Rhode Island state Rep. Arthur J. Corvese’s (D-North Providence) House Bill 5113 would create an animal abuser registry and ban anyone on it from
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Hearing Today on New York Hunting Contest Ban
Legislative ActionAssembly Bill 722, a bill that will ban all competitions involving wildlife, has been scheduled for a hearing and possible vote in the Assembly
Read MoreOregon Coyote Contest Ban Headed to Senate Floor
Legislative ActionOn May 20, the Oregon Senate Rules Committee adopted yet another amendment to remove opposition to a bill that would ban coyote contests. The
Read MoreCalls Needed to Stop New York Hunting Contest Bans
Legislative ActionNew York Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick (D-Greenwich Village) and Senator Monica Martinez (D- Brentwood) have both introduced legislation (Assembly
Read MoreCalls Needed to Stop Oregon Coyote Contest Legislation
Legislative ActionLegislation banning coyote contests, which already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 5 to 2, has been sent to the Senate Rules
Read MoreNew York Bill Equates Import of Africa’s Big Five with Child Abuse
Government Affairs ArchiveNew York Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal (D-Upper West Side) has introduced Assembly Bill 7556, which would make the importation or possession of
Read MoreCalls Needed to Move Illinois Apprentice Hunting Bill
Government Affairs ArchiveAs the Illinois Senate approaches its summer recess on June 1, it has not taken a vote on Rep. Jerry Costello’s House Bill 3623, which allows a hunter
Read MoreCalifornia Bobcat Bill to Receive Additional Hearing
Legislative ActionCalifornia Assembly Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove’s (D- Los Angeles) Assembly Bill 1254, which would ban the bobcat hunting season, will receive another
Read MoreColorado Bobcat Trapping, Hunting Petition Rejected
Government Affairs ArchiveThe Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission unanimously struck down a citizen’s petition, which would have banned the recreational and commercial
Read MoreMinnesota Senate Key to Defeating Wolf Hunting Ban
Legislative ActionWhen the Minnesota House of Representatives inserted last-minute language prohibiting the hunting of wolves into a bill that deals with the finances
Read MoreAnti-Hunting Congressmen Introduces Grizzly Bear Hunting Ban
Legislative ActionCongressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) has introduced legislation that would ban the hunting of grizzly bears anywhere in the country except for Alaska.
Read MoreConnecticut Bill Banning African Taxidermy Passes Senate
Legislative ActionThe Connecticut Senate has approved legislation banning the import and possession of African elephants, lions, leopards, rhinoceros, Cape buffalos and
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