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Matilda Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 9198 Join date : 2009-01-11 Location : Pacific Northwest of the United States of America
| Subject: HUGE NEWS! Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:57 pm | |
| Bob Barker donates $1 million to save PA pigeons http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pets/Bob_Barker_donates_1_million_to_save_PA_pigeons.htmlA TV icon is taking a stand for the pigeons of Pennsylvania. Bob Barker, the former game show host and one of the nation's most generous animal philanthropists, has donated $1 million to stop pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania and says he will be joining protestors outside a Bensalem gun club where shoots are being held regularly. Barker said the donation will go to SHARK, an Illinois-based animal activist organization dedicated to putting a stop to these shoots. The organization plans weekly demonstrations at the Philadelphia Gun Club in Bucks County which two years ago began holding pigeon shoots despite a cease and desist order issued by Bensalem Township. In 2002 the township said the shoots violated local firearms laws and constituted animal cruelty. The club recently filed suit against activists and neighbors for harassment. Barker also said he will support legislation being considered in both the state House and Senate that would ban the use of live pigeons for targets and make organizing or operating the shoots a crime. Animal rights activists in Pennsylvania have been fighting to win passage of anti-pigeon shoot legislation for two decades. Pennsylvania is the only state where live pigeon shoots are openly practiced, according to the Humane Society of the United States. The contests - held at gun clubs, most of them in Berks County - involve launching pigeons from spring-loaded boxes where shooters fire on them at close range. Many wounded birds are scooped up - often by children - their necks broken and the carcases disposed of. But other injured birds end up outside of the clubs only to suffer a slow death from their wounds. “The very characteristics of a live pigeon shoot are such that the event cannot be held without causing extensive animal suffering,” said Barker. “Live bird shoots are held under the guise of ‘sport’ target practice But they offer neither sport nor hunting.” The Humane Society of the United States estimates that about 22,000 live birds are used as targets every year in Pennsylvania. Posted by Amy Worden @ 9:38 AM Permalink | 40 comments | |
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AZWhitefeather Owner/Administrator
Posts : 10863 Join date : 2009-01-11 Location : Arizona Southwestern United States
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:00 pm | |
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Jackie\'s Mom Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 797 Join date : 2009-03-31 Age : 76 Location : LasVegas, Nevada
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:53 pm | |
| Best news I've heard ever for pigeons. I think we should make Bob Barker an official Louise | |
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AZWhitefeather Owner/Administrator
Posts : 10863 Join date : 2009-01-11 Location : Arizona Southwestern United States
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:56 pm | |
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Teresa Administrative Member
Posts : 5381 Join date : 2009-07-23 Location : Portugal
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:25 pm | |
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Jenaka Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 575 Join date : 2009-02-10 Location : Long Island, New York
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:49 am | |
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EgypSwiftLady Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 1526 Join date : 2009-10-23 Location : Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:44 am | |
| It would be wonderful if the law could pass the house & senate making these pigeon shoots a punishable crime! Throw a few of these gun club owners in jail with hefty penalties to get others attention. It's get that Bob B. donated funds to this but its also sad that it takes a celeb to bring attention to a horrible cruelty. | |
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AZWhitefeather Owner/Administrator
Posts : 10863 Join date : 2009-01-11 Location : Arizona Southwestern United States
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:05 am | |
| - EgypSwiftLady wrote:
- It would be wonderful if the law could pass the house & senate making these pigeon shoots a punishable crime!
Throw a few of these gun club owners in jail with hefty penalties to get others attention.
It's get that Bob B. donated funds to this but its also sad that it takes a celeb to bring attention to a horrible cruelty.
You're exactly right, Robin. This horrific act should never have gotten to the point that it has. | |
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priya Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 662 Join date : 2009-10-25 Location : Bangalore, India
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:36 am | |
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priya Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 662 Join date : 2009-10-25 Location : Bangalore, India
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pigeonwriter Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 1374 Join date : 2009-07-25 Location : Munich/Germany
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:48 am | |
| Hahaha Charis, I just wanted to pass this on too!!!! You were quicker because I was not on the computer yesterday!!! Brilliant news - isn'T it? I call this true dedication and not only empty promises! | |
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Ivor
Posts : 17 Join date : 2009-03-20 Age : 47 Location : California, United States
| Subject: Huge News Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:13 pm | |
| I'm very happy that people like Bob Barker are able to make a change on this, what a big heart!!!! we all love Bob Barker is our hero!! Ivette | |
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joyful_pigeon Special Pigeon Angel
Posts : 141 Join date : 2009-10-05 Location : BC, Canada
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:43 pm | |
| That's awesome news! Yep, Bob Barker is my new hero, too!! :) | |
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Joyfulsongtree Guardian Angel
Posts : 260 Join date : 2009-12-13 Age : 71 Location : NW Essex, NJ or Honolulu, HI
| Subject: Re: HUGE NEWS! Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:09 am | |
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