Animal-rights activist pleads guilty to violating a court order

Jim Sullinger, jsullinger@kcstar.com
Kansas City.com
May 17, 2010

Jason Miller, a Lenexa animal-rights activist, pleaded guilty today to violating a protection-from-stalking order and was placed on a year's probation.

Miller organized several demonstrations against the efforts of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District to shoot more than 300 deer in Shawnee Mission Park.

Michael Meadors, the district's director, filed a petition Oct. 30 for the protection order.

In that complaint, Meadors stated that Miller's web site - BiteclubKC.com - advocated violence in certain circumstances to end the violence against animals.

"He has sent a severed deer head to me at my work in a basket," Meadors wrote.

In other demonstrations, Miller poured cow's blood over his head and attempted to block the park entrance.

A Johnson County judge issued the protective order Nov. 18 in which Miller was prohibited from having direct or indirect contact with Meadors or the members of the district's board.

On Feb. 13, Miller sent an e-mail to the park district that violated that order.

Johnson County District Court Judge Thomas Bornholdt asked Miller if he had anything to say before sentencing.

"My actions were taken in defense of the defenseless deer in Shawnee Mission Park," Miller told the judge.

As a condition of his probation, Miller cannot have any direct or indirect contact with Meadors, the park district board and 11 other members of the park district staff.