CNOW Week of Oct. 25, 2021
This week's notices:
- Oppose SB 563: Creating Conditions for Chronic Wasting Disease
- Oppose SB 609: Mandating Pheasant Stocking Quotas
- Oppose SB 611: Free-For-All Hunter Field Testing\
- Oppose SB 612: Mandating Fish Stocking Quotas
- Oppose SB 621 & AB 624: Undermining the Will of Voters, Part 1
- Oppose SB 622 & AB 625: Undermining the Will of Voters, Part 2
Oppose SB 563: Creating Conditions for Chronic Wasting Disease
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 563, which is scheduled for consideration in the Senate today.
We need to do everything we can to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal, infectious nervous system disease often associated with farm-raised deer. SB 563 would make changes to Wisconsin law so that farm-raised bison, buffalo, and antelopes could be hunted in the same way as farm-raised deer. Given existing CWD-related concerns with how we manage farm-raised deer, we should not be creating new opportunities for the disease to spread.
Oppose SB 609: Mandating Pheasant Stocking Quotas
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 609, which is scheduled for consideration in the Senate today.
To protect the health of all species in our state, we need to listen to conservation experts who make decisions based on best practices in science-based management. This is especially true when it comes to introducing legislation that sets specific stocking quotas for any species. SB 609 would invert the ideal process for policy development by creating an arbitrary, legislature-led pheasant stocking quota. This would undermine the DNR’s capacity to implement adaptable, science-led management approaches to ensure that the entire ecosystem is being maintained.
Oppose SB 611 Free-For-All Hunter Field Testing
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 611, which is scheduled for consideration in the Senate today.
Wisconsin’s hunter education programs ensure that every Wisconsinite has access to the same information about hunter safety and ethics-related responsibilities. SB 611 would create an exemption to the in-person field testing requirement for this program, allowing an individual to complete this piece of the requirement if they participate in a mentored hunt. While mentorship is important for the education and safety training of those who want to hunt, it should not substitute for a proven program that ensures every hunter is proficient in safety and ethics practices critical to maintaining our sporting heritage.
Oppose SB 612: Mandating Fish Stocking Quotas
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urges you to oppose SB 612, which is scheduled for consideration in the Senate today.
To protect the health of the Great Lakes, we need to follow the lead of conservation experts who make decisions based on best practices in science-based management. This is especially true when it comes to introducing legislation that sets specific stocking quotas. SB 612 would invert the ideal process for policy development by creating an arbitrary, legislature-led brook trout stocking quota for Lake Michigan. This would undermine the DNR’s capacity to implement adaptable, science-led lake management approaches that protect the health of the ecosystem.
Oppose SB 621 & AB 624: Undermining the Will of Voters, Part 1
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urge you to oppose SB 621 & AB 624, which are before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review, and Consumer Protection, and the Assembly Committee on State Affairs on Thursday.
To protect the health and the health of our planet, we must build a democracy where elected officials are accountable to their constituents. Partisan redistricting works against this goal by creating non-competitive districts that allow politicians to ignore the will of their constituents. SB 621 & AB 624 double down on partisan redistricting by making few changes to the current, highly-gerrymandered senate and assembly districts. This undermining of accountability would make it harder for Wisconsinites to ensure that the state legislature delivers on protecting our drinking water, fighting climate change, and building a democracy that works for everyone.
Oppose SB 622 & AB 625: Undermining the Will of Voters, Part 2
Wisconsin Conservation Voters urge you to oppose SB 622 & AB 625, which are before the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review, and Consumer Protection, and the Assembly Committee on State Affairs on Thursday.
To protect the health and the health of our planet, we must build a democracy where elected officials are accountable to their constituents. Partisan redistricting works against this goal by creating non-competitive districts that allow politicians to ignore the will of their constituents. SB 622 & AB 625 double down on partisan redistricting by making few changes to the current, highly-gerrymandered Wisconsin congressional districts. This undermining of accountability would make it harder for Wisconsinites to ensure that congress delivers on protecting our drinking water, fighting climate change, and building a democracy that works for everyone.
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