Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Nova Scotia Coyote Bounty: More Than 3,000 Animals Killed In 2011-12 Trapping Season

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says licensed trappers killed more than 3,000 coyotes between last October and March as part of a provincial bounty program.

The Natural Resources Department launched the controversial program in April 2010, offering trappers $20 for each coyote pelt.

The move came in response to fears that the animals were becoming more aggressive toward people.

The government says it paid out $66,800 for the 3,340 pelts it received in the most recent trapping season, which ran from Oct. 15, 2011 until March 31 of this year.

It says 403 licensed trappers took part in the program, up from 366 the season before.

In October 2009, a young Toronto woman was fatally mauled by coyotes while hiking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

Taylor Mitchell's death marked the first recorded fatal coyote attack in Nova Scotia, and only the second in North America.

Original Article
Source: huffington post
Author: CP
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