Contact Info to Protest Texas Shooting Of Wild Burros

TELL GOVERNOR RICK PERRY & OTHER TEXAS OFFICIALS TO STOP KILLING BURROS

Texas Parks Department is Shooting the Last Burros in the State


In 2007, the brutal shooting of 71 burros by rangers in the Big Bend State Park in Texas sparked public outrage that temporarily halted the state's lethal burro eradication program. But in December 2010, the state wildlife commission - under the jurisdiction of presidential candidate and Texas Governor Rick Perry - lifted the ban on "lethal controls." At least 50 of the estimated 300 burros who live in and around this 300,000-acre state park have been shot to date.

Burros living on state land are not protected by the federal Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971.

The war on these historic animals - the last remaining burros in the State of Texas - is being waged on behalf of wealthy hunters who want to introduce bighorn sheep into the park so they can shoot them. State hunting permits for bighorn sheep are sold at auction, with the highest recorded winning bid reaching $152,000. These hunters view burros as competition for forage that would otherwise be consumed by bighorn sheep.

The Fort-Worth Weekly summarized the situation as follows: "Park officials appreciate those revenue-generating hunters. So, to keep bighorn sheep plentiful, Texas Parks & Wildlife employees kill the wild burros. Shoot them on sight, even though there are only a few hundred left."

Americans need to know that presidential candidate Rick Perry supports the cold-blooded killing of these historic animals, who have called the Big Bend area of Texas their home for hundreds of years.

What You Can Do

1. Please personalize and send the sample letter below to Governor Rick Perry and other key Texas officials.

2. Please click here to add your name to the petition to save the last burros of Texas; over 80,000 people have signed.

For more information, please see the Wild Burro Protection League and read the latest articles from the Star-Telegram and Horseback Magazine. As the Houston Chronicle reports the governor is not opposed to this burro killing.

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Your Letter:

Governor Rick Perry
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Au, TX 78711
US
Fax:(512) 463-1849
Brent Leisure, Dir. TX State Parks
Texas Parks and Wildlife
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
US
Carter Smith, Exec Dir TX Parks & Wildlife Dept
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
US
Fax:(512) 389-4814

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If you would rather send your comments directly, they can be sent to:

Governor Rick Perry
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
Tel: 512.463.2000
Fax: 512.463.1849

Carter Smith, Executive Director
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, Texas 78744
Telephone: 512-389-4802
Fax: 512-389-4814
Email: carter.smith@tpwd.state.tx.us

Brent Leisure
State Parks Director
Texas Parks and Wildlife
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, Texas 78744
Telephone: 512-389-4866
Fax: 512-389-4814
Email: brent.leisure@tpwd.state.tx.us