Help Stop Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges

Help Stop Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges

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<a href='https://secure3.convio.net/bfusa/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=485'><b>Urge your Representative to support banning cruel traps within the National Wildlife Refuge System.<br /><br /></b></a></p>
<p>Along with Born Free USA's commitment to <a href='http://www.bornfreeusa.org/'><b>keeping wildlife in the wild</b></a>, comes our commitment to protecting wildlife in the wild. <b>"Wildlife Refuge" conjures images of a safe space that allows wild animals to live without fear of <a href='http://www.bancrueltraps.org/'>human encroachment</a>.</b><br /><br /></p>
<p>Unfortunately, this is not always the case. A staggering <b>54%</b> of the refuges within the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) <a href='http://bancrueltraps.org/b1_problem.php'><b>allow trapping on refuge grounds</b></a>.<b> These traps often do not kill the animal right away, which can remain in the trap for several days, either starving or slowly strangling to death. </b>Trapped animals also die from other predators against whom they cannot defend themselves, or are beaten over the head or shot by the trapper when found.</p>
<p>Wild animals are allowed to be trapped for purposes of commercialized fur use, as well as for sport and recreation. <b>Because traps do not discriminate, they jeopardize threatened and endangered species, such as the bald eagle, which are frequently caught in these traps.<br /></b></p>
<p><b>H.R. 3710</b>, the <a href='http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3710:'><b>Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act</b></a>, sponsored by Representative Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), <b>proposes to ban all body-gripping traps - snare, Conibear, and steel-jaw leghold - from being used on National Wildlife Refuges. </b>If passed, the bill would make it illegal to trap on National Wildlife Refuges, thereby creating a safe haven for wildlife to dwell without unnatural, and cruel, threats. <b>But we need your help!<br /></b></p>
<p>Please <a href='https://secure3.convio.net/bfusa/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=485'><b>contact your Representative</b></a> today and explain to him or her why you are in <b>support</b> of <a href='http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3710:'><b>H.R. 3710</b></a>. <b>Urge your Representative to support the banning of these cruel traps within the NWRS.<br /></b></p>
<p><b>Trapping on National Wildlife Refuges must be stopped. Please contact your Representative today!</b></p>
<p><br />Thank you for taking action!<br /><br /><br /><b>Source:</b> Born Free USA

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