Critics of the bill argued that it made protecting livestock too difficult
Big cat hunting in Colorado won’t be ending for now.
A recently introduced bill in Colorado would have limited the hunting of bobcats, mountain lions and other big cats in the state. It was recently voted down in committee, however.
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted against the bill by 4-1. The senator who initially introduced the bill said she hopes to bring a new bill forward that better understands the state’s needs, the Denver Post reports.
Fox News previously reported that Bill SB22-031 would have prohibited the "shooting, wounding, killing or trapping a bobcat, Canada lynx or mountain lion." The bill was initially sponsored by state senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Joann Ginal, along with representatives Judy Amabile and Monica Duran
The bill did make some exceptions. Wounding or killing a big cat would be permitted in situations where the animal posed serious bodily harm.
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Big cat hunting in Colorado won’t be ending for now.
A recently introduced bill in Colorado would have limited the hunting of bobcats, mountain lions and other big cats in the state. It was recently voted down in committee, however.
The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted against the bill by 4-1. The senator who initially introduced the bill said she hopes to bring a new bill forward that better understands the state’s needs, the Denver Post reports.
Fox News previously reported that Bill SB22-031 would have prohibited the "shooting, wounding, killing or trapping a bobcat, Canada lynx or mountain lion." The bill was initially sponsored by state senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Joann Ginal, along with representatives Judy Amabile and Monica Duran
The bill did make some exceptions. Wounding or killing a big cat would be permitted in situations where the animal posed serious bodily harm.
Colorado bill banning mountain lion and bobcat hunting voted down in committee
The bill was voted down after it lost support from local politicans.