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I am a person who cares about animals. My main concerns are puppy mills, dogfighting and animal abuse.Most of the people I know are concerned about these issues, also.I do not want to take away your right to hunt.Hunting is needed as we have taken out most of the top predators in the food chain. I would much rather see a deer shot for it's meat than starve or more car/deer accidents.I do not want to take away your guns. I believe in the constitution.I grew up with guns and still have them today. My husband, brother and father were all hunters.I know a lot of hunters and they are good, decent people who care about the environment.Yet, I don't get the same respect. Because I care about animals I am labeled as a troublemaker. I DO NOT want to stop you from your hunting. 95% of the people who care about animals are good people. Your exposure has been with the extremists who I believe do more harm than good. I,too, am unhappy with the HSUS and PETA. tHEY ARE ANTI-HUNTING AND i CAN SEE WHY YOU DISLIKE THEM. Now try to see mine.I care about wolves. I do not understand the hatred for them. Bears and cougars and coyotes take livestock. They have killed a lot more people than the wolf. No one gets in an uproar about that. Mention wolves and things change. Why? We domesticated wolves and now we have our dogs that we love. There are non- lethal methods in dealing with livestock depredation. Can't we try that first? We are so cruel when it comes to wolves that it breaks my heart. God made them,too.We have learned to live with bears and other large predators, why not the wolf? Please remember that I am not trying to start a war of words. I just want to understand. Thank you.

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