Bob Nicholson: Until now, Utah had tried to manage cougar populations in a humane and scientific manner.
A female mountain lion after being captured by scientists in the Oquirrh Mountains in 2011.A few days ago, Gov. Spencer CoxWhen I heard that the Legislature had passed the new law which, among some good provisions, allows for cougar hunting and trapping with steel-jawed leghold traps and/or neck wire snares 365 days a year, I thought it had to be a mistake.
It’s contrary to the DWR management program, opposed by many groups including hunters, conservationists and many animal welfare groups that believe in humane treatment of animals. I thought Cox would surely veto this bill, but he didn’t. Besides the issue of predation, as citizens we should demand that hunting methods remain civilized. We sometimes think that Utah is a shining light on a hill, but reality sometimes says otherwise. While many other countries and most states have banned leg-hold traps, Utah has now endorsed its use. This means a caught animal, cougar or other animal, will die a slow and very painful death -- a death brought on by not being able to eat or drink, perhaps infection or otherwise.
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