Incident between Lethbridge police officer and injured deer

Survey regarding the Jan 5, 2019 incident involving a Lethbridge police officer and an injured deer.

You are invited to take this survey as part of a larger research project titled Backyard Wilderness. Your responses are anonymous and will be used to gauge public attitudes towards urban wildlife. (These answers, when combined with all other responses, will be used in publications and in presentations at conferences.) For more information on Backyard Wilderness please proceed to www.backyardwilderness.info or contact University of Lethbridge PhD student Leila Armstrong at backyardwilderness@shaw.ca. The privacy policy for Survey Monkey can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/.
The survey takes 3 – 10 minutes to complete.

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* 1. In which region of Lethbridge do you live?

West Lethbridge

North Lethbridge

South Lethbridge

Another area of Alberta

Another province

Another country

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* 2. To which age-range category do you belong?

18-31

32-45

46-59

60-73

74-86

87+

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* 3. Have you heard about the incident involving the Lethbridge police officer running over the injured deer with his squad vehicle?

Yes

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* 4. If yes, how did you hear about the incident involving the Lethbridge police officer running over the deer (you may choose as many as apply)?

Social media

Another online source

Television

Radio

Newspaper

Word of mouth

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* 5. Have you watched (in part or in its entirety) the online video of the incident?

Yes

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* 6. Have you signed the change.org petition calling for the officer’s firing?

Yes

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* 7. Have you participated in any protests or rallies denouncing the officer’s actions?

Yes

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* 8. Would you participate in any future protests or rallies denouncing the officer’s actions?

Yes

Unsure

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* 9. If you have taken any other action, which action did you take?

Letter writing

Email writing

Making a phone call

Other

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* 10. If you answered question 9, who did you contact?

The police

City council

The media

Other

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* 11. Do you approve of the Lethbridge police handling of this situation (i.e. launching an Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigation and keeping the officer on active duty)?

Yes

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* 12. Which of the following describe the incident?

Euthanasia (mercy killing)

An unfortunate but necessary action

Showing poor judgement by the officer

Cruelty

Torture

Murder

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* 13. How should we best deal with animals getting hit by vehicles while crossing roads and bridges (you may choose as many as apply)?

Nothing can be done

Post more signs warning that deer could be crossing the road

Reduce the speed limit in areas where deer cross

Create vehicle-free wildlife corridors for wildlife entering and moving through the city

It would be too expensive to change our current approach

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* 14. Does wildlife belong within city limits?

Yes

Depends on the type of animal

Unsure

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* 15. Are urban dwelling (or visiting) animals pests and/or nuisances?

Yes

Depends on the type of animal

Unsure

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* 16. Does seeing wildlife within the city increase our quality of life?

Yes

Depends on the type of animal

Unsure

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* 17. Do we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of wild animals within city limits?

Yes

Depends on the type of animal

Unsure

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* 1. In which region of Lethbridge do you live?

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* 2. To which age-range category do you belong?

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* 3. Have you heard about the incident involving the Lethbridge police officer running over the injured deer with his squad vehicle?

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* 4. If yes, how did you hear about the incident involving the Lethbridge police officer running over the deer (you may choose as many as apply)?

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* 5. Have you watched (in part or in its entirety) the online video of the incident?

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* 6. Have you signed the change.org petition calling for the officer’s firing?

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* 7. Have you participated in any protests or rallies denouncing the officer’s actions?

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* 8. Would you participate in any future protests or rallies denouncing the officer’s actions?

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* 9. If you have taken any other action, which action did you take?

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* 10. If you answered question 9, who did you contact?

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* 11. Do you approve of the Lethbridge police handling of this situation (i.e. launching an Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) investigation and keeping the officer on active duty)?

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* 12. Which of the following describe the incident?

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* 13. How should we best deal with animals getting hit by vehicles while crossing roads and bridges (you may choose as many as apply)?

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* 14. Does wildlife belong within city limits?

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* 15. Are urban dwelling (or visiting) animals pests and/or nuisances?

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* 16. Does seeing wildlife within the city increase our quality of life?

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* 17. Do we have a responsibility to ensure the safety of wild animals within city limits?

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* 18. Is there anything else you’d like to add?