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Feb 04 2021 Several states introduce bills banning fur, voicing concerns over cruelty, pandemic risk
The momentum to end the use of fur continues to build. As state legislative sessions get underway across the United States, bills to ban fur sales have been introduced in five states so far, including Rhode Island, Oregon, Connecticut, Hawaii and New York. A bill introduced in Washington would ban the production of fur. -
Dec 06 2016 Rare Pacific Fishers Set Free in Washington State
Have you ever heard of the Pacific fisher? If not, that may be because, by the mid-1900s, these weasel-like creatures had been eliminated from the state of Washington, according to the National Parks Service (NPS). -
May 13 2016 ALERT! – Bald Eagle with Leghold Still Attached!
A bald eagle in the San Juan Islands in Washington state falls victim to a leghold trap. As of this news post, the eagle is still at large with trap attached. -
Jan 03 2015 Washington Groups offer $2,500 for Information on Illegal Trap
Animal welfare organizations are offering a $2,500 reward for information after an illegal, leg-hold trap led to the death of a female coyote in the north Seattle suburb of Lake Forest Park.