The Trump administration reversed its decision to lift a ban on cyanide bombs after receiving massive backlash from animal rights and environmental groups. This reversal comes only 7 days after the story was first reported that they intended to lift the ban which indicates that the backlash faced was immense and swift. They stated, “I am announcing a withdrawal of EPA’s interim registration review decision on sodium cyanide, the compound used in M-44 devices to control wild predators. This issue warrants further analysis and additional discussions by EPA with the registrants of this predacide,” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler
The bombs are used to curb the coyote population specifically as they are most intrusive to the livestock industry. Coyotes are crafty and intelligent and can often find their way into enclosures where chickens, lamb, or even baby cows are held and find food for themselves. Instead of looking at ways to better protect the animal's enclosures, it's always an easier solution according to our governments to slaughter all of the outside animals to protect their profits. That's what's particularly sick about the livestock industry is that these people could care less about the animals. they care about losing money so more animals essentially have to die to protect animals they are going to eventually kill anyways. Kind of twisted.
For now we should celebrate that the outcries and anger expressed over lifting the ban on the bombs was enough to cause the Trump Admin. to keep the ban in place. Unfortunately, we now wait to find out what other options his administration comes up with but I can assure you, they don't have a good track record on animal welfare whatsoever. I'll update you guys if anything else becomes available! HAPPY VEG
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