End Killing Contests
Take Action to Ban Killing Contests In New Jersey
There are 2 things you can do today to advocate to put a stop to killing contests in our state.
Killing senseless amounts of animals for enjoyment is both ethically wrong and ecologically irresponsible. These events normalize an astounding degree of violence. Banning killing contests with bill A1142/S2754 would put an end to the senseless killing and torment of New Jersey wildlife. This legislation would prohibit competitive events, often referred to as derbies or tournaments, wherein hunters compete to kill the most or largest wild animals to win prizes.
Donate
Your donation will be used to support the advocacy effort to ban killing contests in NJ.
Donate to save countless wildlife from unnecessarily being killed.
Note: If your representative is already sponsoring the bill, make sure to thank them for their sponsorship rather than asking them to sponsor it.
Bill Sponsors: Senators Cruz-Perez, Gopal, Johnson, and Zwicker. Assemblypeople Benson, Murphy, Clifton, Jasey, Mukherji, Swain, Timberlake, Stanley, Park, and Haider.
Sample Email to your Legislator
Sample Email to Your Legislators
Subject line: A note from your constituent - please co-sponsor A1142/S2754
Dear ________,
As a resident of NJ, I am writing to ask for you to support and co-sponsor bill S2409/A502, concerning consent the ban on wildlife killing contests.
Killing senseless amounts of animals for enjoyment is both ethically wrong and ecologically irresponsible. These events normalize an astounding degree of violence.
I ask you to please take a stand against needless killing by cosponsoring A1142/S2754.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
CITY, NJ
STEP 2: Call Your Legislators Today
After emailing your Senator and two Assembly Members, be sure to follow up with their offices with a polite phone call. Calling takes less than two minutes, and it’s really easy! We’ve prepared a sample script for you to use but please feel free to modify it to make it more personal.
Sample Call Script
Hi, my name is _____, and I’m a New Jersey resident from __(city)__. I’m following up on an email I sent earlier about requesting __(name)__ to please support and co-sponsor A1142/S2754.
This bill would ban wildlife killing contests in our state.
Thank you.
