You have sold out to the great white hunter
Mike Grieco, Whitehorse
Whitehorse Star, November 14, 2008, letter to the editor

Another sheep has (in my opinion) been murdered in the Kluane Game (Sanctuary?). The ram “was one of the top five in the world,” Nelson Turnbull said on CHON-FM (Oct. 31). The key word is “was”. Turnbull murdered the very beauty he boasted about.

The unnecessary killing of sentient animals for self-gratification and the pleasure gained from taking innocent life are disgusting. Stalking and then taking the life of this ram without necessity are, to me, the murder of wildlife!

So, Mr. Turnbull, did you get to ride your victim for a while before you took his life long before his natural demise? Because you were quoted in the Star on July 14 as saying you would like to “maybe even ride one for a while.” Did your fantasy to ride a sheep before killing him come true?

Chief Sheldon from the Kluane First Nation: How are you showing respect for “your” territory when you permit the killing of a sheep (which does not belong to you, by the way) in a so-called “sanctuary”? Can you please define “sanctuary”, Mr. Sheldon? Or maybe Kluane Game Sanctuary should be called the “hunt farm”.

Like Turnbull said, the sheep are “not afraid yet” of humans. It sounds as if it was like killing a domestic cow, or even a dog that knows you. Once again, congratulations, Chief Sheldon: you have sold out to the great white hunter.

And Mr. Turnbull, you can now compare the size of your ego with the size of the sheep you have murdered.

Many thanks to Susan Rogan for being a voice for the voiceless. You are correct to say, “The glorification of blowing away beautiful animals” just so people can use their body parts as a “trophy” is disgusting, to say the least.

Macabre!

Mike Grieco, Whitehorse