The Wyoming man who deliberately ran down a wolf with his snowmobile in 2024 didn’t face any consequences , unless you count a $250 fine for “possessing a live animal.” But as the terrible story and graphic photos of the wolf’s suffering spread across the nation, public reaction could be summed up as “horrified.”

Still, the Wyoming state Legislature failed to make illegal what Cody Roberts did. After running over the young female wolf with his snowmobile, Roberts paraded the dazed animal — its mouth taped shut — through a bar in Daniel, Wyoming. Then he shot the wolf dead.

In reaction, Wyoming’s governor and legislature passed a bill with no substance, HB275 , blandly labeled “The treatment of animals.” In passing it, Wyoming lawmakers sanctioned killing wildlife with vehicles.

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