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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMaterials Distributed at MeetingWELL, HERE WE GO AGAIN! IN CASE YOU HAVENT NOTICED, IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS & MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN BOMBARDED WITH MEDIA REPORTS OF MTN. LIONS, BOBCATS, BEARS,AND THE LATEST BEING COYOTES COMING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS FORAGING FOR FOOD. MY SYMPATHIES & CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST A FAMILY MEMBER OR PET DUE TO A MTN.LION,BEAR ,OR COYOTE ATTACK. I CANT BEGIN TO IMAGINE HOW HEART WRENCHING IT MUST BE AND TRULY FEEL FOR YOU. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT RESIDE IN AND AROUND THE HILLSIDE, CANYON,& MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES,OR EVEN THE SUBURBS,DID YOU EVER STOP TO CONSIDER THAT THERE MIGHT BE RISKS OR DISADVANTAGES TO LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE ?? THAT THERE WOULD POSSIBLY BE A PRICE TO PAY FOR HAVING THAT PEACE,TRANQUILITY,SERENITY,AND THE VIEW WHICH YOU SO DESIRED? THAT WHERE YOU CHOSE TO PLANT YOURE FAMILY ROOTS. LET ME MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR! WHERE YOU CHOSE TO LIVE (NOT THE WILDLIFE). THE SO CALLED WILD ANIMALS THAT WE KEEP REFERRING TO DIDNT HAVE A CHOICE,THE CHOICE HAS BEEN MADE FOR THEM, EITHER BY INSTINCT,FOOD SUPPLY,OR BY THE WORST ANIMAL ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH CALLED MAN. WE HAVE ENCROACHED ON OUR WILDLIFE SO MUCH, WHEATHER IT BE IN THE MTNS,DESERTS,OR VALLEYS,TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN. ITS BAD ENOUGH THAT THESE ANIMALS HAVE TO COMPETE WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR FOOD, LET ALONE WHATEVER OBSTACLES MOTHER NATURE THROWS AT THEM, SUCH AS: DROUGHT, FIRES, FLOODS, DISEASE,STARVATION,AND NOT TO FORGET THE POACHERS,SPORT HUNTERS,AND OF COURSE THE HIRED TRAPPERS(HIRED KILLERS) OF OUR WILDLIFE. THESE PEOPLE WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE THAT PRIZED POSSESSION OF A BEAR,MTN LION,BOBCAT,OR COYOTE HEAD OR RUG HANGING OVER THEIR FIREPLACE MANTLE. NOT TO FORGET THE ARCADIA TAX PAYERS ARE FOOTING THE $ 30,000 FEES FOR THE HIRED TRAPPERS,COME ON. I COULD THINK OF ALOT BETTER USES FOR $30,000.00 OF YOUR MONEY. AND YET IF THATS NOT ENOUGH,NOW THE ANIMALS ARE BEING SHOT AND KILLED BY FISH AND GAME WARDENS,POLICE OFFICERS,ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, AND YES THE HIRED TRAPPERS(KILLERS). YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THAT IT WASNT TO LONG AGO THAT GREAT HERDS OF BUFFALO WERE SLAUGHTERED,AND THE WOLF WAS DECIMATED TO THE POINT OF EXTINCTION,AND HERE IN OUR OWN LOCAL MOUNTAINS FOR EXAMPLE BIG BEAR, WE HAD GRIZZLY BEARS!! HOW DO U THINK IT GOT ITS NAME? WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?? WE HAVENT LEARNED FROM OUR PAST MISTAKES, WHAT A SHAME! REMEMBER, WHEN THESE ANIMALS ARE GONE, THEYRE GONE FOREVER! THE MEDIA DRAMATIZES MAN AS THE VICTIM, BUT WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH! IN REALITY, ITS THE WILDLIFE THATS GOING TO LOSE THIS BATTLE. (UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING AND FAST) AFTER ALL,THEY DONT STAND A RATS CHANCE IN HELL AGAINST MANS POISONS,GUNS, AND CONTINUOUS ENCROACHMENT INTO THEYRE TERRITORY, DESTROYING THEIR FOOD SUPPLY,THEIR HOMES,(WHERE HAVE LIVED FOR MILLENNIA).SO TELL ME,WHAT WOULD U DO? IF SOMEONE MOVED IN ON YOU,AND TOOK YOURE FOOD SUPPLY,YOURE HOME AWAY,AND KILLED YOURE FAMILY? IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING, ISNT THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING TO OUR WILDLIFE? WOULD U STAND IDLY BY AND STARVE TO DEATH OR WATCH YOUR FAMILY STARVE OR HARMED? OR WOULD YOU MOVE ELSEWHERE, AWAY FROM THE THREAT OR DANGERS THAT EXIST? WOULDNT YOU MOVE TO WHERE FOOD & WATER WAS MORE PLENTIFUL? WOULDNT YOU MOVE YOURE FAMILY OUT OF HARMS WAY? COMMEN SENSE,EVEN AN ANIMAL SENSES DANGER. BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT THE ANIMALS ARE MORE AFRAID OF US THAN WE ARE OF THEM. I HAVE CAMPED, BACKPACKED,& HIKED FOR MANY YEARS ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT WE NEED TO RESPECT NATURE,BUT TO OFTEN ENOUGH WE ABUSE IT!WE HAVE PUSHED OUR WILDLIFE TO THE BRINK. THEY DONT HAVE A CHOICE! THEY KILL TO SURVIVE,WHILE MAN KILLS FOR THE FUN OF IT. WAKE UP FOLKS! IT WONT BE TO MUCH LONGER UNTIL THE ONLY PLACE THAT WE CAN SHOW OUR KIDS & GRANDKIDS ANY WILD ANIMALS WILL BE IN A STORYBOOK OR ZOO. ASK YOURSELVES, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN? (( WHAT NERVE „WHAT GAUL, DOES FISH & GAME,BLM,AND THESE OTHER AGANCIES HAVE TO KILL OUR WILDLIFE. YOU AND I PAY TAXES, AND THESE ANIMALS ARE CONSIDERED PROPERTY OF THE STATE, WHICH IN ESSENCE MEANS TECHNICALLY THAT THESE ANIMALS BELONG TO US.( THE TAXPAYERS) THESE AGENCIES TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES AT THE REQUEST OF A FEW TO GO AHEAD AND KILL OR EUTHANIZE THESE ANIMALS WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION FROM THE MAJORITY OF US THAT MIGHT JUST WISH TO SEE THESE ANIMALS ALIVE /AND OR TRANSPLANTED ELSEWHERE OUT OF HARMS WAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THE GUTS TO SPEAK UP AND TELL YOUR POLITICIANS TO STOP WASTING OUR HARD EARNED TAX PAYER DOOLARS? BY THE WAY- LIKE THE CITY OF BELL, WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED AS TO HOW MUCH THESE ARCADIA POLITICIANS ARE EARNING, WHO BENEFITTING FROM HIRING THESE TRAPPERS? WHOS GETTING A KICK BACK? HOW MUCH ARE YOU REALLY MAKING? THATS WHAT I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT ? ? ?? HOW ABOUT YOU? ARCADIA IS NOT THE ONLY CITY THATS GUILTY OF THIS ATROCITY OR MASSACRE OF OUR WILDLIFE. I RECALL IT WASNT TO LONG AGO THAT CHINO -HILLS POISONED THE SQUIRRELLS AT THE GOLF COURSES, LEISURE WORLD KILLED THEIR RABBITS, AZUSA POLICE KILLED A BEAR THAT CAME OUT OF AZUSA CANYON.JUST TO NAME A FEW. GO AHEAD, KILL ALL THE ANIMALS. AND AFTER YOURE THREW KILLING ALL THE WILDLIFE, WHAT OR WHO ARE YOU GOING TO KILL NEXT, MAN???????? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU WERE THE HUNTED RATHER THAN THE HUNTER ? ? ?? MY L.A YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,WORKING THE STREETS,HAVING FBI c- CLEARANCE,AS WELL AS OTHER JOBS AND POSITIONS IN MY LIFE MAY NOT QUALIFY ME AS AN EXPERT ON THIS MATTER. BUT YOU DONT HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT TO KNOW THAT THESE ANIMALS HAVE MORE RIGHT TO BE HERE THAN WE DO. GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO LIVE OUT THERE LIVES. INSTEAD OF SHOOTING THEM WITH A GUN, LETS SHOOT THEM WITH A CAMERA. LETS SHOOT THEM WITH A TRANQUILIZER GUN AND TRANSPLANT THEM ELSEWHERE ,WHERE THEY WONT BE A THREAT TO MAN. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, LETS TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLORE EVERY OPTION BEFORE WE RESORT TO KILLING THEM. ISNT IT FUNNY THAT THE CLIFORNIA BROWN BEAR IS ON OUR FLAG AS OUR STATE SYMBOL AND YET MORE OFTEN THAN NOT EVERY TIME A BEAR COMES OUT OF THE MTNS, WE KILL IT. WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE ARE SETTING TO THE OTHER 49 STATES, AND MOST OF ALL TO OUR KIDS. SHAME, SHAME ,SHAME ON THER CITY OF ARCADIA AND ITS NEIGHBORS AND MOST OF ALL TO YOU THE CITIZENS FOR LETTING THEM DO THIS, HOW CAN U LOOK AT YOURSELVES IN THE MIRROR EVERY DAY, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. Ithlink.net <elacy7 @earthlink.net> Subject: Coyote problem; > Wildhaven Ranch has dealt with two major fires in 2003 and 2007 when wildlife have become nuisance animals to the public because they have been displaced by wildfire. Through means of education, our mountain did not need to use the expense of hiring trappers. The public received flyers about what to do regarding bears & other nuisance wildlife and it has worked very well. Also Wildhaven accepted thousands of calls on behalf of Vector Control to handle these situations. Something of that level of education would cost the City much less and also would continue to allow nature to balance itself out. > Also, If one species is erradicated, all others like rodents, raccoons and fox have the potential of spreading zoonotic diseases which coyotes contol through their own hunting and consuming of prey. PA SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, ON THE FISH AND GAME! =Mr 2�a?ui'404assaro 1.599 Cerezo Rd: 'Victorvilfe, CA 92392 Ok folk "s, I think I "ve heard just about enough. In case you haven't noticed, in the past few weeks we have been bombarded with media report"s of mountain lion "s,bobcats,bears,and the latest being coyotes coming into our neighborhoods foraging for food. My sympathies and condolences go out to those individuals and families that have lost a family member or pet due to a mtn.lion,bear, or coyote attack. I cant begin to imagine how heart wrenching it must be and truly feel for you. However,for those of you that reside in and around the hillside,canyon,and mountain communities, or even the suburbs, did you ever stop to consider that there might be risks or disadvantages to live where you live? That there would possibly be a price to pay for having that peace,tranqui I ity, serenity, and the view which you so desired ? that where you chose to plant youre family roots" LET ME MAKE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR! Where you chose to live, not the wildlife. The so called wild animals that we keep referring to,didn't have a choice,the choice has been made for them,either by instinct,food supply, or by the worst animal on the face of this earth called "MAN'. We have encroached on our wildlife so much,wheather it be the mountains, deserts, or valleys, to the point of no return. It "s bad enough that these animals have to compete with one another for food,let alone whatever obstacles mother nature throws at them,such as: ( drought, fires, floods, disease, starvation, and not to forget the the poachers, and sport hunters that would love nothing more than to have that prized possession of a bear,mtn.lion,bobcat, or a coyote head or rug hanging over their fireplace mantle. And yet if that's not enough, now the animals are being shot and killed by fish & game wardens,police ofI•icers,and professionally hired trappers,(like hired hitmen,except to kill animals instead of humans). You know, I remember that it wasn't to long ago that great herds of buffalo were slaughtered,and the wolf was decimated to the point of extinction, like so many other animals that have been wiped out by man. REMEMBER! WHEN THESE ANIMALS ARE GONE, THEYRE GONE FOR GOOD! The media dramatizes man as the victim,but we all know the truth! In reality,it's the wildlife that's going to lose this battle( unless we do something,and fast) after all,they don't stand a rats chance in hell against mans poisons,guns, and continuous encroachment into theyre territory, destroying their food supply,their homes,(where they haved lived for millennia) SHAME ,SHAME SHAME, ON THE FISH AND GAME! So tell me,what would you do? If someone moved in on you, and took youre food supply,youre home away,and killed youre family? In a manner of speaking, isn't that what we are doing to our wildlife ? would you stand idly by and starve to death or watch youre family starve or harmed ?, or would you move elsewhere,away from the threat or dangers that exist? Wouldn't you move to where food & water was more plentiful? Wouldn't you move youre family out of harms way? Common sense, even an animal senses danger. Believe me when I say that the animals are more afraid of us than we are of them. I have camped, backpacked, and hiked for many years enough to know that we need to respect nature, but to often enough we abuse it. We have pushed our wildlife to the brink. They don't have a choice! They kill to survive, while man kills for the sport or fun of it. Wake up folks! It wont be too much longer until the only place that we can show our kids or grandkids any wild animals will be in a storybook or zoo. Ask yourselves, do you really want to see this happen? WHAT NERVE, WHAT GAUL, does fish and game,blm,and these other agencies have to kill our wildlife. You and I pay taxes, and these animals are considered property of the state, which in essence means technically that these animals(elong to us (THE TAXPAYERS) These agencies take it upon themselves at the request of a few to go ahead and kill or euthanize these animals without asking permission from the majority of us that might just wish to see these animals alive and /or transplanted elsewhere out of harms way. Are there any law firms or individuals out their that care enough and have the guts enough to take on blm,fish & game and the other agencies that are exploiting our wildlife ?? Wheres the defenders of wildlife? Wheres the fund for animals? Wheres greenpeace at? YOU KNOW WHAT, WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER? GO AHEAD! KILL ALL THE MTN, LIONS ,BOBCATS,BEARS,DEER,COYOTES. Kill then�ll if it makes you feel any better. The last time I checked the media reports,they were poisoning the squirrels & rabbits at the chino hills golf courses,and in orange county they hired professional 4 exterminators or trappers to kill all the rabbits at leisure world,and in the past couple of �e 3 SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, ON THE FISH AND GAME! Years the azusa police dept and several other police depts. Have shot and killed several bears that have wandered out of azusa canyon into nearby neighborhoods looking for food. Why do we have to kill the wildlife,rather than doing everything in our power to help it? There are other alternatives you know! WHY CANT WE LEARN TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE INSTEAD OF SENSELESSLY SLAUGHTERING EVERY CREATURE WE COME IN CONTACT WITH? WHY? Because its easier to kill it than help it,more cost effective, or for everyones safety( except the animals). Im sure that you feel very proud of yourselves, to shoot a creature that cant shoot back. (IM SCARED TO THINK, AFTER WERE ALL DONE KILLING THE ANIMALS, WHAT OR WHO ARE WE GOING TO KILL NEXT, HUMANS ?) Get the guts and speak up, write or call youre local mayor, assemblyman, congressman, senator, representative, or governor and make it clear to them that we wont stand for anymore abuse of our wildlife. As for blm, and fish & game, theyre just nothing more than sanctimonious government trappers, ki I lers, and assasins of our wildlife. Do we have to remind these agencies and our politicians that they work for us? We, the public placed you in that honorable position of being our representative and to serve the public interests if you are going to represent the people,THEN BY GOD —DO IT! OR YOU WILL BE REPLACED( GET THE PICTURE) did you ever stop and take into consideration how much of our tax dollars are wasted on killing these beautiful creatures? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I THINK OUR TAX DOLLARS COULD BE PUT TO BETTER USE, DON'T YOU? What im trying to say so eloquently my friends, is that MAN destroys the balnce of nature. WELL FOLKS, YOU'VE HEARD MY OPINION! AND IM SURE MANY OF YOU WONT AGREE WITH ME, IN FACT SOME OF YOU MAY GET DOWN RIGHT ANGRY WITH ME. But if what I said, enlightens just a few of you to the plight of our wildlife and gets you off youre fannies to do something, then its worth it ! if what I said saves the life or lives of some of our wildlife, well then we are all that much better for it. "i SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, ON THE FISH AND GAME! I know ,I know, youre probably sitting there saying " ah, this guy is just blowing off steam and doesent know what the hell he "s talking about, right? Well you couldn't be more wrong! Lets just say that ive worked in the law enforcement industry for some time, ive worked closely with street gangs and drug cartels,( close enough to where ive had guns held to my head, and knives to my neck) ive had FBI clearance,ive had threats on my life on more than one occasion, I know enough about the good guys and bad guys on both sides of the law. Im college educated, and I come from an Italian/Sicilian background. Im no stranger to being on radio, television, and in the newspapers. It wouldn't be my first time, and it certainly wont be my last. In closing, I just want to say that" this isn't about me, but about our wildlife. We have got to take control of these government agencies, and hold them accountable for their actions. We must continuously remind them that (they work for us). As the old saying goes in a democratic society( OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE) we the people have placed you in the position youre in, then do youre job and do it right, or we will vote you out at the next election. My name is randy massaro, and I would like to know what you think? Where do you stand? Our wildlife is running out of time! Think about it, the next time you and youre family are out for a Sunday- drive and you see the carcuss of a dead animal plastered on someones car bumper or laying dead on the side of the road. Ask yourself this question? (GOD PUT THE ANIMALS HERE FOR US TO USE, NOT ABUSE) this goes for the domestic animals as well. Its youre conscience that you have to live with. You have to get up and look at youre self in the mirror everyday and ask yourself, do I even care? Lets do something before its to late! Im randy massaro, thanks for listening. I could be reached at RANDAL_MASSARO @YAHOO.COM L ` Hello, let me take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Randal Massaro. I'm not here to make friends, or win a personality contest. Besides being a concerned citizen, and working the street in law enforcement, I'm very concerned about government policies and wasteful spending, not to mention the misdirection our government is headed in. This is especially true when it comes to spending our tax dollars to control, subdue, or kill off our wildlife. Let me to tell that there are other alternatives to killing our coyotes, mountain lions, and bears. I'm here to suggest and, or shed a little light on the matter and give you some friendly advice. 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