Pet and Livestock Protection Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Dec 18, 2025

The Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 directs the Department of the Interior to reissue a final rule that removes gray wolf protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the lower 48 United States, excluding the Mexican wolf subspecies. This rule was originally published on November 3, 2020, but was vacated by a federal court in February 2022, which restored gray wolf endangered species status. The bill prohibits any reissued rule from being subject to judicial review.

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Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Specifically, the bill requires Interior to reissue the final rule titled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and published on November 3, 2020. The rule removed the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States, except for the Mexican wolf ( C. l. baileyi ) subspecies, from the endangered and threatened species list. However, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the rule on February 10, 2022. As a result, the gray wolf reattained the protection status it had prior to the rule's promulgation. The bill also prohibits the reissuance of the rule from being subject to judicial review.