| Center for Biological Diversity, Others, Hiring Attorneys to Challenge Government Actions
Animal extremist groups have recently announced their decisions to hire additional attorneys to challenge predicted federal government regulations and actions regarding energy, the environment and endangered species. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and Earthjustice, two groups who appear opposite of the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation on many lawsuits, are hiring six and eight additional attorneys.
“While the specifics of their lawsuits are still unclear, one thing is certain: these animal extremists are committed to dismantling sportsmen’s rights in our country, and they have the funding to pursue as much,” said Dr. Todd Adkins, Senior Vice President at the Sportsmen’s Alliance. “Years and years of sue-and-settle schemes have lined the coffers of ideologues, and they have no shame in utilizing those funds to pursue silly, superfluous lawsuits without legal or scientific backing.”
The new presidential administration has brought a wave of new administrative actions – many of which have created anxiety and ideological roadblocks for animal extremists. But these organizations are no strangers to suing the federal government. CBD sued the previous Trump administration more than 280 times, while Earthjustice took the administration to court over 200 times. These numbers are staggering – especially when you consider the lunacy of many of their arguments – but not surprising.
CBD has over 70 in-house attorneys, and Earthjustice employs at least 200. Our most common animal extremist foes collectively employ over 350 in-house lawyers. When you consider SAF’s Office of Litigation Counsel, combined with our closest in-house litigation partners, hunters, anglers and trappers are outnumbered 70:1 with respect to legal representation.
This number highlights the importance of the work the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is doing. Very few conservation organizations are willing to go to court to defend sportsmen. Not only do we seek out opportunities to uphold our rights in court, but we do it with an in-house team.
“We’ve been litigating against CBD, Earthjustice and other animal extremists for years, and their tactics have changed very little,” said Michael Jean, Litigation Counsel at the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation. “But they’re willing to spend exorbitant amounts of money to pursue their ideologies. Fortunately, we’ve been very effective and efficient at defending against these attacks.”
We each must make a commitment to ourselves and future generations to stand up and fight, protect and defend against the rising tide of animal extremism. They work tirelessly to crater our rights, values and heritage, and we must work harder to ensure they are secure today, tomorrow and in the future.
Join us today in the fight to protect sportsmen’s rights or donate to the Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund. |
