Target: Stephen Fenberg, Colorado Senate President
Goal: Prohibit the trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and Canada lynx.
Despite majority public opposition, the killing of wildlife for sport is still legal throughout much of the U.S. Tens of thousands of beautiful animals—including endangered species—are killed each year, injured with bone-crushing traps, chased by packs of ravenous dogs, and tricked into entering shooting ranges. All so that hunters can have bragging rights or mount the animals’ heads on plaque and hang it on their walls.
Recently, Colorado legislators introduced Senate Bill 31 to end trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and the threatened Canada lynx. This bill would prohibit people from hunting these big cats for recreational purposes, and only allow them to be killed for scientific research or human safety. Unfortunately, this bill recently failed, leaving thousands of cats vulnerable to agonizing deaths.
Sign this petition to demand Colorado reintroduce Senate Bill 31 and pass legislation to protect native species from wasteful hunting practices.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Senator Fenberg,
The recreational hunting of wildlife–including threatened and endangered species–has long been an accepted practice, and people are not only allowed to kill innocent animals, but it is often even encouraged. Hunters trypically employ horrifically cruel methods such as trapping animals with bone-crushing traps and snares, sending trained dogs to chase down and maul them, and deceiving animals into coming within shooting distance by playing species-specific distress calls.
The Colorado bill, Senate Bill 31, sought to reduce the prevalence of this antiquated practice within its own borders and prohibit killing mountain lions, bobcats, and Canada lynx for sport. This bill’s failure has devestated communities of animal activists throughout the country, and has put thousands of these beautiful big cats at the mercy of bloodthirsty hunters.
We are asking you, Mr. Fenberg, to support the reintroduction of this bill to Congress and help to protect animals from ending up with their heads on plaques.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Dear Senator Fenberg,
It is incredible that in a country like the United States, which prides itself on being one of the most civilized countries, this kind of atrocities be allowed
Dear Senator Fenberg,
Please have pity on those poor creatures … help those poor animals from those bloodthirsty hunters.
Dear Senator Fenberg,
Please stop Recreational Hunting, Trapping, and Terrorizing of Big Cats
Amazing things people will do to make them feel superior. Also amazing things the state will do to drive this hunt for the ” tourism” it brings
With a 70% decline in wildlife populations since 1970, it is time to rethink our relationship with wildlife and the natural world!! We are DESTROYING everything!!
You are so right. I appreciate truth. Animals no matter which species are brutally killed by idiots. So many petitions to sign to stop it. So sad! I feel for all of them. Gods gift to us and they are abused or killed. No real appreciation by man.
ABSOLUTELY CORRECT ROBIN HUMANS ARE DESTROYING OUR EARTH!!!
So… collecting bobcat faces is a thing?
Another reason why I detest humans as a whole.
Human shit that does this to animals deserve the same end.
These sick pathetic cowards must leave our wildlife alone. They have no reason to kill innocent animals. They deserve to live in this world so we can enjoy them at a distance. Your are all sub human idiots.
This is utterly disgusting and sickening and disgraceful and heart-breaking. These animals have a right to live TOO – just like us humans. They are God’s beautiful creatures and humans who kill them are heartless and ignorant. This needs to be BANNED and OUTLAWED.
Yes that’s right!! It’s so sick & cruel & disgusting & barbaric. Animals are better than people & so beautiful
Nonhumans are not less important than humans. In fact, they are important to environmental health.We, unfortunately, are not.
Trophy hunting !? Hunting is not a sport …it is MURDER!
Put an end to all these heinous activities and let all animals be free as the Lord intended.
Any one that goes around hunting animals is no better than any killer!
All hunters and those who have the power to stop these massacres will in good time will have the tables turned on them.
Pass Senate Bill 31 and enforce it now.
BAN ALL TROPHY HUNTING AND BAN ALL KILLINS OF ALL BOG CATS AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ANIMALS IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! HUNT AND KILL ALL STUPID, CRUEL, ABUSIVE HUMANS & DO NOT KILL ANY MORE BIG CATS AND ALL OTHER ANIMALS IN THIS WORLD IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!
So, is THIS what they teach their children ‘?’ …to
de value and disrespect living beautiful animal creatures ?? I grew up a very different way,… behind the woods and ravines with a huge backyard backing the forest with bobcats coming up into our backyard at night after dark. We loved to spot and to hear them as they made their wild cat sounds. I went to sleep listening to turtle doves and whippoorwills cooing and talking. This is WHAT my parents taught to me.
What these “killers” are instilling in their children is hate, death and destruction of unique and amazing wild cat animals. Their children will most likely do the same. Either you love or you hate, I choose love.
How can they call themselves human beings when the are worse then the poor defensive animals they kill. One day the will pay for being stupid a—holes. How can they live with themselves
Dear Senator Fenberg,
TROPHY HUNTERS ARE JUST PLAIN MISERABLE COWARDS AND ILL-BORN LIVING THINGS WHICH UNFORTUNATELY EXIST EVERYWHERE ON THE PLANET
– WON’T YOU STOP TROPHY HUNTING?
What the H is going on in this country? The majority of people are against hunting and killing for sport, yet it persists. How long will it take for those who get their thrills from killing another living being to get some compassion and stop? I am ashamed to be a human and part of the species where some commit these barbaric acts.
You are so right. I appreciate truth. Animals no matter which species are brutally killed by idiots. So many petitions to sign to stop it. So sad! I feel for all of them. Gods gift to us and they are abused or killed. No real appreciation by man.
Persecution of animals by human garbage is getting more and more intense. Hunting wildlife is an EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME and should be punished with DEATH!!!
YOU PEOPLE ARE PURE EVIL FOR KILLING THESE WILD CATS!!!!~!
STOP FOR GODS SAKE STOP THESE KILLINGS!!!!!!!
Who sells bobcat ‘faces’? So disgusting.