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City must respect all its wild animals

It seems that there has been an increasingly growing threat to start killing wildlife that lives in our region for various reasons.

While there are large populations of swans, geese and deer, as well as other types of wildlife, why must there be such a push to begin eradicating these creatures? There must be more humane ways of controlling these populations without having to kill them.

People need to remember that these animals and birds were around here long before we were. The intentional killing of these and other wildlife will not solve the problem — it will only anger many people who love wildlife.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals need to work together with local officials to come up with humane solutions to deal with the overpopulation of wildlife.

Slaughtering these animals is not a viable or acceptable solution. People and wildlife need to co-exist. Our children need to be taught that all life, human and animal, is precious.

John Amato

Fresh Meadows