SCI Helps Derail Anti-Conservation Legislation in CT Assembly

By Ammoland

Connecticut – -(AmmoLand.com)- Safari Club International President Paul Babaz today praised efforts that killed an anti-hunting bill in Connecticut’s Assembly.

The Connecticut Assembly adjourned sine die for the current session, handing anti-hunting groups a stinging defeat by failing to advance Senate Bill 20, which would have blocked importation of elephant, lion, leopard, rhino, and giraffe parts from Africa.

“Hunters and wildlife conservationists around the world, especially in Africa, are overjoyed to see that Connecticut’s SB 20 failed to secure passage in the state House of Representatives,” Babaz said. “SCI orchestrated its grassroots and other resources in the state to educate, advocate, and defend the use of hunting as a wildlife conservation tool. SB 20 was a reckless, partisan assault on the basics of wildlife science. Far from protecting certain animals, the drafters of SB 20 would have condemned them to more poaching and further population decline.

“SB 20 was based on the erroneous belief that politicians in Hartford, Connecticut know best how to manage wildlife in countries halfway across the globe. Further, it is highly unlikely that any SB 20 supporter consulted an African wildlife manager or even the U.S. Fish & Wildlife …Read the Rest

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