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Photo of dog likely poisoned by Compound 1080

Several of the nine rescued fox
kits living at the Chintimini
Wildlife Center

Fox Kits Orphaned by USDA Wildlife Services

July 2008 - One adult male and three female foxes have been strangled with neck snares, a brutally inhumane process of slow suffocation. The killings near Corvalis, OR, left behind a number of orphaned kits. They also deprived the ecosystem of a natural check on prey species that are often more detrimental to agriculture than the foxes. read more




Photo of dog likely poisoned by Compound 1080

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

Bill Would Ban Deadly Compound 1080 & M-44s

June 2008 - A bill to ban two deadly agents that indiscriminately harm and kill wildlife, pets and people—Compound 1080 & M-44s—is on the doorstep of Congress. Predator Defense 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.
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What We Do

Photo of Executive Director Brooks Fahy posting flyer

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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Photo of cougar heads piled up by a tree

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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Photo of deadly M-44 cyanide device by Brooks Fahy

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