U.S. taxpayers are subsidizing a $126.5 million program that exterminates more than 4 million wild animals annually.
The DEC recently released its proposed ten-year management plan for the Mute Swan in New York State. This outline for management seeks near complete and total elimination of the species by the year 2025. Comments on the draft mute swan plan may be submitted in writing through February 21, 2014.
Killing New York’s mute swans and other wildlife is wrong – it is cruel, and not how New Yorkers want our taxpayer dollars spent. The rationales used to support killing these animals are deeply flawed. New Yorkers value our wildlife, and cherish the free-living animals we share our environment with. We believe these creatures should be protected, not slaughtered.