‘Promises, promises’ -- this one needs keeping!

Yes, it’s deep summer and people are on vacation, or want to be.  Yes, it’s August, for Pete sake, and the place to be is the beach or the pool or the airport -- not waving signs or chanting about promises. So that settles that.

Or does it?  These facts may spur you to join the Summer Rally for the Bears in Middletown, NJ on Saturday, Aug 11, noon-1:30 pm.

·        Bear hunters represent less than .1 of 1 % of New Jersey’s population, or .08, to be exact.  Those who think hunters represent a huge majority of residents are simply wrong.  Fact is, wildlife watchers outnumber hunters 275:1!

·        During his election campaign, Governor Murphy pledged to end NJ’s bear hunts.  Now, he says it’s harder than he had thought to do so.

·       As one of the most powerful governors in the country, Governor Murphy could employ any of the myriad ways at his disposal to stop NJ’s bear hunt -- if he wanted to.

Now, with autumn (a.k.a. hunting season) approaching, it’s time for Gov. Murphy to deliver on the promise he made.  Come out to the governor’s home town this Saturday to help drive home the message.  

A new billboard (shown above) is slated to be in place, and from noon-1:30 pm, bear advocates will be right there to help remind the governor to keep his commitment to New Jersey’s black bears.  Exact locale: Woodland Drive & Route 35, Middletown, NJ 07748.  (BYO signs)

Besides The BEAR Group, part of the Animal Protection League of NJ (APLNJ), and the NJ Sierra Club, other organizations that share a determination to end the bear hunt will be there too, for a united front.  Guest speakers will include

*   Jeff Tittel, director, New Jersey Sierra Club

*   Dante DiPirro, former senior Deputy Attorney General 

*   Brian Hackett, state director, Humane Society of the United States

*   Melissa Jacobs, state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Here we have a new governor, who promised to end the bear hunt.  He can do that, notes Angi Metler, APLNJ’s executive director, “and he should!” 

Come out to remind Governor Murphy that literally, this is a life or death issue for New Jersey’s beloved black bears.  They can’t speak for themselves and they need our help: This Saturday, August 11, Middletown, NJ, Noon-1:30 pm.  

For the bears, please be there!

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