perhaps the proof is in the video, that clearly shows the coyote is being tortured by the hunter’s dogs. Why are they trying to cover up this animal cruelty? I want justice for the coyote in the video. The coyote hunter in the video was never prosecuted. Let’s not let the barbarous act committed against the coyote go unchallenged!

Please help me find justice for the the coyote…

The coyote was once a living breathing member of a community, and living in the wild in northern Wisconsin. Please take action copy and paste the link of this blog and send it to your Wisconsin State legislators, the head of the Wisconsin DNR executive team at the following link.

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/secretary

Shame on this hunter who pushed his dogs to attack a coyote in the video! We want justice for the coyote!

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Wisconsin Bear Hunter’s Association, Hunter Nation and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation openly advocate for a wolf hunt once they are delisted.

The news articles by conservative hunting groups pushing for wolves to be delisted:

“If we don’t get to a position where we can manage wolves with science, then wolves will eat every deer in the state of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and then they’re going to turn on the dogs, the livestock, and eventually the children,” Hunter Nation founder and CEO Keith Mark told Restoration News. https://hunternation.org/the-out-of-touch-senator-for-madison-is-doing-everything-to-sic-the-wolves-on-northern-wisconsin-hunters-literally-restoration-news/

The following is by Carl Schoettel Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association (WBHA )President on Sept. 2023:

“The Wisconsin bear season has wrapped up, and of course there are issues that will need a lot of attention from the WBHA. The DNR is trying to sell the idea that wolves should not be managed to the agreed number of 350 wolves. 350 was the goalpost set by the Wisconsin DNR and now they want to increase it again. Just remember that the original number when wolves were introduced to Wisconsin was 85. Part of the problem is the habitat has expanded south to a range that has increased by one third, which brings us to two thirds of the state. The DNR’s wolf range numbers were put out without discussion with the WBHA. I can only assume that there were other stake holders or individuals that the range was discussed with but WBHA was conveniently kept out. The WBHA sits on two committees: the “Wolf Harvest Committee” and the “Wolf Policy Committee”. You would think that we would have been asked for our input? As a result, we are not supporting the DNR’s planned range. We will keep you posted as this moves forward.” https://wbha.us.com/2023/09/2023-presidents-message-copy/

The following is from Wisconsin Wildlife Federation:

About 60 people attended in person and more online, and eventually over the course of more than three hours, they shared their realities. Hesitant at first, residents said they believed that no one cared about what they were experiencing or about the losses they endured. They said they did not think the Department of Natural Resources or other government agencies cared. A common refrain was, “What’s the use of speaking up?” And they expressed concern about reprisals from animal rights extremists.

But after WWF President Pat Quaintance shared his own story and concerns about the draft Wolf Management Plan, local hunters, farmers, and landowners began opening up, hopeful that their voices would be heard, and that maybe their real-life suffering would help inform decisions on how wolves will be managed in the future. https://wiwf.org/cdnwiwf/what-do-people-in-wolf-country-say/

Take action wild beings deserve proection from animal cruelty.

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/951

Animal cruelty laws do apply to wild animals:

WAUPACA, Wis. – A judge has sentenced a rural Weyauwega man to 11 years in prison for running down and killing deer with a snowmobile.

But Rory Kuenzi, 27, will serve the sentence concurrently with the 23 years he is serving for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk.

Kuenzi pleaded no contest today in Waupaca County Court to three counts of felony animal mistreatment in the 2009 incident, the Post-Crescent reported.

He also pleaded no contest to two forfeiture offenses for possessing deer carcasses during a closed season.

Last November, a jury found Kuenzi guilty of homicide by drunken driving and hit-and-run in the 2004 death of Kevin McCoy.

Kuenzi, his brother, Robby Kuenzi of Weyauwega, and Nicholas Hermes of Waupaca were each charged in the deer deaths. https://www.twincities.com/2011/11/28/wisconsin-man-gets-11-years-for-killing-deer-with-snowmobile/