Pennsylvania: Support Bill to Stop Cruel Pigeon Shoots
(June 2009)

Pennsylvania gets a bad rap from continuing to allow live pigeon shoots, where tame pigeons are electronically vaulted from boxes in front of a line up of gun-wielding shooters, as entertainment. Pigeon shoots invariably result in the maiming and prolonged suffering of hundreds of birds at each event. Injured birds who fall from the sky are retrieved by children, who finish off the birds by wringing their necks or ripping off their heads.

In the past, some of the refugees from these cruel pigeon shoots have found safety at our New York Shelter. Today, many of their offspring roost happily in the rafters of our barns, secure in knowing that they will never be killed for target practice by cruel shooters.

To stop the practice of using live animals as targets at staged shooting events, Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D, 95) and Sen. Patrick Browne (R, 16) introduced H.B. 1411 and S.B. 843 respectively, to ban "the use of live animals or fowl for targets at a trap shoot or block shoot."  

What you can do:
Please contact your Pennsylvania state representative and senator and ask them to vote yes on H.B. 1411 and S.B. 843, respectively, to end the use of animals launched from traps or tethered for target practice. Time is short, as the clock is ticking on the legislative session, so please take action immediately.  

Send a quick and easy e-mail, but do take a moment to personalize the text of the letter so that it makes a stronger impact on your legislators.