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  • Jersey Could End Bear Market (NJ lawmakers to give animal rights group $95,000 to end hunting)

    05/07/2003 10:47:51 AM PDT · by dead · 15 replies · 482+ views
    NY Post | 5/7/03 | Ken Moran
    New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure that would give nearly $100,000 in state funds to the Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest anti-hunting group. Senate Bill 1219, sponsored by Joseph Vitale (D-Woodbridge), would give $95,000 to HSUS to study ways to eliminate bear hunting in the state. The measure would set a dangerous precedent, allowing animal rights groups to dictate wildlife public policy and using taxpayer dollars for it. The HSUS opposes hunting, fishing, and trapping and invests its time and money to eradicate such activities. The bill would also prohibit the hunting of black bears...