MEDIA RELEASE | Nationwide Survey Reveals Strong Public Support for Greater Wildlife Protection
Nationwide Survey Reveals Strong Public Support for Greater Wildlife Protection
Wildlife Killing Contests, Wolf and Coyote ‘Whacking,’ and Other Cruel Practices Among Key Concerns Polled
Fort Collins, CO – Results of a national public survey published today by the Animal-Human Policy Center at Colorado State University, in collaboration with Project Coyote, show broad public support among U.S. citizens for addressing animal protection issues, including for policy solutions aimed at protecting wildlife.
The survey examined public perceptions of key animal welfare policies that are currently being discussed by policy-makers and stakeholders nationwide, including multiple issues related to wildlife and wild carnivore killing. Results show the following levels of support for proposed federal and state policies related to wildlife:
- 85.8% would support a federal law specifying cruelty towards wildlife is a criminal violation
- 80.2% would support banning purposefully running carnivores over with vehicles
- 78.2% would support a federal law banning wildlife killing contests
- 81.7% would support a state law banning wildlife killing contests
- 81.7% support for a state law restricting hunting season length for wild carnivores
- 77.5% would support a federal law requiring states to limit the number of carnivores that can be killed by a hunter in a year
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