Florida lawmaker says bill to loosen rules on killing bears is aimed at ‘the ones that are on crack’

No evidence backs up Jason Shoaf's claims bears on crack are breaking into homes and opponents say bill will allow people to kill bears without threat

A Florida lawmaker seeking looser regulations on the killing of wildlife has claimed that black bears high on crack are breaking into people's homes and tearing them apart".

The allegation from Republican state congressman Jason Shoaf, whose biography reveals a passion for hunting, is bizarre even by the already unorthodox standards of Florida, which in recent times has boasted cocaine sharks and marauding herpes-ridden monkeys.