Please contact Speaker Sheldon Silver (below) in support of Bill A2612.

Even if you're not from NY if you call to express your distress that canned hunts still go on here it will get his attention. Last year the Catskill Farm disaster affected every state in the US.

No birds are safe just because a canned hunt conjures up the image of other animals, they are at risk too. Read about the extensive illegal pigeon netting going on right in NYC. It is believed the birds are being supplied to canned hunts.

NYS IS PUTTING THE LID ON CANNED SHOOTS

The bill to ban canned shoots on exotic mammals regardless of acreage moved successfully out of the Environmental Conservation and Codes Committees and needs to be voted upon on the Assembly Floor. Would you please help the bill become a law?

PLEASE CALL
SPEAKER SHELDON SILVER
(212) 312-1400 and/or (518)455-3791
Speaker@...
A one minute call can do so much!

1. Ask Speaker Silver to please place Bill A2612( Glick) up for a vote on the Assembly Floor and Pass the bill.

(The bill bans canned shoots on exotic mammals regardless of acreage).

3. Please leave your name and address and ask for a response.

Background Information:
Canned shoots consist of the practice of killing captive, tame animals on enclosed property. Large fees are paid for a guaranteed kill. Many of these animals are originally purchased from zoos or game farms or bred at the facility. They are familiar with people and may even amble over to lick the hand of the shooter. Because the animals are used as trophies, a shot to the head, producing a quicker kill is avoided and the terrified animal is instead riddled with bullets or arrows in other parts of the body resulting in a long torturous death.

Currently, NYS canned shoots are banned for non-native animals and only if the facility is on 10 acres or less. However canned shoot property regularly covers several hundred acres at a minimum. Whether on 10 acres or thousands of acres, the shooters A guide knows where the animals are located and escorts the customer to them. In many situations the animals trot to the vehicle expecting to be fed as usual. They have been banned in many other states Even hunters find canned shoots disgusting. . In fact, the Boone and Crockett Club in Montana and the Pope and Young Club in Minnesota, which maintain trophy records for big game hunting, will not consider animals shot at canned shoots for inclusion on their record lists.

The late Jerry Orbach, who played the detective on the television series “ Law and Order” described the activity as like shooting animals in a zoo. Mary Tyler Moore noted that it is as sporting as shooting puppies and kittens in a pet store.

Thank you Cindy for posting this issue.
I have received calls from many disturbed folks in the New York area, there are many reports of strange Vans and people netting Pigeons, folks have called upon the police but have received a cold shoulder.
The issue is, none native species are not protected under federal law.
I will send my opinions and I encourage other to do so also.

Yeah but now there are starting to be some photos of the perps and their license plates spread around. One guy has actually been traced to his home and his name publicized. I hope it's going to improve.

Also the firefighters are getting ticked off because idiots are putting netting out on the fire escapes and leaving it there for them to trip on.

It's a shame you're not from around here you'd enjoy this seminar:


The Ultimate Urban Denizens:
Pigeons and Rats
Animal Welfare and Public Health Issues

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
6:30 - 8:30 pm
City Bar Association Building
42 West 44th Street, Manhattan


Pigeons and rats are some of the most common animals in New York City, and
probably the most misunderstood. This panel will discuss the laws, regulations, and governmental policies affecting pigeons and rats, and the myths and facts behind the policies.

Moderators:


DEBORA BRESCH
ASPCA Legislative Services Department

PIPER HOFFMAN
Outten & Golden LLP

Speakers:


STEPHANIE BOYLES, M.S.
Wildlife Biologist
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

ANDREW BLECHMAN, Author
Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World’s Most Revered and Reviled Bird

EDWARD BUTTS, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Commissioner, Veterinary and Pest Control Services
Division of Environmental Health
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

WILLIAM DUNN
Senior Director and Counsel for Humane Law Enforcement, ASPCA

JOHN HADIDIAN, Ph.D.
Director, Urban Wildlife Programs
The Humane Society of the United States

Sponsored by:
Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals
Jane Hoffman, Chair

Visit The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
to register.

The program is free and open to non-bar members.

Thank you Cindy, I registered and will do my best to follow this issue.


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