Re: “Collision with deer proves to be costly,” letter, July 17.Why is it that every time an incident transpires between a deer, or any other non-human animal, and a human animal, the first thought for those involved is that the non-human should be killed?
If you collided with a deer while driving your motorcycle, do you think it would make a difference to all the other deer if a cull takes place? Will they suddenly begin to look out and be more aware of those innocently driving along corridors designed for their vehicles, while the deer’s own green corridors and habitat are continuously invaded and destroyed?
Please do not say you “have to support a cull” because relocation is not an option. Clearly there are a multitude of other options that we have been trying to expose the public, municipalities and CRD to for over a year now. We have been stonewalled again and again. It takes as little as five minutes on our website to get informed.
A cull will only lead to more culls. It is neither evidence-based nor effective, and will most likely lead to a larger population of deer. You can see what the B.C. SPCA had to say about it on our website.
It is a question of our capacity to give greatly of ourselves as a society that we may overflow with compassion for those who will not change, and demand more courageous behaviour from ourselves to change, so that others may flourish.
Jordan Reichert
DeerSafe Victoria
