UTAH ACTION ALERT

DEMOCRACY THROWN TO THE WOLVES OVER WILDLIFE ISSUES!


There is an issue in the Utah Legislature that threatens the rights of people who want to protect wildlife. S.J.R. 10 would amend the State Constitution to change the rules concerning citizen ballot initiatives: "Legislation initiated to allow, limit, or prohibit the taking of wildlife or the season for or method of taking wildlife shall be adopted upon approval of two thirds of those voting."

Currently, Utah citizens have the right to gather signatures to place a question on the statewide ballot for voters to decide. In a general election, a simple majority will enact the ballot initiative into law. Why should wildlife advocates be subject to stricter rules than other citizens?

S.J.R. 10 could cripple any future ballot initiative to restrict trapping or trophy hunting practices. The bill has already made it out of Committee in the Senate, and it is moving quickly. We need your immediate help to stop this bill in its tracks! (Because it is a constitutional amendment, the bill needs two thirds approval in both the Senate and the House. We can defeat this bill with your help!)

Please call your State Senator and State Representative in Salt Lake City today, and ask them to OPPOSE S.J.R. 10. (If you do not know who represents you, call your local library, town or city hall, or League of Women Voters for assistance.)

Call your Senator at (801) 538-1035.

Call your Representative at (801) 538-1029.

Here are a few points you may wish to make when you call:

For more information please contact The Fund for Animals' Rocky Mountain office at (307) 859-8440 or alococo@wyoming.com or Predator Education Fund at (801) 575-7101 or utah.predator@worldnet.att.net.


The Fund for Animals

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