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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 09:43 PM Apr 2012

Polar Bears and Wildlife in Peril

UPDATE: Unfortunately, HR 4089 passed the House and is on the way to the Senate.

The so-called "Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012" is a highly controversial bill that combines several radical hunting proposals into one package. This legislation seeks to: a) indulge a small group of wealthy trophy hunters who want to import polar bear trophies from Canada in defiance of current law; b) mandate that federal agencies open nearly all federal public lands to hunting without regard to the impact on wildlife and other resources; and c) strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to protect habitat, animals, and people from lead poisoning through toxic ammunition exposure.

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5507&s_src=WACTW4089

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Polar Bears and Wildlife in Peril (Original Post) MindMover Apr 2012 OP
These "men" sicken me Politicalboi Apr 2012 #1
I would root for the bear too. These "men" are cowards! SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #2
I believe in the right to arm bears. femmocrat Apr 2012 #3
Clowns with guns....dangerous combination MindMover Apr 2012 #4
 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
1. These "men" sicken me
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 09:56 PM
Apr 2012

So called "men" who kill innocent animals just for a fucking sport. Disgusting. Let them kill them with their bare hands, now that would be impressive. I would still root for the bear. What gives these "men" the right to hunt animals into extinction? Hunting unless for food, and population need, should be outlawed.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
3. I believe in the right to arm bears.
Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:03 PM
Apr 2012

Doesn't anyone give a damn that polar bears are an endangered species?

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