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The terms of the competition are simple: Hunters in New Mexico have two days this weekend to shoot and kill as many coyotes as they can, and the winners get their choice of a free shotgun or a pair of semi-automatic rifles. But the planned two-day coyote hunting contest has sparked an online petition that has generated tens of thousands of signatures worldwide. The FBI is investigating a death threat to the gun shop owner who is sponsoring the hunt. And one protester has even vowed to dress like a coyote to trick hunters into accidentally killing a human.

Coyote hunt fund-raiser canceled after howls of protest Associated Press TAMAQUA, Pa. - A planned coyote hunt to benefit a local Salvation Army branch was called off after howls of protests from animal-rights groups. The "Shotguns and Pickup Trucks Coyote Hunt" scheduled in January was canceled Monday, the day after a newspaper story about the event. "I've had nothing but phone calls today," Salvation Army Capt. Sharon Cupp said. "The coyote hunt is canceled." Lehigh Valley Animal Rights Coalition president Virginia Wolfe said she was stunned to learn of the event. Activists had planned to drop dollar bill-size protest notes...