We're standing against the most egregious abuses of wildlife.

From the trophy hunting of mountain lions to using live doves as target practice, wild animals big and small unfortunately find themselves in the crosshairs of those who kill for sport. Together, we can end the worst abuses in hunting and maintain longstanding protections for animals where they already exist.

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Bear hounding

Bear hounding is a hunting tactic in which packs of dogs pursue exhausted, frightened bears until they seek refuge in a tree (where they are shot) or turn to fight. Both bears and dogs are injured and bear cubs are left vulnerable to mauling, orphaning and death.

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Nowhere to hide

In captive or “canned” hunts, fenced-in animals with no chance of escape — often hand-raised by humans so they become used to their presence — are offered up as an easy kill for the paying participants. And in gruesome wildlife killing contests, electronic calling devices, spotlights, hounds and even night-vision devices are used in the competition to kill the most and/or heaviest coyotes, foxes, bobcats and other species for cash and prizes.

A numbers game

Are killed annually by hunters—more than any other animal in the country.

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Occur nationwide, with nearly five hundred operations in the state of Texas alone.

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Favor a law to ban the practice in the only remaining state to allow live pigeon shoots.



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