Post by: bearpaw on August 01, 2012, 03:18:39 PM
Jul31 by Jeremy Rine
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance has long been concerned over provisions within the Endangered Species Act that anti-hunting groups are using more and more to get large government payouts for filing lawsuits that do not help the recovery of threatened or endangered species. Many of these lawsuits even threaten to stop hunting, fishing, or trapping.
Documents provided by the U.S. Department of Justice to the House Natural Resources Committee show that our federal government is giving millions of taxpayer dollars to anti-hunting organizations. Anti-hunting groups like the Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Sierra Club are cashing in – on your dime.
Taxpayer Dollars to Anti-Hunters – How Much?
On cases that were listed as “active” between October 1, 2008 and April 4, 2012 more than $21 million was paid out to pay the attorney’s fees for groups suing under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). Of that $21 million, more than $6 million in taxpayer dollars went to pay attorneys for some of the nation’s largest anti-hunting organizations.
The money is paid out from a taxpayer fund called....
read more: http://protectwhatsright.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/taxpayer-millions-paid-to-anti-hunting-organizations/ (http://protectwhatsright.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/taxpayer-millions-paid-to-anti-hunting-organizations/)
Post by: huntrights on August 01, 2012, 09:31:30 PM
We need to continue to expose what these organizations are doing and press our representatives to pass legislation to close the loopholes to stop the abuse. As long as there is easy money, these organizations will go for it. Shine the light on how they operate so all can see the truth.