USDA "Wildlife Services" has slaughtered the following animals in Hawai'i , by gun shot, by neck snare, by leg snare and other lethal methods during fiscal year 2006:
Red Cardinals (Kentucky Cardinals) 347
Bulbuls 45
Cats, feral 525
Dogs, feral 16
Doves 13
Cattle Egrets 3126
House Finches 4685
Saffron Finches 38
Black Francolins 992
Ekels's Francolins 4
Gray Francolins 538
Coqui Frogs 115
Frogs/Toads 508
Feral pigs 377
Red Jungle Fowl 1697
Chestnut Mannikins 18,845
Nutmeg Mannikins 4821
Indian Mongoose 1
Mynahs 4467
Ring necked Pheasants 528
Rats 4
Black Roof Rats 49
Norway Rats 73
Warbling Silverbills 106
Skylarks 1247
Java Sparrows 7738
Starlings 1
Misc passerines 110
These animals committed no crime; they are perfect, complete --but considered "invasive" and so taxpayer monies have been spent and continue to be spent to kill these innocent animals.
Please contact the Secretary of Agriculture, using the Agency's feedback form- demand that this cruel, wasteful killing program be halted immediately: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?edeployment_action=changenav&navid=FEEDBACK_FORM

