A dozen or more American Bison are going to be killed in Grand Canyon National Park next week. Sign this petition to help prevent this needless slaughter.

Colorado politicians are urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to end its plans to kill a dozen bison in Grand Canyon National Park and instead send the animals to Colorado.

In the spring of 2021, the National Park Service (NPS) opened a lottery system in order to select a dozen trained shooters to kill the bison. More than 45,000 people applied for the chance to hunt the animals on park grounds, according to The Washington Post.

Instead of killing the bison, Colorado Governor Jared Polis proposed another idea: send them to Colorado.

“Our American Bison are a majestic and iconic species of wildlife. It is rare for the lethal removal of Bison to be allowed on National Park Service land which is owned by all Americans," Polis said in a statement. "This decision should be reversed and we would welcome these 12 bison to live and roam free at the Southern Plains Land Trust in Bent County. I urge Interior and the National Park Service to consider this practical Colorado solution."

The hunting is set to begin this week. In addition to politicians like Polis and Neguse, several animal rights advocacy groups have come out opposed to the lethal methods.

Polis said the Southern Plains Land Trust has offered to adopt the bison and allow them to live on shortgrass prairie preserves in southeast Colorado.

Please sign this petition to add your voice to those who oppose the needless killing of American Bison. Urge the NPS to send them to Colorado instead, where they will be happy and cared for for the rest of their natural lives.