HSUS Lawyers Wasting Conservation Dollars on Fishing Expedition Yesterday, the Portland Press Herald article reported that the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife had spent $6,000 on efforts opposing the bear referendum. HSUS objects to the department using resources to defend bear hunting, but have no problem forcing them to use 500 hours of staff time assisting them on a fishing expedition. Five hundred-times $20 an hour-equals $10,000. Who is wasting precious resources? The courts have already said the department is obligated by law to educate the public on the referendum. Enough is enough! HSUS, take your lawyers and go back to Washington D.C.. For Immediate Release: Contact: October 24, 2014 James Cote, Campaign Manager (207) 860-6600 jmcotecompany@gmail Anti-Hunting Group’s Actions Carry a High Cost for MEDIFW & Maines Economy Augusta, Maine- In a shocking move, Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting has decided to appeal a recent decision to deny a temporary restraining order that sought to muzzle the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife from informing the public about the risks behind Question 1. “Justice Wheeler’s decision could not have been more definitive, noting that statutory language explicitly directs the Department to advocate its positions regarding bear management,” said James Cote, Campaign Manager for the Save Maine’s Bear Hunt/NO on 1 Campaign. “This is nothing more than frivolous court filing to generate headlines. They didn’t get their way last Friday in court, so they’ve decided to drag our incredibly experienced professionals at MEDIFW through the mud. I think Maine people will see right through that type of Beltway political strategy.” The irony is that while the Washington DC -financed Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting objects to the use of any taxpayer dollars connected with Question 1, the endless lawsuits and motions and requests for information have cost the department tens of thousands of dollars and countless labor hours. “The information that the proponents have requested consists of tens of thousands of files that is taking the Department well over 500 hours to sort through,” explained Cote. “And all of this is nothing more than a fishing expedition in a fading hope they will find useful information to attack Maine’s bear experts.” If the public is concerned about the money being spent on this campaign, all eyes should be on Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting. More than 98 percent of their money is coming from the Humane Society of the United States in Washington DC, the organization that is trying to buy this election based on emotion, not facts, to further their national anti-hunting agenda. “The money being spent by HSUS to buy this election is unprecedented and insulting. They are spending millions to eliminate the most effective methods of controlling our bear population and threatening hundreds of jobs and small businesses— almost $53 million in economic impact,” said Cote. “We don’t think Maine voters will let a Washington DC special interest group buy this election. Vote No on Question 1.” -end-
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:00:35 +0000
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