{"id":179812,"date":"2025-04-10T05:22:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/manitoba-urged-to-halt-crow-magpie-killing-contest\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T05:22:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:22:24","slug":"manitoba-urged-to-halt-crow-magpie-killing-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=179812","title":{"rendered":"Manitoba Urged to Halt Crow &#038; Magpie Killing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>WINNIPEG\u2014Animal Justice is calling on the Manitoba government to stop a crow and magpie killing contest scheduled for this Saturday, April 12. The event, put on by the Woodlands &amp; District Wildlife Association, offers cash prizes to participants who kill the most birds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the Association claims this contest is a form of \u2018pest control,\u2019 random killing by the public in unlimited numbers is neither a responsible nor effective approach,\u201d said Brittany Semeniuk, campaigns specialist at Animal Justice and a registered veterinary technologist. \u201cIn reality, it\u2019s a senseless contest of cruelty, dressed up as wildlife management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife killing contests like this are not only inhumane but also typically illegal in Manitoba. However, due to an outdated loophole in the Wildlife Act, crows and magpies are not considered \u201cwild animals\u201d under Manitoba law and therefore aren\u2019t afforded the same protections as other wild animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that crows and magpies aren\u2019t even classified as wild animals under Manitoba\u2019s Wildlife Act is a glaring oversight, given that they are highly intelligent, social animals with complex communication and problem-solving abilities,\u201d Ms. Semeniuk said. \u201cThis cruel event exploits a loophole in outdated legislation and undermines laws meant to protect animals from unnecessary suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Animal Justice has submitted a formal complaint urging the Chief Veterinary Office to investigate and stop the contest and has also written to the Minister of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures, whose office oversees wildlife policy in the province.<\/p>\n<p>Animal Justice is pressing the province not only to stop the contest from going forward, but also to modernize outdated laws that leave these sensitive, social, and intelligent birds without basic protections.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Josh Lynn<br \/>Public Relations Manager<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"670d0b1e09092706090e0a060b0d1214130e0402490406\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brittany Semeniuk<br \/>Campaigns Specialist<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"0567766068606b6c706e45646b6c6864696f7076716c66602b6664\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; WINNIPEG\u2014Animal Justice is calling on the Manitoba government to stop a crow and magpie killing contest scheduled for this Saturday, April 12. 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