HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.009-86 RESOLUTION NO. ~
(Series of 1986)
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL OF THE USE OF THE LEGHOLD
TRAPS AND THE SALE OF ANY ARTICLE OBTAINED BY USE OF SUCH TRAP,
AND DIRECTING THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO THE
COLORADO LEGISLATURE AND OTHER STATE OFFICIALS
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the City
Council that the use of steel-jaw leghold traps causes unnecessary
pain and suffering to wild animals and that such traps are used
unnecessarily for the purpose of obtaining furs for human adorn-
ment; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to prevent the inhumane suffering of
animals caught by leghold traps, and in recognition of the fact
that more humane alternatives presently exist or can be developed,
more than sixty countries around the world and more than four
states in the United States (as appears in Exhibit "A" appended
hereto) have banned the use of the steel-jaw leghold trap or the
sale of articles of fur obtained thereby; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado has not banned the use of the
steel-jaw leghold trap; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado,
feels that the trapping of animals should be done in the most
humane or least cruel method possible; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 1809, a copy of which is annexed, has been pre-
sented to the United States House of Representatives, which law
would ban interstate and foreign commerce in steel-jaw leghold
traps and any articles of fur caught in such traps; and
WHEREAS, preventing cruelty to wildlife is substantially
related to the protection or promotion of the peace, good order,
safety, morality, or welfare of the people of the City of Aspen
and the State of Colorado, in order to enhance the population of
all animals for the use, benefit and enjoyment of Colorado resi-
dents, visitors and future generations; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, hereby declares
its opposition to the use of the steel-jaw leghold trap in Colo-
rado and to the sale of articles of fur obtained by the use of the
steel-jaw leghold trap, which directly and indirectly, through the
prospect of economic gain promotes the use of such traps.
Section 2
That the City Council of Aspen, Colorado, hereby requests the
legislators of the State of Colorado to promptly enact legislation
to ban the use in Colorado of the steel-jaw leghold trap and the
sale in Colorado of any article of fur caught in such trap,
regardless of the state or country of origin of such article of
fur.
Section 3
That the City Clerk of the City of Aspen, Colorado, shall
certify a copy of this resolution to the Colorado Legislature and
the Governor of the State of Colorado as a means of expressing the
City of Aspen's concern with the use of the steel-jaw leghold trap
and the sale of articles of fur caught in such traps. Dated: ~____~ , 1986.
I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do
certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of that
resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held on ~ ~ , 1986.
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