‘Constitutional rights’ or ‘sad and shameful week’? //end headline wrapper ?>Gray wolf. Photo by Derek Bakken / (CC BY)
As Wisconsin reflects on its February wolf hunt, opinion remains split regarding the impact of the hunt. Some 216 wolves are known to have been killed during that brief period, exceeding a quota of 119 wolves that was set by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) outside of reservation lands. By Feb. 24, the hunt was closed by the DNR, four days ahead of schedule.
Advocates for the hunt saw it as necessary species management, as well as an issue of constitutional rights for hunters. Conservationists, however, questioned several aspects of the hunt and how quickly it developed. In the last days of the Trump Administration, the gray wolf (Canis Lupus) was removed from the federal endangered species list. After a circuit court judge ruled in favor of a Kansas-based hunters’ organization, the DNR began preparing for the 2021 wolf hunt.
Wisconsin Hunters Kill Over 200 Wolves in Less Than 3 Days
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The problem of overreach in state government is not a new one in Iowa, but it has reached a new low with the filing of Senate Study Bill 1195, which would eliminate the rights of communities to regulate activities and enterprises involving animals within their jurisdictions. Its passage would rob local governments of their authority to regulate puppy mills and pet stores, fur farms, roadside exotic animal displays, backyard nuisances, horse carriage companies, the use of wild animals in circuses and other animal-related situations. The proponents of the bill are doing the bidding of out-of-state lobbying groups tied to some of the nation s cruelest industries and interests. Both profoundly anti-democratic and dangerous, this proposal contravenes the values Iowans have long demonstrated when it comes to animal welfare: compassion and common sense.