U.S. - Pet & Livestock Protection Act An Assault On Wolves

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After originally introducing the "Trust The Science Act" that failed in Senate, the same Republican members have now introduced the "Pet & Livestock Protection Act" aimed at stripping protections from gray wolves in the name of "protecting livestock and pets". Why reintroduce the same bill under a new name now? The House & Senate are controlled by Republicans almost ensuring that the bill will move forward as Republicans have repeatedly demonstrated a lack of empathy towards wild animals, particularly wolves.

Gray wolves have been under intense scrutiny since the end of the first Trump administration's time in office. Now, they're under further attack and if passed, this bill will undoubtedly ensure that gray wolves are once again, plunged towards extinction.

The livestock / animal agriculture industry is heavily protected in the United States, and is a large generator of profits. There have been multiple bills aimed at targeting wolves in order to strip their protections, and in some cases, individual state's have managed their own wolves & we have seen a rapid decline in their population. There is so much hatred towards wolves despite the fact that they are a crucial part of their ecosystem. Wolves help to manage other species and keep their ecosystem / habitat balanced. Eradicating them will see species like rabbit and deer populations explode, leading to further culling and hunting.

Statistically, wolves account for only 1% of sheep and cattle deaths. Also, Ranchers who improved perimeter fencing, employed guard dogs, and improved herding methods, have successfully managed to live in unison with wolf populations. Why aren't they all using these methods? Quite simply, it's easier, and less costly to simply slaughter the predators, rather than properly protect your precious livestock. Leaving livestock accessible to predators and then blaming said predators is a curious cycle that leads to increased wolf deaths and also, fuels the continued hatred towards a species that is only trying to survive on our planet.

This mentality of slaughtering everything that inconveniences us is inevitably going to lead us to a point where the only animals on this planet that remain, will be the ones we're producing for food. It's completely ridiculous and we know better. We know that increased protections for livestock prevent wildlife conflicts. We know this. We must do better for the wildlife on our planet. We aren't the only things that matter here and we need to stop acting like we are. The only acceptable thing to do is deny the "Pet & Livestock Protections Act" and go with the science surrounding wolves. We didn't spend 45 years rehabilitating the species to watch them eradicated over livestock.

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