Victory For Michigan Wolves!
(some good news for a change)
It is a major day for our nation's wolves! Michigan voters have repealed two pro-wolf hunting measures, Proposals 1 and 2, by wide margins!
These dangerous laws would have established a trophy hunting season on the state's fragile wolf population and stripped voters' right to have a say on wildlife issues, including the wolf hunt. Not only is this a win for wolves in Michigan, it is a win for all of our nation's wolves -- this was the first statewide vote on wolf hunting in any state since wolves were stripped of their federal protections.
Tonight's defeat of Proposals 1 and 2 has sent a clear message to politicians in Michigan -- and politicians across the country -- that voters want wolves protected from this senseless killing.
This is one huge step forward for wolves.
To every person who collected signatures, made a donation, and attended a rally for the wolves -- thank you. To every person who spread the word on Facebook, canvassed door-to-door, or spent their nights phone banking -- thank you. To every person who voted NO! on these dangerous proposals -- thank you. You made this victory happen.
Voters rejected both bills by the legislature, and it's now time that the lawmakers and the Natural Resources Commission heed the will of the people. The people of Michigan don't want the NRC setting a wolf hunting season, and they don't want to give the NRC the authority to open new hunting seasons on protected species. And the NRC should honor the judgment rendered by voters come 2015.
So tonight let's celebrate for all the wolves -- thank you for this victory!
Jill Fritz
Campaign Director
Keep Michigan Wolves Protected
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Michigan voters reject wolf hunting laws
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/michigan_voters_reject_wolf_hu.html
LANSING, MI — Wolf hunting opponents declared victory Tuesday night in Michigan, where voters rejected two separate laws that paved the way for an inaugural season last year.
While the victory was decisive, the impact remains unclear.
A third wolf hunting law set to take effect in March or April will reaffirm the authority of the Natural Resource Commission to name game species and establish hunting seasons.
With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Michigan Proposal 1 was headed for defeat, with 55 percent of voters choosing to reject the first wolf hunting law. Proposal 2 was on its way down as well, with 64 percent of voters saying “no” to the second wolf hunting law.
Keep Michigan Wolves Protected, a group funded primarily by the Humane Society of the United States, has vowed to fight the third wolf hunting law in court.
In an email to supporters late Wednesday, campaign director Jill Fritz also called on the Legislature and NRC to honor the outcome of the vote.
“The people of Michigan don't want the NRC setting a wolf hunting season, and they don't want to give the NRC the authority to open new hunting seasons on protected species,” Fritz said. “And the NRC should honor the judgment rendered by voters come 2015.”
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