POLAR BEAR TROPHY IMPORT BILL fails

UPDATE: HOUSE FAILS TO PASS AMENDMENT TO HALT POLAR BEAR TROPHY
IMPORTS

Dear Jeff,

I am sorry to report that the Inslee-LoBiondo amendment failed
in the House of Representatives by a vote of 188-242 late
yesterday. This amendment sought to halt funding for one year
for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to issue permits for the
importation of sport-hunted polar bear trophies. Too many
lawmakers caved in to the NRA and Safari Club International, and
that provided the margin of defeat.

Click here to see how your Representative,
Ed Markey, voted:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/i1amCus1RXhl/

If the vote was "AYE" please make a short polite phone call to
(202) 225-2836 to say thanks. If the vote was "NO,"
let Representative Markey know you are
disappointed.

Thank you for your efforts to protect polar bears from trophy
hunting. We have had some victories and some setbacks on this
issue. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a
funding cut for polar bear trophy imports. We will continue to
press forward to include this funding cut in the final Interior
Appropriations bill, and to pass the Polar Bear Protection Act,
which will permanently ban polar bear trophy imports.
Click here to urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor this
important animal protection legislation:
https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2007_polar_bear_trophy2/5u68w8rqemx8nw?

Thank you again for taking action to protect these magnificent
animals, and for all you do for animals.

Sincerely,

Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President
The Humane Society of the United States

P.S. Read more about our fight to protect polar bears on Wayne
Pacelle's blog, A Humane Nation:
https://community.hsus.org/ct/idamCus1RXh0/

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