New York considers ban on cash prize contests for hunting coyotes, squirrels, some other wildlife

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The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox

ByMICHAEL HILL Associated Press

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-york-considers-ban-cash-prize-contests-hunting-101510704

July 19, 2023, 10:10 PM

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FILE — A squirrel climbs a fence in Central Park, May 2, 2020, in New York. New York could ban contests that involve killing coyotes, squirrels and some other wildlife species for cash prizes. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)The Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. –The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox, sometimes challenging hunters to bag the heaviest coyote or the heftiest bunch of squirrels to win a cash prize.

While participants seek prey in the name of fundraising, animal rights advocates are training their sights on contests they see as senseless slaughters. With bans in eight states, activists are now looking to New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering a proposal recently approved by the Legislature.

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