New Maryland Regulations endanger pets & chldren

[ironintestines]

Dead Eye - I agree with you one hundred percent about the poison issue. We take in many native species each year who have injested poison and die a horrible death despite all attempts to save them. Raptors who have injested prey which has been poisoned and are then in turn poisoned. Mammals who have intentionally been poisoned or have injested poisoned prey. I am not against trapping as you are correct and it is often necessary and a much better choice than poison. What I do not accept is the inhumane ways which the State of Maryland considers "acceptable". You're osprey photo is absolutely beautiful but do you know that I receive dozens of calls per year from residents who consider them a nuisance because they are nesting on or near their piers. These same residents will use snare traps on these birds and leave them hanging for hours which causes irreparable damage and by the time they call us we have no choice but to have the birds euthanized. The Maryland DNR and Federal Fish & Game in Annapolis response when I report these cases is that there is nothing they can do to stop these residents from snaring the birds on their own property. After all, snares are legal trapping devices and they are only required to check them once every 24 hours. Would you prefer that these birds be clubbed to death, have their necks broken, or be shot rather than humanely euthanized? It would certainly be less expensive than paying a veterinarian to humanely euthanize them.

Dozens of calls a year for osprey issues. I believe that.. They're like pigeons, just really big ones..

What "you" are saying is that "you" get calls for ospreys. --Nothing you can do--, is what ya tell the caller, if your a legit WCC.. Only because an osprey is a FEDERALLY PROTECTED MIGRATORY BIRD..

But--

The land owner, aside from the federal law, sets snares anyhow, to intentionally catch the osprey, only for them to call "you" again and report a helpless osprey hanging from a snare, fighting for it's life, screeching from the agonizing pain of the flesh cutting wire, but by the time "you" get there, "you" have no choice but to have the bird euthanized..

The strange thing is when "you" call DNR to report this, they say there is nothing they can do to stop the land owner from setting snares..

Ospreys are FEDERALLY PROTECTED MIGRATORY BIRDS.

I hardly think DNR tells "you" there's nothing they can do..

You are total full of crap, crap, crap, crap, crap x infinity..

The ospreys are in danger of snares..

FWIW, pole traps for birds of prey was outlawed in 1904..

1904

 

[Inkpen]

We ARE? Whose world do you live in??

What you do is called personification. That's OK, it's your right, but there is no comparison between an animal and a human. And there is no choice. I'm neurotic about the way i feel for my animals and how they are cared for. Including when one has to die. But i am also a realist.

A vet will tell you a correctly placed bullet to the head of an ailing animal is faster and more humane than any blue juice. And I believe him, I've seen the blue juice administered.

Whatever..................

 

[smedrickson]

You are absolutley correct, Osprey are Federally protected which is why I hold a current Federal Migratory Bird Rehabilitation Permit as well as a WCC permit. I receive calls directly from Maryland residents and referrals from DNR, local law enforcement, other WCCs and animal control. I have reported these osprey incidents directly to both Maryland DNR and the local Federal Fish and Wildlife Officer and have been told by both that there was nothing they could do. No action was taken until I reported the incidents to offices outside of Maryland. When I receive calls asking for assistance from landowners, I respond at no cost to them and the animals receive care which I provide at my own expense on my own time. When I take these birds to a veterinarian and in his/her professional opinion there is nothing which can be done to save the animal, I have to make the decision to have the animal euthanised.

 

[ironintestines]

You are absolutley correct, Osprey are Federally protected which is why I hold a current Federal Migratory Bird Rehabilitation Permit as well as a WCC permit. I receive calls directly from Maryland residents and referrals from DNR, local law enforcement, other WCCs and animal control. I have reported these osprey incidents directly to both Maryland DNR and the local Federal Fish and Wildlife Officer and have been told by both that there was nothing they could do. No action was taken until I reported the incidents to offices outside of Maryland. When I receive calls asking for assistance from landowners, I respond at no cost to them and the animals receive care which I provide at my own expense on my own time. When I take these birds to a veterinarian and in his/her professional opinion there is nothing which can be done to save the animal, I have to make the decision to have the animal euthanised.

Interesting..

Of the hand full of "federally protected" species I've dealt with, when reporting of the incident, it was like sounding a general alarm..

Please provide the DNR officials names you spoke to that said there was nothing you, or they could do..