Bob Ehrlich stands against animal welfare at nearly every turn.
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| Continuing the 51-year tradition of protecting black bears from trophy hunting?1 |
 NO |
| Continuing the 280-year tradition of no hunting on Sundays.2 |
NO |
| Continuing the centuries-old ban on crossbow hunting.3 |
NO |
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| As Member of Congress: |
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| Cutting a $2 million annual subsidy for the luxury mink coat industry?4 |
NO |
| Stopping tax dollars from promoting trophy hunting of elephants in Africa?5 |
NO |
| Ending taxpayer subsidies to kill predators with traps and poisons?6 |
NO |
| Saving dolphins from drowning in tuna nets?7 |
NO |
| Protecting animals on national wildlife refuges?8 |
NO |
| Enforcing the Animal Welfare Act and Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?9 |
NO |
| Requiring basic standards of humane care for dogs at "puppy mills"?10 |
NO |
| Protecting the food supply by banning the sale of sick and injured cattle?11 |
NO |
| Stopping the trophy hunting of captive animals trapped behind fences?12 |
NO |
| Halting the poaching of bears for the trade in their gallbladders and bile?13 |
NO |
| Giving sanctuary to chimpanzees retired from medical research?14 |
NO |
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Don’t you think it’s time that you told Bob Ehrlich "NO" when
he asks to represent you as Governor?
Vote for Martin O’Malley instead.
1 Authorized the Department of Natural Resources to hold a black bear hunting season in 2004, for the first time since 1953.
2 Signed H.B. 679 (April 22, 2003), which allowed Sunday hunting for the first time in Maryland since 1723.
3 Authorized the Department of Natural Resources to allow the use of crossbows in 2003-2004 hunting season.
4 Voted against the Shays-Deutsch amendment to H.R. 1976 (July 21, 1995).
5 Voted against the Fox-Miller amendment to H.R. 2159 (September 4, 1997).
6 Voted against the DeFazio-Bass amendment to H.R. 1906 (June 8, 1999) and the DeFazio-Bass-Morella amendment to H.R. 4461 (July 11, 2000).
7 Voted for H.R. 408 (May 21, 1997), and voted against the Miller amendment to H.R. 2670 (August 5, 1999).
8 Voted for H.R. 1675 (April 24, 1996).
9 Refused to sign funding letter to Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee (107th Congress).
10 Refused to sign letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture calling for more stringent regulations at puppy mills
(104th Congress). Refused to cosponsor H.R. 3058 (107th Congress).
11 Refused to cosponsor H.R. 2143 (104th Congress), H.R. 453 (105th Congress), H.R. 443 (106th Congress), and H.R. 1421 (107th Congress).
12 Refused to cosponsor H.R. 1202 (104th Congress), H.R. 1202 (105th Congress), H.R. 1202 (106th Congress), and H.R. 3464 (107th Congress).
13 Refused to cosponsor H.R. 353 (104th Congress), H.R. 2240 (104th Congress), H.R. 619 (105th Congress), H.R. 2166 (106th Congress), and H.R. 397 (107th Congress).
14 Refused to cosponsor H.R. 3514 (106th Congress).
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After 51 years, and eight gubernatorial administrations, of protecting Maryland's small population of black bears, Governor Bob Ehrlich decided to open a trophy hunting season on these creatures. It was political payback for his buddies at the NRA.
The Washington Post covered the first bear hunt in more than half a century and described the first bear killed: a 10-month-old, 84-pound, female cub. An excerpt from the Oct. 26, 2004 article tells the story in a hunter's own words.
"He said he had been prompted to apply for a bear permit by his wife, who wanted a bearskin rug." Is this Bob Ehrlich's legacy for Maryland? Isn't it time to take Maryland back from Bob Ehrlich and the NRA?
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