▲ 232 ▼ USDA kills hundreds of Minnesota wolves to protect ranchers' profits (minnesotareformer.com) submitted 2 years ago by recreationalplacebos@midwest.social to c/minnesota@midwest.social 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments It’s not easy being a wolf in northern Minnesota. Every year dozens of the animals die of starvation, disease, parasites, vehicle traffic and poaching. But the No. 1 killer of Minnesota wolves may come as a surprise: agents of the federal government, acting with the full force of the law.
[–] pizza-bagel@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Expecting the government to do something forward thinking? Especially the one funding the meat industry? Not gonna happen lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, but if you put "we build anti-wolf fences for you" on the meat industry's plate, they'd probably say, "oooo, government handouts, gimme gimme gimme". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mrpants@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Spoken like a bunch of people who have no idea how detrimental fences and other barriers can be to local ecosystems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, but if you put "we build anti-wolf fences for you" on the meat industry's plate, they'd probably say, "oooo, government handouts, gimme gimme gimme". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mrpants@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Spoken like a bunch of people who have no idea how detrimental fences and other barriers can be to local ecosystems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrpants@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Spoken like a bunch of people who have no idea how detrimental fences and other barriers can be to local ecosystems. permalink fedilink source parent