In a major win for animal rights, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has voted to repeal destructive changes made to the Endangered Species Act, which severely slashed protections for certain wild animals at risk of extinction.
The revisions, enacted by the US Government last year, made it significantly more difficult to help threatened species so desperately in need of preservation.
Shortly after announcing these damaging alterations, environmental and animal welfare groups, as well as attorney generals from 17 states, denounced the changes and challenged them in Congress and the courts.
Thankfully, their refusal to allow precious wildlife nearing the brink of extinction to go unprotected has led to the House’s preliminary approval for the Protect America’s Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act, also known as the PAW and FIN Conservation Act, which reverses the changes.
“The measure would nullify regulations that strip threatened species of vital safeguards,” wrote President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States Kitty Block, “create hurdles to list species threatened by climate change, weaken protection of critical habitats, and make it easier for federal agencies to ignore the impact of government actions on listed species, including African lions, grizzly bears, and elephants.”
“A United Nations report last year warned that one million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction, with alarming implications for human survival,” Block continued. “By passing these bills, we can ensure that our nation is doing its part to help conserve global and American wildlife.”
The Endangered Species Act has been credited with saving various species close to disappearing from our planet, including the humpback whale, grizzly bear, peregrine falcon, bald eagle, and Florida manatee.
The House Committee drew up a number of other bills to protect wildlife, including The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, which will provide funding to help save animals like the Florida panther and bighorn sheep. It also made provision to set up the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge in California to provide an environment for over 145 species of animals and plants.
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Thank you!
Wonderful news! Thank you so much
These heartless people that thinks it’s cool go kill animals whenever you want to is wrong and you’re wrong for doing the killing; especially if the hunting your doing is for profit and not for food. Stop killing all the animals, we need them
Thank you so much.
It’s about time that the USA started to dispose/cancel out many of Little Don Trumps backward and pathetic policies regarding the environment and wildlife. What has been done is so Middle Age – beyond cruel, inhumane and barbaric. WTF has happened in the USA????. It has become and will become more so backward.
Thank you God !
I am so heartbroken to see these dogs ready for slaughter, these horrible people that deal in this business should be severely punished!! This is UNCONSCIONABLE!!
The Endangered Species Act protects Animals fighting for their species survival. I’m glad to know that’s Trump’s plans to gut the ESA and endanger Wildlife hopefully won’t succeed.
The Endangered Species Act protects Animals fighting for their species survival. I’m glad to know that’s Trump’s plans to gut the ESA and endanger Wildlife hopefully won’t succeed.
Giant thanks to the House for repealing the cruel, arbitrary revisions that gutted the Endangered Species Act.
GLAD THE HOUSE IS FINALLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
ITS GREAT THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS.
NOW BAN TROPHY HUNTING WORLDWIDE, AND THE IMPORT OF BODY PARTS.
THANK YOU FOR REVERSING THE RULES THAT THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CRONIES HAVE DECIDED THAT ANIMAL LIVES DO NOT MATTER.
While it is good to know that the House did the right thing, we all know that, until we vote the present occupant of the White House and all those Republicans out of office, it won’t happen. McConnell has 400 bills sent to the Senate by the House, but he won’t allow them to even be put to a vote unless he approves of it and he doesn’t approve of anything that the man in the White House doesn’t approve. So, vote blue in November!!!
WOW. Two pieces of good news in less than 5 minutes. (Dillan was the first). I am overjoyed by the win for the ESA and for Dillan. they have made my day. Sadly wildlife is under siege every day from all sides but we can relish these two wins.
At last
Thank to all in the US House of Representatives who were involved in this process in repealing those evil and destructive changes to the Endangered Species Act perpetrated by the orange-colored moron and cast of idiots. I do hope this will not have to go to the dysfunctional and ignorant republican-controlled Senate because as many of us know, these mindless and certainly spineless swamp creatures will vote against it.
Finally some action is being taken to override what the fake corrupt Trump President and his Radical Washington Operatives have done to damage our resources, our democracy and our constitution. VOTE BLUE 2020.
Please keep political viewpoints to one”s self’
They are like a person’s backside; Everyone has one and most stink
Finally some action is being taken to override what the fake corrupt Trump President and his Radical Washington Operatives have done to damage our resources, our democracy and our constitution. VOTE BLUE 2020.
Thank You Dear God!!
HORREUR
Remember, the House of Representatives doesn’t create laws all by itself. The Senate must pass along with signed approval by the President.
Don’t buy into self-serving propaganda by the House of Representatives Majority Leadership… unless you are a fool~
Everyone worldwide should take a stand against all outrageous killing, slaughter, and torture of all Gods creatures.
Everyone worldwide should take a stand against all outrageous killing, slaughter, and torture of all Gods creatures.
All animals deserve protection from mistreatment. This decision is a step in the right direction and hopefully the law will protect the grizzly bears Trump has stated can be shot in the US. What’s the point of having rules if they are flouted at whim.
All animals deserve protection from mistreatment. This decision is a step in the right direction and hopefully the law will protect the grizzly bears Trump has stated can be shot in the US. What’s the point of having rules if they are flouted at whim.
Did I read that right not to sure about good new like that. If so way too go and thank you from all the animals (silent voices).
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great news
Thanku for boting to repeal the revisions to this sct. C
whats going on with the U S. we are becoming a south american type of government
Thanks to the House for working to restore human decency.