USSAF to Join Maine Trapping Lawsuit
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USSAF to Join Maine Trapping Lawsuit





On October 14, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation was allowed to represent sportsmen in yet another lawsuit brought by animal activists seeking to eliminate hunting, fishing and trapping wherever endangered or threatened species exist. The Maine based case mirrors another case from the state that was settled last October. In both, the plaintiffs attempted to stop trapping altogether in Maine due to the incidental taking of the federally protected Canada lynx.

On October 10, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF) had asked a U.S. District Judge for permission to join a federal lawsuit brought by two anti hunting groups, the Wildlife Alliance of Maine and the Animal Welfare Institute against the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. This lawsuit comes on the heels of a similar case brought previously by a third anti hunting group, the Animal Protection Institute (API), which also sought to stop trapping.

Both the API case and the new one deal with serious legal issues regarding the possible use of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to ban all hunting, trapping, and fishing whenever there is a possibility of incidentally taking an animal that falls under federal protection. The cases are so similar; they are practically identical and appear to be an effort to get the court to render a verdict the antis like better this time.

The USSAF filed to join the case along with the Maine Trappers’ Association, Fur Takers of America, National Trappers’ Association, and several individual sportsmen.
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