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AZ bill would stop Mexican wolf funding 

WLJ
Jun. 19, 2026 1 minute read 1 comments
AZ bill would stop Mexican wolf funding 

Mexican gray wolf carried during a wolf capture operation.

Arizona Game and Fish Department

Earlier this year, Arizona state Sen. David Farnsworth (R-Mesa) introduced a bill that would disallow the transport of Mexican gray wolf puppies into the state, and the use public funds or resources to fund their transport.

The bill is now on its way to the governor’s desk. “If you want to know why your hamburger is so expensive in the market, it is because of the Mexican gray wolf,” Sen. Sylvia Allen, a Republican from Snowflake, said while defending Senate Bill 1280, according to the Arizona Mirror

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  1. Jan O'Rorke
    June 28, 2026
    I hope this bill passes!! Cattle are easier for Wolves to catch and kill or just injure. Depends if they are hungry or just playing. They stress the cows out and drive them off good feeding grounds....Its heart breaking to see the damage they do. Evidently your senators have caught read about the troubles in Calif. and Ore.and Wash. with these wolves. They multiply pretty fast..shouldn't be any need to transport them into Arizona...they will be there in numbers o their own.

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