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Join us on SATURDAY, JULY 31 - Pool Party and Potluck - 3pm. Parkesburg, PA. Pool and outdoor fun at 3 pm. Food served at 6 pm. RSVP to Lee Ruslander at 610-696-0212 or ruslander@aol.com. Visit our events page for details on this and other events.
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Help the deer of Valley Forge!
Help Philly ban horse-drawn carriage industry!
Veggie Fest is June 27!
Welcome!
CARE is fighting for the deer! Please JOIN the fight
Check out our IMPORTANT DEER FAQ
Please contact your US Senators and Representatives to let them know you oppose any killing or control of the deer. Let them be.
CARE joined Friends of Animals
to meet the February deadline to
oppose a proposal for deer control in
Valley Forge National Historical Park.
The Park, of course, is known
historically as a 6-month headquarters
for George Washington, and, more
recently, as a safe haven for deer in
suburban Pennsylvania. Parks officials
hope to bring US Department of
Agriculture agents into the 5-mile
park, with orders to kill the vast
majority of the deer over the next 4
winters, then spend future years
controlling the deer with a lab-created
birth control substance, most likely
leuprolide, a hormone-based formula.
It sounds like a large, chaotic
experiment on the grounds of the
now-peaceful Valley Forge Park—and
for no reason. Since 2003, the Valley
Forge Park deer population has
decreased. In any case, deer need
special concern in decisions involving
the ecological balance of a space.
Moreover, biologists acknowledge that
coyotes are beginning to make a
comeback, and coyotes could safely
exist in a 5-mile park. The coyote
population will take time to rebound,
but this means we should promote
their role in the ecosystem of our
region. We call on CARE members to
speak up for Valley Forge Park as a
rare, safe spot for animal life in the
midst of suburban shopping malls and
road construction.
—Lee Hall, Legal Director,
Friends of Animals & CARE Board Member