Sportsmen's Alliance

“This isn’t over, not by a long shot." Dr. Todd Adkins, Senior Vice President at the Sportsmen’s Alliance .

With this language, the service would only be able to authorize the taking of a predator if “all other feasible methods have been fully evaluated and such control is considered the only practical means of addressing a specific, significant conservation concern and ensuring biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health.” . Today, the Sportsmen’s Alliance is proud to announce the withdrawal of the rule and can rejoice that the service thought better of its major overstep and withdrew the rule. https://lnkd.in/gA_aaqw8

Multiple courts, including the Supreme Court, have ruled that the CDC’s authority to make rules of this type is limited, yet the CDC still seems to have missed the memo. Today was a critical step in delivering that message.” - Michael Jean, Litigation Counsel for the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation. https://lnkd.in/gdWwHZ7h

“The suit was baseless from the start,” said Michael Jean, Litigation Counsel for Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation https://lnkd.in/gMXqRHwX

The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International are suing two Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners and the commission itself under the state’s open meetings law. Nearly 50 years ago, Colorado voters ushered in a new era of transparency by approving the Sunshine Act of 1972. Two anti-hunting CPW commissioners apparently didn’t get the memo. Commissioners Jack Murphy and Jessica Beaulieu—joined by former commissioner James Pribyl—got together and authored an Op-Ed titled “Current and Former CPW commissioners endorse Prop 127” in violation of state law. https://lnkd.in/ga_e9y2G

The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International are suing two Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners and the commission itself under the state’s open meetings law. Nearly 50 years ago, Colorado voters ushered in a new era of transparency by approving the Sunshine Act of 1972. Two anti-hunting CPW commissioners apparently didn’t get the memo. Commissioners Jack Murphy and Jessica Beaulieu—joined by former commissioner James Pribyl—got together and authored an Op-Ed titled “Current and Former CPW commissioners endorse Prop 127” in violation of state law. https://lnkd.in/ga_e9y2G

“We’re looking forward to presenting our case,” said Michael Jean, Litigation Counsel at the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation. “We’re confident the court will agree with our briefings that CDC’s restrictions are too broad, unnecessary, and an overreach of the agency’s statutory authority. A preliminary injunction is just the first, but necessary, step in protecting the interests of our members until we can do away with this rule altogether.” . https://lnkd.in/gfH42tF9

Frieda is #ourwhy CDC’s new import rule is wreaking havoc on those who own, train and breed sporting dogs, including individuals who travel from Canada to the United States to engage in hunting and trialing events across the border. These negative consequences far outweigh the CDC’s obvious red-herring argument that the new rule is meant to prevent rabies because border agents are not checking for rabies vaccinations at the border with the rule in place. If the CDC believed its own press releases, such checks would be performed. . With the filing of our answer to the CDC response, the injunction decision now rests with a federal judge who will either hold a hearing or make a ruling without a hearing. The timing is entirely within the discretion of the judge, but the millions of sportsmen and women who own, train, breed, hunt and compete with sporting dogs remain hopeful that a decision will happen soon. The Sportsmen’s Alliance will keep our members informed as the case moves forward. . https://lnkd.in/gRNBCXMX

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Did Commissioner Smith act alone, or is there really a political cabal at play? https://lnkd.in/gxz_E4fM