Thursday, September 01, 2011

NYC Howl-In Protests Idaho Wolf Hunt

Activists, holding a protest at New York City's Central Park, told Citydesk that they "had great response from the public today," encouraging citizens to call Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, pledging to boycott Idaho until the wolf hunting season, which began today, stops. Protestors said they have launched an international boycott of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming regarding the hunts. "One woman named Christina Rose from Australia said she was cancelling her tour of Yellowstone National Park after learning about (the hunt)," said Edita Birnkrant of Friends of Animals, the organization sponsoring today's protest. "That's just one story of many who were educated today about the bloody hunt happening in Idaho right now."...more

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