U.S. House votes to remove wolves from endangered list in 48 states.
AP reports: "The Republican-authored bill comes amid national debate on the wolves’ future. Hunters and farmers across the country maintain the species is stable and have been complaining for years about wolf attacks on game species and livestock. They want to be allowed to legally kill the animals."
An opinion piece published yesterday in the #BillingsGazette explores #CodyRoberts ' #torture of a young female #wolf in Daniel, #Wyoming. By now, most of you have heard the news or seen the disturbing photos and videos. We remain disgusted by the #cruelty, as does our partner and op-ed author #JeffEwelt.
In his op-ed, Jeff Ewelt, the Executive Director of #ZooMontana and a partner of The #RelistWolves Campaign,
#CowboyStateDaily has obtained a photo of a #wolf that was captured and had its mouth taped shut while it was reportedly taken to a local man’s house and a bar in rural #Daniel, #Wyoming, before it was killed.
The photo shows the wolf with red tape wound tightly around its muzzle sitting and looking down while #CodyRoberts of Daniel poses with the animal in his house. They are on a tile floor with coats and other clothing hanging behind them.
For one #wolf, getting hit by a #snowmobile was just the first of many horrors that awaited her on her last day of life.
That's right. A #Wyoming wolf was hit by a #hunter, disabled, duct taped, dragged around town, and paraded around a bar before meeting a cruel death: Getting shot out back.
And the punishment for this cruel capture and killing? Just a $250 fine for possessing live wildlife.