to collect signatures for a ballot measure banning trophy hunting of mountain lions and fur trapping of bobcats in Colorado
CATs must secure 124,238 in-person, verified signatures and to do this, we rely on Colorado volunteers who are willing to help.
Please reach out to contribute some of your time for the reward of saving our mountain lions, bobcats and lynx!
It’s the best path forward. The vast majority of Coloradans disapprove of using electronics and hounds to deceive, chase, contain and kill wild cats all for fun and for a trophy. When systems fail to stop unethical practices that degrade wildlife and orphan kittens, citizens have every right to exercise their democratic freedoms and call for a vote of the people.
Mountain lions, bobcats and lynx are not only beautiful animals, they bring ecological benefits to Colorado, including keeping deer herds healthy from deadly neurological chronic wasting disease and nurturing biodiversity and ecosystem health in the wake of climate change. Mountain lions reduce vehicle collisions with deer. In short, our wild cats are intrinsically and ecological valuable and it makes no sense to kill peaceful individuals for fun or to pocket cash.
Photo courtesy of Thomas D. Mangelsen
Indiscriminate killing of predators who are not causing any problems is unwarranted and destabilizes the peaceful coexistence between humans, domestic animals and predators. The science tells us that when you randomly kill mountain lions, you artificially skew populations, create social chaos and open the door for younger animals with lesser hunting skills who are more likely to get into conflict.
Photo courtesy of Carol Baskin, Big Cat Rescue
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Cody Roberts tortured and killed Theia, the Wyoming wolf. But he and others killed more than 500 mountain lions in Colorado last year — most chased by dogs and shot out of trees.
It’s this very practice we are trying to outlaw in Colorado with our CATs campaign.
to volunteer to carry a petition and ask Coloradan voters for their signatures so we can ban cruelty to big cats in November!
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