This letter was sent to Premier David Eby and other provincial officials, and shared with Pique.
When tiny, starving, orphaned cubs are not allowed to be picked up and cared for in B.C., it demonstrates an appalling and reckless cruelty, all witnessed by traumatized community members who care deeply for these vulnerable little bears.
British Columbians do not care if these cubs are cubs of the year or yearling cubs because British Columbians know what is ethically and morally correct when they see these little bears sick and starving to death.
Who can stare into the eyes of these helpless, starving, sick, orphaned babies and believe that this government allows their biologists and the BC Conservation Officer Service to leave them to die a
cruel death?
No amount of pontification by government wildlife bureaucrats/biologists/ministers about which cub is “eligible” for care and which one should be left to die justifies the cruelty we are witnessing! The yearling cub in the photo in Pique Newsmagazine’s April 29 story is one of three in the same area that has been left to die a most cruel death when rehab could have helped. (In Ontario, cubs and young bears can be rehabbed until they are four!)
My question to those of you seeking election in October: Will you change policies immediately, allowing these vulnerable, starving little bears to be cared for in one of the rehabs, or should British Columbians consider changing governments in October? I will be happy to share your decisions, or lack thereof, across emails and
social media.
There is no credible scientific, ethical, or moral justification for the cruelty that is being allowed to continue.
Who will vote for this cruelty?
