Sinapu and Forest Guardians Sue Colorado Wildlife Commission to Prevent Recreational Trapping

Sinapu and Forest Guardians Sue Colorado Wildlife Commission to Prevent Recreational Trapping

Denver, CO. Sinapu and Forest Guardians filed suit in Denver yesterday, challenging a July decision by the Colorado Wildlife Commission to allow trappers to capture mink and marten with box traps and then kill the animals for their fur. The decision was made at a contentious public hearing on July 13th in Fort Collins, where the Commission voted 5-3 in partial favor of a Colorado Trappers Association request.

"The Commission's approval of trapping tramples the rights of the majority of Coloradoans who voted to outlaw recreational trapping in Colorado in 1996," stated Wendy Keefover-Ring of Sinapu.