A proposal by Congressmen John Campbell (R-CA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) to prohibit certain practices used to manage wildlife and predator species was defeated Thursday in the House of Representatives. The Campbell-Defazio Amendment was designed to limit spending that is used in efforts to manage the populations of coyotes, bears, foxes, mountain lions and other species that are potential threats to livestock.
The NRA said the amendment would have drastically reduced funding to the Wildlife Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Program (WS), which is authorized by Congress to manage a program to decrease human-wildlife conflicts throughout the United States, including damage from predator animals.
“This was yet another defeat for the anti-hunting agenda being pushed by the Humane Society of the United States, “concluded Cox. “The NRA will continue to fight to protect America’s hunting heritage from those who seek to eliminate it.”