In response to Will Coggin’s letter (June 18, “HSUS should have spoken up”) regarding the recent investigation of a notorious Maine egg production facility by The Humane Society of the United States, Gov. Paul LePage’s wishful thinking is false. The HSUS reached out to the Maine Department of Agriculture, an agency LePage is responsible for […]
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K. Hansberry: Restore fair chase bear hunting
In response to a Sun Journal story, “Wilton signs resolution against state referendum question on bear hunting” (Sept. 17), Question 1 is about ending bear baiting, hounding and trapping — and nothing else. Those practices are cruel and unsporting. Maine is the only state to allow all three extreme methods. Once Mainers vote to end […]
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In rebuttal, K. Hansberry: A better way to hunt bears
Rather than defend the inhumane and unsporting practices of bear hounding, baiting and trapping, state Rep. Ellie Espling, R-New Gloucester, resorted to attacking a well-respected national charity (Sept. 22). Established watchdog entities such as the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator give The Humane Society of the United States top marks. We […]
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K. Hansberry: Humane Society misrepresented
Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine Executive Director David Trahan’s misrepresentations of The Humane Society of the United States are part of an effort to defend inhumane and unsporting methods of killing bears (letter, Aug. 4). Maine is the only state that allows all three unnecessary and cruel practices of trapping, hounding and baiting, which have no […]