Minnesota Lawmakers Ignore Pro-Hunting Legislation

April 2003

PETA posted an action alert on our Web site and rallied members in Minnesota after learning about state legislation that would have opened the first sport hunting season on mourning doves since 1946 and legislation that would have allowed the cruel use of radio-collared dogs to hunt black bears. Fortunately, the state legislature adjourned without passing either piece of legislation.

Read more about hunting and the myth of conservation.

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 Ingrid E. Newkirk

“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE

— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind