Ridgewood councilman calls his bear remark ‘insensitive’

Ridgewood councilman calls his bear remark ‘insensitive’

JANUARY 9, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015, 1:21 AM
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RIDGEWOOD — Councilman Mike Sedon publicly apologized this week for recent comments he made in an email to an animal-rights activist, admitting Wednesday night that his response was “insensitive.”

Sedon became an online target last week for animal-rights advocates who oppose the state’s annual black bear hunt when his response to an email from Susan Kehoe was shared on social media sites.

Kehoe’s email contained a graphic image of three dead bear cubs with a narrative alleging the picture was taken during the most recent hunt in New Jersey.

Through his council email, Sedon, a hunter, wrote back to Kehoe, a staunch opponent of the bear hunt, that “younger bears taste better than older, larger bears.”

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