1. United States
2. N.M.
3. Letter

I am a volunteer Search and Rescue first responder. Our team, and many others, deploy nationwide — including to the July 4th Texas floods, Ruidoso NM wildfires, and Asheville NC flooding — with trained search dogs and horses to find the lost and missing. The April 2026 reversal of the M-44 cyanide bomb ban on public lands puts us, and our canine partners at direct lethal risk. These devices are indiscriminate — they cannot tell the difference between a coyote and a search dog. There is no field antidote. One triggered device ends a life. We volunteer our time to serve our communities. We should not have to navigate hidden cyanide bombs while doing so. Members of our team are reconsidering this work if M-44s remain in use. I urge you to support Canyon's Law (S. 2179) and permanently ban M-44 devices on public lands. Protect first responders. Protect our animals. Protect the public. — [Your Name], Volunteer SAR First Responder