An opinion piece published yesterday in the #BillingsGazette explores #CodyRoberts ' #torture of a young female #wolf in Daniel, #Wyoming. By now, most of you have heard the news or seen the disturbing photos and videos. We remain disgusted by the #cruelty, as does our partner and op-ed author #JeffEwelt.
In his op-ed, Jeff Ewelt, the Executive Director of #ZooMontana and a partner of The #RelistWolves Campaign,
• Sign this petition calling on #SubletteCounty officials to bring more severe charges against #CodyRoberts in effort to hold him accountable and deter others from attempting similar acts of #cruelty.
#CodyRoberts must be charged for animal cruelty not only for #justice to be served, but for the precedent that this incident will set.
Urge the Director to support legislative action to ban "wolf/coyote whacking," which is the practice of using #snowmobiles and other motorized vehicles to chase down and kill #wolves and #coyotes.
#CowboyStateDaily has obtained a photo of a #wolf that was captured and had its mouth taped shut while it was reportedly taken to a local man’s house and a bar in rural #Daniel, #Wyoming, before it was killed.
The photo shows the wolf with red tape wound tightly around its muzzle sitting and looking down while #CodyRoberts of Daniel poses with the animal in his house. They are on a tile floor with coats and other clothing hanging behind them.
So, after hours of waiting, the Wyoming Game Commission cut comments about the #CodyRoberts#Wolf#torture off at the 2-hour mark, and many of us didn't get the opportunity to speak.
Here are my remarks. Please feel free to share this broadly or excerpt it as you see fit.