Wildlife for All Executive Director Michelle Lute and founder Kevin Bixby are quoted in a new article from Rolling Stone, “Inside the Growing and Controversial World of Wildlife-Killing Contests.” Following the money, the piece details how millions of dollars have been doled out in competitions where hundreds of animal lose their lives, stirring up a culture war among hunters over questions of what it means to be an ethical hunter.
“This is part of a deeply problematic picture emerging about the gun lobby getting involved in promoting hunting to youth,” says Michelle Lute, the co-executive director of Wildlife for All. “And all of this is happening under the guise of conservation when it’s not.”