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To: Les H who wrote (138379)12/12/2001 11:00:43 PM
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Bad news for McDonald's and Wendy's

Couple want law change to make eating roadkill legal

An Oregon couple are petitioning authorities for the right to eat roadkill.

Sheila Clauson and John Wakeman of Crook County say it's unfair people can't salvage animals killed or injured by cars for food.

It's currently against Oregon law. The animals must be dealt with by wildlife officials.

Ms Clauson told the Bend Bulletin: "We're proposing that a normal, everyday person be able take an animal that's been hit by a car - after calling the authorities - and use it."

Ms Clauson and her husband have started a petition aimed at changing the law.

The law states that taking an animal, like an elk or deer, is considered tampering with evidence and illegal possession of wildlife.

Ms Clauson says her husband recently found an injured buck. He called authorities but was told not to put the animal out of its misery or take it anywhere. The animal died before wildlife officers arrived and its carcass was not removed until a day later.

Ms Clauson says she could have used the meat. She also thinks carcasses could attract coyotes or cause other accidents.

"The point is it made us mad," she says. "Here we have perfectly good meat sitting on the side of the road and you can't touch it."
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