November 1, 2013
New video released from the raid showing scared fawn just minutes before she was captured
Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8fyWu8EnuI
Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) has received a trove of internal documents from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regarding their July 15, 2013 armed raid on the Society of St. Francis animal shelter in Kenosha County, WI. This raid was to capture and kill a baby fawn that had been dropped off at the shelter, and who had been named “Giggles” by the shelter staff.
These internal documents reveal the following:
• Though the DNR claimed in a public statement that “None of our staff take joy in these situations,” emails show that personnel were excited and looking forward to the raid. They even expressed that joy with “smiley faced” emoticons in their email.
• The DNR violated their own plan by killing Giggles before her origin could be discovered. Instead of asking the Shelter owner where Giggles came from, the DNR simply killed the fawn outright.
• The DNR charged taxpayers for snacks and potato chips for their wardens who assisted with the raid.
• Giggles was killed by having a metal bolt shot through her Head.
“The armed raid by DNR was government at its very worst,” states SHARK President Steve Hindi. “These people abused their power, they wasted taxpayer money, and they took pleasure in an outrageous raid on an animal shelter all so they could capture and kill a fawn.”
The DNR claimed that Giggles was “euthanized,” but by their own admission they killed her using a bolt gun.
“A bolt gun is a slaughterhouse weapon,” states Hindi. “It is brutal and ugly and the DNR’s own record shows that this defenseless, 20 lb. animal died after a state employee drove a steel bolt through her head. For that reason, and everything we’ve expressed, we are calling on Governor Scott Walker to immediately fire all those who are responsible for this disaster.”
Contact: Steve Hindi – 630 640 1889/Stuart Chaifetz – 856 428 2635