LaMalfa Applauds House Passage of Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) applauded House passage of H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, legislation that delists the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act.

“Gray wolves are an apex predator being inflicted upon the people and the wildlife of Northeast California and the West,” said Rep. LaMalfa. “There are wolves that are encroaching on elementary schools in Siskiyou County. This is not a little red riding hood story. This is not a made-up deal. This is very real, and they’re coming closer and closer to town. Even as wolf populations continue to expand, outdated federal protections under the Endangered Species Act have stripped away the tools needed to manage them. The ESA was meant to help species recover, not keep them permanently listed long after recovery goals are met. The gray wolf is a clear example of how the law has drifted from its original purpose, and it’s time to delist them. Rural Californians are tired of being victimized by these federal and state regulations.”

Congressman LaMalfa has raised repeated concerns about increasing wolf attacks on livestock and wolves encroaching into areas where people live and work. The Pet and Livestock Protection Act directs the Department of Interior to reinstate the 2020 ruling to delist the gray wolf and prohibits the rule from being subject to judicial review.

To view Congressman LaMalfa’s remarks on delisting the gray wolf, click here.

Congressman Doug LaMalfa is Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus and a lifelong farmer representing California’s First Congressional District, including Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba Counties.

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