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In view of all the published information regarding the dangers associated with consuming toxin laden venison is it responsible for the DNR, the city of Ludington and the Ludington area school district to be touting the distribution of this poison to local residents? Especially in view that it is likely that a only a few people will be the recipients of the venison because so few people will eat it. In any case only a limited amount of venison should be given to any one family. Better yet the entire idea of a cull should be dropped.

When the rivers flood, dioxins and furans get on the land. Grazing wild animals, such as deer and turkey also have the chemicals in their meat, organs, and fat. Dioxins and furans are in the soil and dust in these areas. Grazing domestic animals eat some soil and dust when they graze on contaminated soil according to according to a Michigan.gov publication. Click Here for more details.

Wildlife agencies have found high levels of PFAS – or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – that are often tabbed "forever chemicals" within deer in states including Michigan and Maine, where hunting buck this time of year is a regularity. Posted Oct 6, 2022.

Authorities have detected high levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in deer in several states, including Michigan.

Use the link "Local Contamination" on the right of this page to view a Westshore Media report on the chemical contamination on the north side or Ludington.

The following is an excerpt from an AP article regarding the dangers of eating Michigan venison.

"(AP) — Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer — and that’s prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy. Authorities have detected the high levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in deer in several states, including Michigan and Maine, where legions of hunters seek to bag a buck every fall. Sometimes called “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment, PFAS are industrial compounds used in numerous products, such as nonstick cookware and clothing. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched an effort last year to limit pollution from the chemicals, which are linked to health problems including cancer and low birth weight. But discovery of the chemicals in wild animals hunted for sport and food represents a new challenge that some states have started to confront by issuing “do not eat” advisories for deer and fish and expanding testing for PFAS in them.

Considering the contamination being monitored still today in the Cartier Park area of the toxins discharges by the Ludington Plating Company is it responsible to distribute venison from deer killed in this area?

For more information go to https://apnews.com/article/science-michigan-animals-fish-wildlife-bc8f77b2935ba127c85a27eb6d07a30a

For more details about this risk you can read a DNR report here: https://www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse/fishandwildlife/deer

MDHHS reminds hunters of a Do Not Eat health advisories in 2018 and updated in 2019 and again in 2021. So why are we so proud of distributing this poison. Isn't it bad enough we poisoned the deer in the first place. Now we want to spread the poison to humans!