Category: Animal Rights

U.S. District Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Ban Traditional Ammunition

From our friends at the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF):

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today dismissed a lawsuit brought by the radical anti-hunting Center for Biological Diversity and six other groups demanding the Environmental Protection Agency ban traditional ammunition containing lead components. Read more

Ammunition, Animal Rights, Firearms, Gun Control, Hunting, Wildlife

DNR confirms another dog kill in Atlantic Mine area

GW:  So go ahead and sign your meaningless petition.  Hunters can minimize such occurrences as this attack and will pay for the privilege.  If the anti-hunters want alternative controls, let them pay for it with their deceit-derived stash.

A Department of Natural Resources wildlife technician has confirmed that a third dog has been killed today by a wolf in the Atlantic Mine area (Houghton County), in the same location where another dog was killed last week. The dog in this morning’s attack was chained up in a fenced yard at the time of the attack. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Congressman Renews Push for IRS Investigation of HSUS

This from HumaneWatch.org…

CongressLetterheadIn April 2010, Congressman Blaine Leutkemeyer of Missouri wrote Lois G. Lerner, director of the IRS’s tax-exempt organizations division, to inform her that the Humane Society of the United States—unaffiliated with local humane societies—may have been engaging in excessive attempts to influence public policy in violation of the rules for nonprofits.

Over the past week in the growing IRS scandal, Lerner has emerged as an IRS official who reportedly had knowledge that the agency was politically targeting groups in 2010, and at least one Congressman has accused her of lying to him. And yesterday, it emerged that Lerner is an “active member” of HSUS—or at least was around the time of Rep. Leutkemeyer’s letter, according to her biography in advance of an Oct. 2010 speech. Read more

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Is Giving to HSUS an Efficient Use of Money?

This from Humane Watch…

Donors want their dollars used effectively. There’s only so much money that each person has budgeted for charity. So is the Humane Society of the United States deserving of animal lovers’ donations? We certainly don’t think so.

For starters, the American Institute of Philanthropy gives HSUS a “D” grade for high spending on fundraising and overhead and low spending on programs. This is similar to a finding from the animal rights newspaper Animal People.

But in terms of actual animal care, we looked a little closer. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Statement on Endangered Species Talks in the House of Representatives

GW:  Can I get an Amen!

MISSOULA, Mont. (May 9, 2013)–As the two oldest sportsmen groups with decades of commitment to fundamental wildlife policies, the Boone and Crockett Club and Wildlife Management Institute welcome the initiative of members of the House who have joined to consider the Endangered Species Act. We encourage Democratic members to do likewise and for the two parties to come together on this issue.  Read more

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Safari Club International Thanks Governor Snyder For Protecting Hunting, Fishing Rights in Michigan

Washington, DC – Governor Rick Snyder (Mich.) signed Senate Bills 288 and 289 into law today at a ceremony attended by many Safari Club International members. The new laws 1) state that the Natural Resources Commission has the authority to designate game species and 2) protect the right to hunt and fish. SCI’s Michigan Chapters, along with other sporting organizations in Michigan, advocated for final passage of both of these bills during this legislative session. Read more

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