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Help Save Pete the Moose!
Welcome to the Official Site of Pete the Moose in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom! The story of Pete and his human friend, David, is a unique tale. Pete was attacked by dogs and mauled when he was about 5 days old. Vermont Fish and Wildlife told the people who found Pete to let him die. They couldn't bear to just leave him there. So, they took him to a kind man named David Lawrence, and he nursed Pete back to health.
In saving his life & caring for him over 14 months, Pete & David forged a special friendship. But as a result of this same closeness, Pete LOVES people, and so he does not have the normal fear of Man that he should. It would have been VERY dangerous for him to be released back into the wild. So David found an enclosed, 600-acre ranch in the area that is fenced in. The Game Reserve is owned by another nice man named Doug, and he generously provided Pete a place where he (ironically)could live a wild life safe from hunters. Pete lives there along with about 120 other deer and moose that have also gotten thru the "State Designed and Approved" fence.
Enter the Bureaucrats... Now the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife wants to destroy Pete & the other animals there. Part of Pete's diet comes from from animal feed. Because of this, Vermont State Officials claim animals there could contract something called "Chronic Wasting Disease", a brain ailment that affects deer-like animals, and which can be spread animal-to-animal or via feed. And so the Dept of F&W would like to "remove" the deer and moose that now inhabit this property. And by "remove", they mean "kill". They have known about us all along, but they didn't care to try and help out a long time ago. Instead, they sat back and did nothing until now...
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE PETE! We DO NOT want Pete destroyed! We DO NOT want Pete in a zoo! And we want the Governor to put whatever promises he makes about what will happen to Pete to be put in writing! Read on below to learn the ways that YOU can help us to Save Pete the Moose!
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Latest Pete the Moose News
- Pete on TV!
- The NY Times!
- Pete Has a Lawyer!
- Rally for Pete
- New Web Site
- 5000 FB Friends
- Gov Wishes to Spare Pete
- King of All Media
Another Big Media hit for Pete as his story was covered by ABC News! CLICK HERE to watch the video!
Recently, our friend Pete was profiled in "The Paper of Record" - The New York Times! CLICK HERE to read the article!
Pamela Vesilind, a Vermont Law School professor, and expert in animal law, attended our recent rally at the Statehouse. She was there to start gathering the facts about the case, as she is now our legal representation. Thank you, Pamela!
Please Join The Rally for Pete the Moose at VT State Building - Help Save His Life!
When: Saturday, September 12th at Noon
Where: On the State House lawn in Montpelier, Vermont.
Come and show your support for Pete and all his friends who are in danger of being executed by the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife! Bring your signs and make some noise for Pete! Please feel free to also bring your musical instruments, so we can all sing along!
Now there is a way to share the story of Pete the Moose outside of Facebook, thanks to the NEW SavePeteTheMoose.org Web Site!
The site was built by Peter Banta of Burlington, VT to help raise awareness of Pete's dilemma on the web.
Thanks, Peter, for your help in getting Pete's story out to The World!
Thanks to ALL of the help we have received in recent weeks from people helping to spread the story of Pete the Moose to their friends on Facebook!
Let's keep telling everyone we know to tell The Governor and DF&W Officials to Leave Pete Alone!
Click Here to Share Our Web Site With Your Friends on Facebook!
On August 19th, Gov. Jim Douglas, R-Vermont, stated his office had received MANY calls from Vermonters about saving Peter.
The governor has asked his Fish & Wildlife Commissioner, Wayne Laroche, to find a solution that doesn't involve killing the moose!
GREAT NEWS! But we're not there yet... We need that in writing from the Governor! Keep up the pressure and all the hard work, Everybody!
We are winning the battle for Pete's Life!
Thanks to ALL of YOUR Help, Pete's story is really getting out there now and GOING NATIONAL/GLOBAL!
Lately, we have been profiled by a number of local TV stations, then came the larger, regional news teams.
And now we have recently been featured on both MSNBC.com and in The New York Times!
Pete is becoming a star, and that will only make it harder for the State of Vermont to touch him! Woo Hoo!
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