Brooks Fahy (l) & the Slaughs (r)
meet with Representative Peter
DeFazio on Capital Hill.

Bill to Ban Two Deadly Agents Stalls in Congress

Despite getting a healthy 35 co-sponsors for our bill to ban Compound 1080 and M-44s—two deadly agents that indiscriminately harm and kill wildlife, pets and people—no major action was taken during the 110th Congress. The bill was assigned to the House Agriculture Committee, where we have few friends. We garnered support for this important legislation while visiting Washington, DC, with Dennis and Dorothy Slaugh. Dennis is suffering severe, long-term health affects from M-44 poisoning. read more

Saving native predators

About Predator Defense

We’re working across the West to protect America’s native predators—cougars, wolves, coyotes, bears, bobcats, eagles, and other birds of prey. Our efforts include dismantling government-sponsored programs that kill and maim these animals and banning the manufacture and use of deadly devices and poisons.
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Your tax dollars at work

The USDA's War on Wildlife

The USDA Wildlife Services predator control program is the only federal program that kills native predators at the request of ranchers and state wildlife management agencies. They use indiscriminate methods that also engander humans and pets. This program is a primary focus of Predator Defense’s legislative work.
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Baby bobcat orphan successfully
raised and released

Wildlife Patient Stories

From 1990-1995, Predator Defense operated a wildlife hospital and care center for injured and orphaned predator mammals. Many were successfully released back into the wild. meet our patients