Saturday, June 03, 2006
New York anti-trapping bill
Well, it seems as though it is politics as usual on New York. The New York Assembly has approved a bill to strip the state of it's authority to regulate trapping. The bill would enable trapping to be regulated on a county by county basis.
What is the purpose of this bill? I have no idea. County governments do not have on-staff wildlife biologists or professionals trained in wildlife management. This bill will cause enormous disparities in wildlife populations from county to county, and the related human/animal conflicts associated with overpopulation problems, not to mention the wildlife diseases associated with overpopulation.
This bill is a BAD IDEA. All trappers should help support our fellow New York trappers in opposing this bill.
To learn more about this bill and who to contact to voice your opposition, go to http://www.ussportsmen.org/interactive/features/Read.cfm?ID=1794.
What is the purpose of this bill? I have no idea. County governments do not have on-staff wildlife biologists or professionals trained in wildlife management. This bill will cause enormous disparities in wildlife populations from county to county, and the related human/animal conflicts associated with overpopulation problems, not to mention the wildlife diseases associated with overpopulation.
This bill is a BAD IDEA. All trappers should help support our fellow New York trappers in opposing this bill.
To learn more about this bill and who to contact to voice your opposition, go to http://www.ussportsmen.org/interactive/features/Read.cfm?ID=1794.
