No Hunting Sundays

To:  Va Gov Mark Warner/ Va DGIF

To: Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Governor Mark Warner

We, the undersigned, would like to petition the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, along with Virginia Governor Mark Warner, to continue to keep Sundays as “non-hunting” days.

In recent years, the incidents of hunting accidents involving, hunters, dogs, private property and the general public have risen. Serious consideration should be given before another day is alloted so that these statistics are not given the opportunity to continue to grow.

While we do understand that many of Virginia’s “sportsman” feel that they need an extra day allotted to hunting, our concerns are strictly for the states wildlife and the effect that hunting has on our ecosystem. Much of Virginia’s “game species” are left to suffer and die along roadways and in the forests due to the fact that they suffer non-immediately fatal injuries.

To allow another day for hunting should be considered a serious threat to Virginia’s wildlife and the general public safety and welfare. There is no possible ecological benefit to adding another day for hunting and its possible that allowing hunters another day could actually be a detriment to our wildlife.

We would greatly appreciate if this matter were given serious consideration. We are confident that, upon seeing the overwhelming number of citizens interested in the welfare and humane treatment of Virginia’s wildlife, we can keep Sundays as “non hunting” days.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The No Hunting Sundays Petition to Va Gov Mark Warner/ Va DGIF was created by Protect R Wildlife and written by Connie Finn.  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

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