ACTION ALERT: CPW Commission vote on fur ban

[Sandbrew]

Once they are appointed they are a fully functioning voting commissioner. The senate confirms the appointment later. If he is not confirmed, his past votes are not vacated.

From what I understand if a Commissioner is appointed when the Senate is not is sesssion they can vote. Blahney & Emerick fit this senario. Sichko does not therefore he was not able to vote at this last meeting and must be confirmed before he can vote.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

Are you upset with the CPW Commission overruling the CPW biologists and passing a citizen petition fur ban?

Are you concerned that out of state anti-hunting groups now control a majority voting bloc on the CPW Commission?

Take action! Make your voice heard and oppose these commission appointments.

Issues & Advocacy

Effortlessly contact your state and federal lawmakers to make your voice heard on issues that impact wildlife and elk country.

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[elkduds]

 

[Bluffgruff]

Commercial Fur Sales

In response to the Parks and Wildlife Commission’s (Commission) direction to initiate rulemaking on a citizen petition related to commercial fur sales, the Division is seeking public input to inform an issue paper (regulatory proposal) that will be presented to the

engagecpw.org

Sent in my comments on rule making:

Please abandon this foolish rule making. The arguments for it are incongruent with the available science, the stake holder input, and the wellbeing of the greater populations of these species. The premise of this petition is to help furbearers. Furbearers are not in danger in Colorado. CPW biologists, current and former made this abundantly clear at the March 4th meeting and were ignored by the 6 members of the CPW commission who voted to advance this petition to rule making. Banning commercial fur sale will remove the most ardent advocates for wild places and wild creatures, those that choose to pursue them, and will only weaken those species' ability to survive in Colorado. When there is no one using a resource, there is a weak advocacy for that resource, and without advocacy, animals have no voice. 90% of the room on March 4th also asked that the commission reject this petition. The commission is violating its charge by voting against its experts, the majority of stakeholders, and ultimately, they voted to devalue furbearers on the landscape, reducing them to a hidden, silent group of animals with no advocates, no monitoring. A monitored, valued, advocated for resource will persist, and that's what fur trappers, hunters, and "consumptive" users do. The petitioners will not show up and have not shown up to advocate for habitat, and loss of habitat is the main threat to all Colorado wildlife. Again, please abandon this effort to devalue Colorado's wildlife.