TIMES RECORD • June 9, 2020
~ Don Loprieno, BristolThe relentless siege that the virus has laid to our priorities and actions may even have affected our recollection of another very different pandemic that was directed toward the animals of Bath, replacing science with fear and resulting in questions which to this day still remain unanswered.
Why didn’t the Bath City Manager conduct more research on different options available to control the rabies outbreak, and then present those options to the Council?
Why was the contract with USDA signed before a public meeting instead of the other way around?
MDIFW’s own Rabies Management Guidelines states “The reduction of wildlife populations is not considered a viable approach to rabies management.” Why then did the Council agree to a contract that Maine’s own wildlife agency does not consider an effective solution?
~ Don Loprieno, Bristol