HB 700
HB 700 is a bill that says it will address CWD spread, and the real-life consequences will have the opposite effect
🚨 KY Bad Bill Alert🚨 - HB 700
— Andrew Cooperrider (@KYCooperrider) March 6, 2025
KY Republicans are effectively trying to end the deer hunting business in KY and will end up spreading Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). According to the CDC, no CWD infections in people have ever been reported.
HB 700 sets up massive CWD…
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological disease affecting deer, elk, and other cervids, caused by prions that attack the brain and nervous system, as noted by the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife.
HB 700 in Kentucky aims to create large CWD surveillance zones, but critics argue it could inadvertently increase CWD spread by discouraging testing and reducing hunting, potentially harming Kentucky's billion-dollar hunting tourism industry.
The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife department supports the bill, targeting deer farms and aiming to protect elk herds, but opponents worry it unfairly impacts hunters without private land or nearby public land.