Mam·mal·o·gy / a branch of zoology dealing with mammals
Mam·mal·o·gist / a person with the best job in the world!
Mam·mal·o·gy / a branch of zoology dealing with mammals
Mam·mal·o·gist / a person with the best job in the world!
WHEREAS, several bills were introduced in the 94th Congress to discourage the use of painful devices in the trapping of birds and mammals; and
WHEREAS, no humane person wishes to see unnecessary pain inflicted upon wild animals during capture or harvest; and
WHEREAS, most wild animals die through some slow or painful process brought about by disease, injury, or predation; and
WHEREAS, painless methods of capture or harvest if improperly used may be no improvement; and
WHEREAS, collection of animal specimens by scientists is done by trained persons, in limited numbers for specific purposes;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the American Society of Mammalogists requests all Congressional Committees that might review future anti-trap legislation to make provisions for the use by scientists of the procurement techniques necessary for them to carry out their research.