March 22, 2021 0 Comments

Tens of thousands of bobcats are hunted and trapped every year in 39 states.Photo by National Geographic Image Collection/Alamy Stock Photo

Each year, trophy hunters and trappers kill around 2,000 of Colorado’s bobcats, either for fun or to sell their furs overseas, usually in Russian and Chinese markets. The animals are hunted down with radio-collared dogs and shot at point-blank range, or they are trapped in cage traps with no protection from the weather nor food or water. Some die or are seriously injured as they try to escape.

Most Coloradans do not approve of such wanton and inhumane killing of their iconic native wildlife. As far back as 1996, Colorado voters spoke out unequivocally against trapping, by passing Amendment 14, an initiative that restricts traps and poisons on public lands. The number of Colorado residents who oppose cruel methods of killing wildlife has…