Jennifer Fearing, a lobbyist for the Humane Society of the United States was handed a check by the chairman of the California Fish and Wildlife Commission, as he sat on the dais.
George Kammerer, an attorney for the trappers, told The Times that at the end of the December commission meeting, [Jack[ Baylis wrote a check for the Fund For Animals while at the dais and handed it to Fearing in front of him.
“I was absolutely floored to watch Baylis write that check out sitting on the dais where five minutes earlier he was conducting the commission meeting,” Kammerer said. “I’ve never seen a more blatant conflict of interest.”
Bayliss did not return calls for comment.
This was not the first time that Fearing has put herself in a questionable ethical position. She also faced public scrutiny when it was discovered that while lobbying state officials, she was also walking the Governor’s dog and taking him to various events.
