What is The HSUS doing to protect mute swans, and why have we asked Governor OMalley to intervene?
Following the election of Governor O’Malley, The HSUS contacted the newly appointed head of the DNR, John Griffin, hoping that he would work with us on non-lethal problem solving methods as well as institute a comprehensive study of the most serious problems affecting the Bay’s aquatic resources that would allow the DNR to develop a comprehensive approach toward solving those problems. Unfortunately, the DNR flatly refused to even consider our offer and has continued its program of random annihilation of swans, regardless of citizen complaints. Indeed, in spite of the fact that there is no evidence that the remaining swans are damaging to the Bay ecosystem, Maryland DNR recently asserted that mute swans should continue to be killed until the population is at its lowest. Given this lack of responsiveness, we are left with no alternative but to call upon Governor O’Malley to declare an immediate moratorium on the killing of Bay Swans and in fact, citizens around the world are petitioning
