Simulposted with Thomas Paine’s Corner/Bite Club
by Jason Miller
Now that Anthony DeNicola, Michael Meadors, Lloyd Fox, Randy Knight, Mike Hayden, Annabeth Surbaugh, Jim Allen, C.Edward Peterson, David Lindstrom, Ed Eilert, Doug Wood, Calvin Hayden, George Schlagel, Nancy Wallerstein, Steve Baru, Gary Montague, Anthony L. Adams, Bill Flohrs, Dr. Marvin E. Wollen, Mark Parkinson, Bill Maasen, and Dan Field have transformed Shawnee Mission Park into Death Park by mercilessly butchering over 300 innocent, semi-tame does, bucks and fawns, I am boycotting Death Park. For recreation, I now go to the Ernie Miller Nature Center.
When I arrived at the Ernie Miller Nature Park this evening, I was shocked and appalled at the nauseatingly gruesome sight that awaited me. Apparently, our horribly negligent public officials can’t even keep track of the heads that Anthony DeNicola, his minions, and local law enforcement officers severe from our defenseless, beloved deer whom they’re slaughtering with high-powered rifles at close range as they come to feed on the corn that they use to lure them to their agonizing demise.
Somone had placed it atop one of the visitor information signs!
It was emotionally devastating when I discovered the macabre partial remains of one of the many gentle does that DeNicola and company are mowing down with hails of bullets. This precious deer’s head also served as an enraging symbol of the obscene waste of our hard-earned tax dollars, as Johnson County and Kansas officials could have employed Anthony Marr’s nonlethal deer management plan for less money than it’s costing them to turn our suburban family park into a killing field.
As if it wasn’t horrifying enough to witness one severed deer head that Johnson County public officials had lost, (again it served as a disturbing reminder of the bloodbath taking place at Death Park), I very nearly vomited when I laid eyes upon a second one, resting in the basin of the children’s water fountain!
When and where does this nightmare end?
Are any of the parks in Johnson County safe or free of the repulsive fallout from this barbaric deer massacre?
Must we prepare ourselves to recoil in horror each time we venture into a park administered by Johnson County or the state of Kansas?
As responsible and concerned citizens, it is our responsibility to see to it that each of the individuals whom I named above is elected out of office or removed from their positions for making and implementing the worst plan in the history of the county or the state.
Jason Miller is NIO’s Wildlife Liaison. Founder & Publisher of Thomas Paine’s Corner, press officer for the NAALPO, and Founder of Bite Club KC, Jason has become a fierce defender of wildlife, employing both creativity and an uncompromising militance. In his words: “Having grown weary of watching members of the JCPRD board, Michael Meadors, Randy Knight, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, and the rest of those responsible for the impending Shawnee Mission Park deer slaughter hide behind abstractions and sell unsuspecting compassionate people on the notion that ‘culling’ the deer is the ONLY option and that it will be a ‘humane’ process, I decided to bring a little dose of reality into their lives, and into the lives of the public.” And reality — the face of death — is exactly what Miller brought to the table. Reminiscent of the notorious horse’s head scene in the classic movie, this last bold maneuver by Miller has earned him the title “Godfather”.
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I`m completely speechless merely from reading this
To what lengths will these murderes go to show the size of their miniscule genitals & matching balls.
Now not only are they unnecissarily taking the lives of these gentle animals which could have and should have been spared, but now leaving a horrid reminder of what should always have been one of natures gifts of beauty.
I think “Shocked and Appalled” says it for all.
I’m going to tuck away the names of these murderers for another day…
I’m so sorry Jason, they already had their minds made up…
This is very sad and disturbing…
As I read Jason’s article, it left me with a painful and nauseating punched in the stomach feeling. Knowing the Johnson County and Kansas officials had a proven and successful non-lethal alternative laid out for them and yet they resort to this slaughter. You officials have just as much blood on your hands as the bastards who are actually doing the killing. So to all you mudering bastards, I ask WHY? Why are you people so apathetic and how in the hell do you even sleep at night? … May one day you find yourself in the same situation as these poor deer!
I once read a quote: “Humans are natures worst mistake”
Deer are a prey species whose natural predators have been decimated. Without that natural control, their population will grow until the environment is unable to sustain them. While unfortunate, human intervention is necessary to control that population. If people do not actively engage in the management of the growing deer population, then we will have passive control where the deers will die from starvation or human mishap such as automobile accidents.
Your attempt to bring attention to the issue is understandable. No one wants “Bambie” to be murdered, but your tactics are infantile and ignominious. As a casual reader of this site, it is obvious you are not rational or prepared to engage in an adult discussion about how best to deal with the needs of these poor creatures.
I suggest you run for office, engage in an open public debate and lead people and stop hidding behind irrational, hate induced pseudo dramas like this.