NY City Hall Press Conference for Pigeons, Part #3, 11/30/07 to Oppose Councilman (D) Brooklyn, Simcha Felder's proposal to ban the feeding of pigeons and fine New Yorkers $1,000.00 for doing so.
TV,Radio,Print Coverage:CNN, Channel 11,Fox News5, Channel 12 Brooklyn, WRNN(Regional News Network, New York Times, NY Daily News, Reuters, Columbia Daily Spectator, 1010 WINS, CBS Radio, WNYC Radio
YOU CAN PROTECT, and help wildlife and pigeons:
Please call the DEC to report illegal activity and poaching of any wildlife including pigeons. Please have as much information as possible to give to the law enforcement officer -- times, dates (especially if the netting/poaching occurs at regular intervals), location, description of vehicle with license plate number, if possible.
Department of Environmental Conservation:
800-847-7332. This number should also be used to report petstore abuse.
Press Conference Speakers:
Laurie Spiegel: Artist, Wildlife Rehabilitator,
"Ferals" Music Installation at 3LD Arts & Technology Center,
http://www.EarToTheEarth.org/reports/0610_festival/ferals.html
Cathryn Swan: "We are a grassroots organization dedicated to the protection
of wild and feral animals in New York City; educating the public about city wildlife; and advocating for responsible and ethical wildlife policy".
http://www.CityWildlifeAlliance.org
Johanna Clearfield, Wildlife Rehabilitator,
"Seeks life, liberty and happiness for ALL of the citizens who reside in urban areas. INCLUDING those who cannot speak for themselves".
Urban Wildlife Coalition-NYC http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/urban_wildlife_coalition_NYC/
Nasha Fantasy, Animal Advocate,"Pigeon Symbols, Pigeons saved human lives in WWI & WWII".
Al Streit:Pigeon People, http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/pijnpeople
"Pigeon People rescues & protects pigeons. For prevention, we offer people understanding so they will appreciate & respect instead of fear or hate".
New York City Pigeon Rescue Central, http://www.nycprc.org
More information:
Assistance for Wildlife & Pigeons,The Wild Bird Fund,Inc.http://www.WildBirdFund.com is a non-profit (501C3) organization that provides assistance for wild birds.Being in New York City, most of our patients are pigeons who are ill, been injured by vehicles or other animals, or lost their homes due to the city's ongoing construction. Migratory birds are treated by
the Wild Bird Fund under the direction of The Raptor Trust of Millington, NJ.
The Wild Bird Fund, Inc.
c/o Animal General
559 Columbus Avenue(Columbus & W.87th St.)
New York, NY 10024
Tel: 646-306-2862
People for Pigeons: "People for the Ethical Treatment of Pigeons is concerned
with the protection and preservation of pigeons. We strive to eliminate
pigeon persecution and prejudice and promote their positive portrayal in society. Please see Pigeon Politics (www.pigeonpolitcs.com) for posts concerned with legislation, restricted feeding areas and pigeon control".
http://www.PeopleForPigeons.com
New York Times
January 14, 2008, 2:00 pm
Don't Feed the Pigeons Here. But Over There, O.K.
By Jennifer 8. Lee
In November, Anna Dove fed the pigeons in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Ms. Dove and other activists oppose a move to ban such activity. (Photo: Oscar Hidalgo for The New York Times)
"Safe pigeon-feeding zones" may be designated around the city as part of the negotiations between animal rights groups and the Brooklyn city councilman who has proposed fining pigeon feeders as much as $1,000 as strategy to control New York's pigeon population.
Fines, which had been used successfully in Basel, Switzerland, to limit pigeon proliferation, were the most concrete proposal in a pigeon report issued by Councilman Simcha Felder's office in November. Other ideas in the report included pigeon birth control and a pigeon czar.
But the report and the proposed fines brought out a number of pigeon proponents who defended the urban birds' rights to co-exist with humans in New York's sprawl. Since November, Mr. Felder's office has been meeting with a number of groups over the fine-for-feeding legislation. In December, at one of those meetings, the Humane Society brought up the idea of safe pigeon-feeding zones with Mr. Felder's office.
"If our idea was, there are too many pigeons around where people are walking, waiting for the subway, sitting in parks, etc.," said Eric Kuo, a spokesman for Mr. Felder. "Someone brought up, if there are areas where people are not around, what's the harm of allowing feeding there?"
The pigeon-friendly zones could include less-densely trafficked areas in Central Park and Prospect Park, Mr. Kuo said. The City Council's lawyers who draft legislation have been asked to see if such a plan is feasible.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/14/dont-feed-the-pigeons-here-but-over-there-ok/
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