YOUR AD HERE »

Injured moose deserves humane treatment

  

To the Editor:

We were very saddened by the incident reported in your Aug. 30th news column of a young moose being hit by a vehicle near the Winter Park Resort area and left with a back leg broken as it was by the Department of Wildlife. We’d like to see Sky-Hi News further investigating the reasons why Wildlife decided to leave the injured animal without giving it the necessary assistance, which threatened the moose’s survival. Has the animal been monitored since Aug. 28? What was its age/gender, and those of the motorist, any known circumstances of the collision?

Back in Ventura County where we used to live, an injured wild animal would, at the least, be transported by rescue network volunteers to a treatment center. When we visited South Germany, we saw injured animals transported to a wild animals hospital in Switzerland.



We are talking about incidents when animals suffering were not even caused by humans.

In this case, we believe the motorist should also be financially liable to cover the treatment of its animal victim. It’s our moral obligation to treat the damage we are causing to nature. At least in a civilized, humane society.



Thank you Sky-Hi for news coverage in support of local wildlife species.

Anna and Jim Keen

Fraser

anyakeen@hotmail.com


Support Local Journalism

Support Local Journalism

The Sky-Hi News strives to deliver powerful stories that spark emotion and focus on the place we live.

Over the past year, contributions from readers like you helped to fund some of our most important reporting, including coverage of the East Troublesome Fire.

If you value local journalism, consider making a contribution to our newsroom in support of the work we do.