PROJECT COYOTE DENOUNCES CITY OF TORRANCE’S TRAPPING AND KILLING OF COYOTES
IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2016 TORRANCE, Calif. – In the wake of the City of Torrance’s commencement of the trapping and killing of coyotes, Project Coyote denounces the indiscriminate killing of wildlife, including the use of cruel snare traps. The hiring...
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES MONTEREY COUNTY’S CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL WILDLIFE-KILLING PROGRAM
Wildlife Services’ Indiscriminate Trapping Endangers Family Pets SALINAS, Calif.— Animal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging Monterey County’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services – a...
Mendocino County to Perform Environmental Study on Lethal Animal Program: County Settles Second Lawsuit with Animal Protection Coalition Over Controversial Wildlife Services Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2016 In a major victory for opponents of animal cruelty, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has agreed to perform a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and immediately...
Lawsuit Challenges Wildlife Services’ Authority to Kill Wolves in Oregon
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the authority of the federal wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services to kill any of the approximately 81 remaining gray wolves in Oregon.