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Republican and Democratic Lawmakers Call on Interior Secretary to Nix Barred Owl Kill Plan as Too Expensive, Unworkable, Inhumane

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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Establish Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act

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Why and How to Support the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act

New bipartisan legislation was introduced to ban the use of any motorized vehicle — mainly snowmobiles — to kill wolves or coyotes on federal lands. It’s a barbaric and senseless and needs to end. We need your help to criminalize this bizarre behavior!

Trophy hunting is not conservation

“This is not a hunt. All the high-tech gadgetry, the GPS collars with dogs doing all the work while the ‘hunter’ sits in his truck drinking coffee until the cat is treed … you might as well call the dogs off and go home because this is not a hunt.”
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