Wildlife organizations such as the Fish and Wildlife Service have been criticized lately by lawmakers because they may have given hunters the right to kill animals that are endangered such as the black rhinoceros. This organization has been criticized before for allowing circuses to harm different endangered breeds of tigers and elephants. These lawmakers are seeking an end to all of this mistreatment. 

Permits swapped for high dollars

Lawmakers are now making a case against the Fish and Wildlife Service saying that they have evidence that members of the circus and hunters have purchased these special permits in order to harm and kill these animals all for sport. The lawmakers found almost 1,500 cases where the FWS took large amounts of money in exchange for the permission to hurt these endangered animals. These cases were actually dug up by the people who work for PETA and given to the lawmakers in order to stop this from happening to all of these endangered animals.

Other Problems with FWS

There are been plenty of other cases where the FWS has been involved with the harming and killing of these endangered animals. There have been rumors last year that there was a secret killing agenda that the FWS had put in place. There were close to 3.2 million animals killed last year because of this secret plan. The animals in question that were killed vary from blackbirds, cowbirds, coyotes, gray wolves, mountain lions, otters, bobcats, bald eagles, and even one endangered species of Mexican wolf was killed. There are plenty of explanations why these animals are being killed and the FWS says one of those reasons is because they are harmful to humans and the livestock on many farms in America. 

These killings come under scrutiny because they are destroying the balance of the ecosystems in which these animals live. This is one of the ways that man is destroying the food chain as we know it. There are animals that hunt and attack pets and humans, but they have always lived in these ecosystems and it lawmakers feel that they should not be disturbed, harmed, or even killed. Lawmakers are now researching the ways that these animals have been killed and some of them are inhumane. These lawmakers are trying their best to make all of these unnecessary killings happen.

Congress and Farmers

The farmers involved in these cases feel that their animals cannot survive if they have threats lurking around every corner. They feel that their animals need to be safe in order for them to continue to supply the country with food that it needs. These cases will be discussed in Congress and the lawmakers are hoping to find the right ways to settle this. All of these animals have a right to live and with their deaths, we may see more and more changes to their ecosystems and to our own environments. These lawmakers will continue to plead for the lives of these animals until this epidemic is put to rest.