CALL TO ACTION: Ban Fur Trapping in California

SIGN AND SHARE PETITION HERE

TWEET: .@CaliforniaDFW Less than 100 Californians engage in commercial trapping for fur. Pls ensure licensing fees in line with true cost. 

FACEBOOK: Please leave a comment on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Facebook page telling them to "Please ensure that licensing fees for fur trapping are in line with the true cost incurred by trappers."

LETTER (CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ONLY): Write a personalized email to the Commission. Include your complete contact information in the email or it will not be counted. Letters may be emailed to fgc@fgc.ca.gov. Please also cc your emails to info@projectcoyote.org.  Talking points from Project Coyote are below:

• A Fish and Game Code provision was added with the passage of SB 1148 (Pavley) for the 2013-2014 trapping season that requires license fees be raised to cover program and implementation costs from fee-based programs. Yet the Commission has failed to comply with this straightforward requirement for four years now. We cannot stand for a fifth year of non-compliance.

• If the Commission cannot ensure that trapping license fees are raised to a level that would realistically cover the state’s trapping program implementation costs, the Commission should eliminate the fur-trapping program.

• Fewer than 100 Californians engage in commercial trapping for the fur trade. As public trustees of California's wildlife, the Commission should require licensing fees that are in line with the true cost incurred by this tiny minority of people who enjoy trapping animals for fun and profit.