Wolves are being dragged into Congress as culture war props — and the strategy is getting more extreme. Bills like H.R. 845, which aims to delist gray wolves and prevent remedy in the courts, aren’t about science, livestock safety, or wildlife recovery. They’re about using wolves as a political symbol: a stand-in for “federal overreach,” environmental regulation, and rural resentment. The misleading title — the “Pet and Livestock Protection Act” — is part of the playbook. So is ignoring decades

Rep. Doug LaMalfa is promoting H.R. 845: the “Pet and Livestock Protection Act”, a bill that would strip gray wolves of Endangered Species Act protections nationwide. In defending this vote, Rep. LaMalfa claims wolves are encroaching on communities, destroying wildlife, threatening children, and harming livelihoods. These claims are not supported by science. Wolves are not stalking schools. Wolves are not killing people. There has not been a confirmed fatal wolf attack in the lower 48 states in