On February 18, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife to express support for the testimony given by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) at a February 9 hearing titled, “Federal Interactions with State Management of Fish and Wildlife.” The letter echoes AFWA’s…
On June 17, a host of pro-sportsmen’s organizations, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Natural Resources providing comments on the “Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act” (S. 1081 and H.R. 2016). The 34 organizations voiced their opposition to the…
On Friday, June 21, Oregon animal rights activists received notification that they are now one step closer to their goal of placing a radical anti-trapping measure on the 2014 ballot. With the Secretary of State’s approval of the group’s signature gathering forms, “Trap Free Oregon” can now begin the process of gathering the 87,213 signatures…
The Nevada Senate’s Committee on Natural Resources will hold a hearing on S.B. 213, the poorly written anti-trapping legislation that would not only negatively impact trappers, but could also result in unintended consequences for those who use standard household pest control devices. S.B. 213 would place an unnecessary burden on Nevada trappers by resurrecting the…
On December 3rd, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico dismissed a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians alleging that the State of New Mexico violated the federal Endangered Species Act by permitting trapping in the region designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Mexican gray wolf recovery area. A…