From The Fund For Animals -
[email protected]
Today (11/14) the Senate Judiciary Committee passed by
voice vote the Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act, a bill to combat
the practice of private "canned hunting" operations throughout the
United States.
S.1655, which was introduced by Senator Joseph Biden
(D-DE), is now ready for a vote in the full Senate. The U.S has as many
as 1,000 canned hunts ranches, facilities where trophy hunters pay a set
fee to shoot tame or habituated animals in a fenced enclosure, typically
in a "no kill, no pay" arrangement. While gazelles may sell for $800,
other exotic animals such as African lions and giraffes sell for fees
ranging into the thousands of dollars. For more information on canned
hunts, see
http://action.fund.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=1270
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Thank Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for moving the canned hunt bill through
his committee:
Phone: (202)224-4242/ Fax: (202) 224-3479/ Email:
[email protected]
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