NEWSLETTER
IN THIS ISSUE:
• Project Coyote Receiving Media Coverage
• Banning Killing Contests & Trapping
• Holding Wildlife Services Accountable
• Wolves in the Crosshairs
Lawsuit Filed Against Mendocino County Over Contract With Rogue Federal Predator Control Program
Wildlife Services linked with environmental destruction, indiscriminate killing of animals.
Agriculture’s Misnamed Agency
There is a unit within the Agriculture Department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service called Wildlife Services.
Federal agency gives few answers on months-long probe of alleged animal cruelty
Eight months after an employee of the federal Wildlife Services agency allegedly posted photos online depicting animal cruelty, the little-known government agency said the worker is still on the job but did not say whether he or any others have been disciplined.
Investigation zeroes in on Wyoming trapper who posted photos
Facebook photos of ensnared, snarling coyotes ruffled feathers throughout the nation’s environmental community last month, prompting an agency investigation into an employee still working for the Casper-based Wyoming Wildlife Services.