HSUS pressures Purdue University to end association with trappers (8/27/2002)

Purdue University has recently come under fire by animal rights advocates for its association with Fur Takers of America (FTA), a national pro-trapping organization.  The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is objecting to the school’s involvement with the FTA’s Furbearer Management Course.

Graduates of the Furbearer Management Course are eligible to receive two college credits from Purdue University.  The course, sponsored by Purdue University, instructs students about trapping techniques, furbearer biology and many more aspects of the oldest outdoor sport.  The HSUS has issued an alert to its members to contact Purdue University and recommend that it “sever its ties with the FTA and its Furbearer Management course.”

Take Action!  Trapping is an integral part of every sportsman’s outdoor heritage. The FTA program is vitally important for the future generations of trappers and for wildlife management.  Sportsmen should contact Purdue University and thank the school for sponsoring a program that teaches information regarding wildlife biology, animal damage control and the business end of trapping.  It is good to know that sportsmen have the support of a reputable institute of higher learning.

Send your comments to Martin C. Jischke, President, Purdue University, 1282 Grissom Hall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1282, or Victor Lechtenberg, Dean, School of Agriculture, 1140 Agricultural Administration Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1140.

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