From the Endangered Species Coalition (https://www.endangered.org/):
Thousands of foxes, coyotes, bobcats, and even sometimes wolves are killed every year in wildlife killing contests held around the country. Even family pets are not safe. More than 20 dogs have been killed across the United States and Canada because they were mistaken for coyotes. These unsporting events are not in keeping with “fair chase” hunting principles and serve no conservation purpose.
Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/help-end-killing-contests-support-the-prohibit-wildlife-killing-contests-act-of-2022 to tell your U.S. Representative that you support the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022 and ask that they work to pass it into law.
These mass-killing events disrupt native species without any benefit–scientists have found them to be counterproductive to their purported purpose of controlling species deemed unwanted. Coyotes specifically will increase their birthrate in response to this killing.1
Beyond the biological and ecological mayhem that these events create, they are destructive to society. Wildlife is held in the public trust–for your, my, and everyone’s enjoyment and appreciation. Killing contests take from each of us and contribute nothing to society.
Eight states have already banned these killing contests, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Vermont and Washington. Now, Congress can act to prohibit them on more than 500 million acres of public lands. Please email your representative today and ask that they support this legislation.
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1. https://www.projectcoyote.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/PC_SAB_Coyote-Facts_FINAL_2020_08.pdf
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