Lawsuit Against US Fish and Wildlife Services over Grizzly Bear Killing

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The US Fish and Wildlife Services is once again facing lawsuits after they approved a decision to terminate 72 grizzly bears near Yellowstone National Park. The reason these grizzlies were permitted to be slaughtered you ask? Well, it turns out it is once again to accommodate the livestock industry.

The lawsuit, put forth by the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra club, challenges the decision that grizzly bears should be killed to accommodate livestock grazing. Too many times do we hear stories about the livestock industry being responsible for decisions surrounding the slaughter of natural predators. Whether it's wolves, coyotes, foxes, or bears, it's far too easy for the government to approve the slaughter of these animals if it means protecting the livestock industry which appears to be the root cause for many of these decisions. 

Grizzly bears are currently listed as "Threatened" under the Endangered Species Act which indicates that the grizzly bear population is headed towards endangerment and worse, extinction in the area. When we consider the ramifications of slaughtering ANY of these bears, it should be incredibly obvious that killing these animals is not a wise decision nor does it do anything for conservation. One of the main contributing factors of habitat loss is the destruction of natural habitats to make room for development or in this case, livestock. The demand for meat continues to fuel the livestock industry's growth which in turn, continues to fuel the destruction of natural habitats to accommodate. Livestock / wild animal conflicts are a regular occurrence especially when you consider the continued destruction of natural ecosystems. Livestock are easy targets for animals like wolves or bears with the latter being blamed and often, sentenced to death for their interference. It is incredibly shameful that the governments of our world continue to pander to the livestock industry while wild animals continue to disappear.

When will people wake up to the continued damage they are doing to our planet? When will the survival of wild animals trump the profits of the livestock industry? How many wild animals will be approved to be slaughtered at the hands of the livestock industry? 

I liken this very much to trophy hunting, which at this point you guys must know I loathe. Those people argue that the money they spend on hunting endangered animals is funnelled into conservation efforts. What the fuck are we conserving if they're all dead? Apply that to grizzlies and we have the exact same situation. The government would sooner eradicate the entire grizzly population as opposed to restricting the continued growth of the livestock industry. Profit continues to fuel the destruction of our planet and we will be forced to watch as things go downhill unless these lawsuits knock some fucking sense into the government.

I truly hope this one brings upon change and demonstrates that the livestock industry is not in any way, shape, or form as valuable as the survival of an entire species.

I hope to update you guys with good news as it develops!

HAPPY VEG