Tomorrow morning at 8:30am, I’m testifying at the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board with one demand: End wildlife killing contests.

This is what we’re talking about:

This is what passes for “wildlife management” in Wisconsin.

They call them “Vermin Roundups.” “Yote Slams.” “Cull & Gill.” We’ve documented over 400 of these killing contests in our state.

People compete to kill the most animals. For prizes. For trophies. For fun.

Tomorrow, we stop it.

But here’s the problem: Last night’s fundraiser fell short. Way short. And tomorrow happens whether we’re funded or not.

So I’m going to be direct about what we need:

💰 $500 = Travel costs for advocates to testify in Madison

💰 $1,000 = Social media campaign reaching 50,000 Wisconsinites this week

💰 $2,500 = Legal support for the litigation that comes after tomorrow

💰 $5,000 = Full campaign package + emergency response fund

We’ve beaten them before. We shut down the Argonne Predator Hunt. We won federal court victories that stopped wolf hunts and saved hundreds of wolves. We passed Wisconsin’s first-ever resolution condemning killing contests right here in Dane County.

Tomorrow, we win again.

If 10 people give $1,000 right now, we’re fully funded. Can you be one of them?

If you can’t give $1,000, give what you can. $50. $100. $250. We need every single dollar by midnight tonight.

The images in this email are hard to look at. That’s the point. This is the reality we’re fighting. And we’re the only organization willing to show it, name the bad actors, and demand it stops.

Tomorrow morning, I’m walking into that board meeting ready to fight. The only question is: Will we have the resources to win everything that comes after?

This is how we win: Endless pressure, endlessly applied.

— Melissa
Executive Director
Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance

P.S. Want to see the full story? Watch our award-winning film Dogs of War about the corruption and cruelty in Wisconsin wildlife policy on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@friendsofthewisconsinwolfw4543

Then donate. Then share this email with everyone you know who gives a damn about wildlife.