Blog post by Be an Animal Hero, project of Animal Hero Kids founder, Susan Hargreaves.
“A Lethal, Horrific, Slaughter of a Travesty for Florida Black Bear Families” -Susan Hargreaves
Havana-Did FWC Commissioners leave out any way of killing bears horrifically today?
Today hunters voted to hunt bear families for trophy’s.
Well, what’s so unusual about the aforementioned statement you might ask.
The hunters are FWC commissioners in charge of choosing who to kill and how to kill, they were appointed (not elected) by Governor Ron DeSantis to conserve on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
On Aug.13 FWC Commissioners voted for a series of extreme cruel deaths for bears families.
Those commissioners present voted unanimously.
They voted for up to 10 people to shoot at one bear with only one person posing a permit.
They voted for bears to be baited and lured.
They voted for bears to be killed with arrows, a slow and painful death.
They voted for no oversight, no check stations. (You can kill a bear and email the FWC to let them know, this is known as an “honor” system-what could possibly go wrong?)
They voted to kill bear families at a time when they’re sleeping in their dens or in a state of torpor for 23 days starting on Dec 6th.
Cubs stay with their mothers for up to 3-4 years.
In the last 2015 hunt in two days over 320 bears were killed including nursing bears and cubs.
The only reason it was stopped at two days was due to the animal protectors who were watching the numbers at the monitor check stations and calling for FWC staff to call it off.
One hunter at a station laughed about how he had to drag cubs off the dead mother to take her body.
No oversight. No humanity and No mercy.
The only one who can stop it now is Governor DeSantis this is why we began our billboard campaign in Tallahassee yesterday-two of which are stationed enroute to the Governors mansion.
✉️ Take Action Now:
Tell decision-makers you oppose the 2025 bear hunt and want compassionate, science-based wildlife management.
Email or call Governor Ron DeSantis. Ask him to REJECT the planned trophy bear killings
Phone: (850) 717-9337
Email: GovernorRon.Desantis@eog.myflorida.com
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and tell them loud and clear: No Bear Massacre
Phone: (850) 488-4676
Email: commissioners@myfwc.com, Rodney.Barreto@myfwc.com, Steven.Hudson@myfwc.com, Preston.Farrior@myfwc.com, Sonya.Rood@myfwc.com, Albert.Maury@myfwc.com, Gary.Nicklaus@myfwc.com, Gary.Lester@myfwc.com
Your voice can help save lives. Please speak up today.
See the BEanAnimalHero Billboard at
N. Monroe 556′ North of Bradford Rd facing
South and W. Tennessee St @ Whitehall Facing East
BEanAnimalHero in the News:
Protesters rally in Palm Beach Gardens against Florida black bear hunt
CBS12 — Days ahead of the FWC vote, protesters in Palm Beach Gardens slam Florida’s potential black bear hunt as a looming "massacre."
I fear Florida's FWC-authorized bear hunt will be a bloody, cruel massacre | Opinion
Shame on Gov. DeSantis for enabling this hunt. True magic is seeing rescued wildlife return to freedom, a reminder of why we fight to protect them.
Activists, hunters clash over proposed bear hunt during FWC meeting in Ocala
Susan Hargreaves, a South Florida–based activist and author, holds a poster showing the carcasses of a black bear cub and mother while speaking to WUFT reporters on May 21 at the FWC annual meeting in Ocala. Julie Garisto/Daily Commerical
Susan Hargreaves Reaches Millions with Opinion Editorial in Orlando Sentinel & South Florida Sun Sentinel
👉 Read my full Sun-Sentinel article here to understand what’s at stake—and how you can help stop the slaughter.
Let’s show up for the bears. Let’s be their voice.
— Susan Hargreaves, Founder of Animal Hero Kids
