Second lawsuit over Ann Arbor cull
[Photo and exerpt from M-Live. Read the entire article here.] The city of Ann Arbor is facing another lawsuit over its decision to hire sharpshooters to kill up to 100 deer in city parks. The new lawsuit — the second against the city over the deer cull — was filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court and is before Judge Timothy Connors. Connors this week denied the initial request for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt the cull, which started earlier this month. Read
Deer carcass found on golf course
[Excerpt and photo by M-Live. Read the full article here.] Residents who live near the Leslie Park Golf Course in Ann Arbor, one of the sites where the city's deer cull is underway, stumbled upon a gruesome scene Tuesday morning. A torn-apart deer carcass in the middle of the city-owned park and golf course shocked neighbors who came across it during their morning walks. The body was reported to police and the Humane Society of Huron Valley, which is now conducting an investi
Hearing on Monday - Join the protest
U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow has scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. this Monday. He'll listen to arguments to help him decide whether to issue a temporary injunction to stop the deer cull.
The group that filed the lawsuit, the Ann Arbor Residents for Public Safety (not related to HSHV) encourages all concerned about the deer to come, bring signs, and protest outside just before the hearing.
Monday, January 11 - (just before) 2 p.m.
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26 Parks to Close for 3 months
The city of Ann Arbor announced today that 26 parks in Wards 1 and 2 will be closed from January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016 from 4 p.m. - 7 a.m. every weekday for the deer cull. The parks are: 1. Arbor Hills Nature Area 2. Argo Nature Area 3. Bandemer Nature Area 4. Barton Nature Area 5. Bird Hills Nature Area 6. Black Pond Woods Nature Area 7. Bluffs Nature Area 8. Braun Nature Area 9. Cedar Bend Nature Area 10. Dhu Varren Woods Nature Area 11. Foxfire South Nature Area
What does a feeding ban mean for Ann Arbor?
Ann Arbor officials are moving in the direction of instituting a citywide ban on feeding deer, and they say city officers are going to enforce it. Under the proposed ordinance, even residents with bird feeders who inadvertently feed deer could be found in violation and fined in some cases. More here> #AnnArbordeer #feedingban
We're not the only ones
Both the Village and Town of East Hampton, New York was set to conduct a deer cull conducted by sharpshooters, but stopped-- following vigorous opposition. Opponents initiated a petition drive and staged a rally attended by several hundred people in the heart of the Hamptons. Activists sued the village and town, prompting the Village mayor to say they were cancelling their plans to cull. Read more in the New York Times here. #protest #petition #AnnArbordeer #stopthecull #st
