The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal welfare group, is urging Illinois lawmakers to act quickly to ban the practice of killing live animals over the Internet, an appalling form of trophy hunting opposed by sportsmen and animal welfare advocates alike.
House Bill 201, introduced by state Representative Dan Reitz (D-116), would make it a misdemeanor to operate, provide, sell, use, or offer to operate, provide, sell or use any computer software or service that allows a person not physically present at the hunt site to remotely control a weapon that could be used to take wildlife by remote operation.
"The Humane Society of the United States is very grateful to Representative Reitz for introducing this important bill to stop an egregious trophy hunting practice that amounts to nothing more than pay-per-view slaughter," said Michael Markarian, HSUS executive vice president. "Responsible hunters know there's no sport in shooting an animal remotely while lying in bed and wearing camouflage pajamas. We urge Illinois lawmakers to quickly pass this bill into law and snuff out this snuff film scenario."
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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