KEENESBURG, Colo. — Come November, Colorado voters will decide whether to ban the trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats and other wild cats across the state after an initiative gathered enough signatures to make it onto the ballot.
According to the Secretary of State’s office, proponents and designated representatives submitted 187,147 petition signatures . After reviewing a five-percent random sample of the submitted signatures, the Elections Division projected the number of valid signatures to be more than the 124,238 required to make it to the ballot.
The group Cats Aren’t Trophies (CAT) helped start the campaign to raise awareness about the issue against “trophy hunting.” Exceptions to Proposition 91 include killing an animal to protect people and livestock, the accidental wounding of a cat, actions by authorized wildlife officers and scientific research activities.
Samantha Miller, the campaign manager for CAT, said the initiative will protect the lives of these animals.