On Wednesday, August 8th a coalition of animal rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in an attempt to stop the state’s upcoming wolf hunt.
The hunting season, which was passed by the state’s legislature earlier this year and was recently approved by the WDNR, allows the use of dogs to track wolves. The anti-hunting groups are claiming that the use of dogs to hunt wolves is a violation of the state’s animal cruelty laws and are seeking to stop the issuance of wolf hunting licenses.
Anti-hunting groups have long opposed state management, including a wolf hunt, to control Wisconsin’s exploding wolf populations. Twice they’ve filed lawsuits aimed at keeping recovered wolf populations listed under the Endangered Species Act to prohibit the state from managing them. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and partners intervened in the lawsuits to protect sportsmen and state wildlife management. Read more….