Cayuga Ideas

Can we please add some of this content from Cayuga Deer. Jenny said its ok. You decide where best to put this.

We encourage you to look beyond the assumption that there are just too many deer, and that killing some will solve people’s problems. Instead, consider that it is unresolved deer-human conflicts that make people so frustrated. Non-violent solutions exist to address these conflicts directly, allowing us to live in harmony with both our neighbors and our natural surroundings. These alternatives promise to be more effective, less costly, and less divisive than a killing program that largely ignores existing data and research.

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Each of these alternatives to a bait and shoot program offers a documented potential to significantly reduce the risk of deer-vehicle collsions, and without negative side-effects, including the safety risks associated with the annual discharge of weapons in a densely settled community. Solon finance committee has already allocated $150,000 for this years deer killing program.  The city has already spent $807,325.55 not including legal fees and as outside experts have confirmed, a bait and shoot program is not a one-time solution, but rather a yearly endeavor.¹⁴ Thus, the public safety risks, the cost to tax payers, and the moral weight of killing human-habituated deer would continue to accrue year after year.

We can do better. Resources invested in sensible, nonviolent alternatives are a far better investment as they will provide immediate results, and will continue to offer value to the community for years to come.

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