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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Montana Newsletter for Sunday July 30, 2023 ( 2 items )  

PETA: Local Wild-Animal Exhibitor's License on the Line After Slew of Violations
BOZEMAN, Montana, July 28 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Following a complaint from PETA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun the process of terminating notorious wild-animal exhibitor Animals of Montana's (AOM) federal license. For over two decades, AOM's owner, Troy Hyde, has trucked animals all over the country for use as living props in movies and advertisements and racked up a laundry list of animal welfare and employee saf  more

Trout Unlimited: National Monuments, A Net Gain for Hunters and Anglers
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 28 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: In a new report, National Monuments: A Hunting and Fishing Perspective, 25 groups and businesses -championed by Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership - evaluated hunting and fishing opportunity, as well as the economic impact, of four national monuments. They include Colorado's Browns Canyon, New Mexico's Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks a  more