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New Jersey can put an end to gruesome wildlife killing contests, wxhere animals like coyotes, foxes, and bobcats are slaughtered for prizes. A.1142/S.2754 would ban these barbaric events, making New Jersey a leader in compassion for wild animals.

Your voice is crucial! Urge your legislators to support this twin bill to protect wild animals from being needlessly killed in these heartless competitions.

The twin bill to end wildlife killing contests will protect bobcats, coyotes, crows, foxes, mink, opossums, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, weasels, and woodchucks from being killed during competitions.

During these contests, participants aim to kill as many animals as possible within a set time, treating their bodies as mere points to be scored. After weigh-ins, the dead animals are often discarded, their lives reduced to nothing more than a game. Disturbingly, these events frequently involve children, fostering an attitude of cruelty toward wild animals.

These contests are not about conservation, nor do they have any ethical basis. They encourage reckless killing that disrupts New Jersey's natural ecosystems and disregards the intrinsic value of wild animals. By passing A.1142/S.2754, New Jersey will take a vital step toward protecting its wild animals and sending a clear message that cruelty for sport has no place here.

Letter to Decision Maker(s) for reference:

Subject: Please Support A.1142/S.2754 to Ban Wildlife Killing Contests in New Jersey

I am writing to urge you to support A.1142/S.2754, a crucial bill that would ban wildlife killing contests in New Jersey. These cruel events involve participants competing to kill wild animals such as coyotes, foxes, and bobcats for cash and prizes. These contests are needless displays of violence that serve no legitimate purpose and promote the reckless killing of New Jersey’s wild animals.

Wildlife killing contests turn the lives of animals into a game, where participants kill as many animals as possible in a short timeframe. The bodies of bobcats, raccoons, and foxes are then weighed and discarded, reducing these living beings to mere numbers. Children are often involved, receiving the harmful message that wild animals are nothing more than targets for sport.

These events do not represent ethical hunting or conservation. Instead, they encourage indiscriminate killing that harms New Jersey’s ecosystems and diminishes the value of our state’s wild animals. By supporting A.1142/S.2754, you have the opportunity to protect New Jersey’s wild animals and show that our state will not tolerate cruelty for entertainment.

Please vote in favor of A.1142/S.2754 and help end these brutal contests.

Sincerely,

Signed

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