The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal welfare group, applauded the Nebraska Unicameral Natural Resources Committee for unanimously passing a bill to ban the practice of killing live animals over the Internet.
Legislative Bill 504, introduced by state Senator Mick Mines (District 18) prohibits so-called "Internet hunting," which has drawn the ire of both animal welfare advocates and sportsmen's groups. Under the bill, Nebraska would become the 26th state to prevent the use of remotely operated devices to hunt animals.
"The Humane Society of the United States applauds Senator Mines and the Natural Resources Committee for taking such fast action to end this pay-per-view slaughter," said Michael Markarian, executive vice president of The HSUS. "Traditional hunters know there's no sport in shooting an animal remotely while lying in bed and wearing camouflage pajamas. We urge the Nebraska Unicameral to quickly pass this bill and snuff out this snuff film scenario."
The HSUS has been working with the Capital Humane Society to ban Internet hunting in Nebraska.
The controversial practice originated in Texas with the launch of a web site, www.Live-Shot.com, that allowed so-called hunters to pay a fee and shoot captive animals on an exotic game ranch from many miles away with the click of a mouse or the few strokes of a keyboard. The HSUS has been active in advocating for legislation to combat Internet hunting
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