$2,500 Reward Offered for Capture of Pigeon Netter in New York City

[luciedove]

Hello,

For the past several weeks our club has been looking into the matter of pigeon nettings in the area. Pigeons are baited by netters luring hungry pigeons with food and then throwing nets over them, dumping them into a van and then allegedly selling them for out of state pigeon shoots and to restaurants as part of the menu. The Humane Society of the US in Washington, DC has been working on the Hegins pigeon shoot and the issue of pigeon shoots in PA for years.

Although people have expressed sympathy, outrage and concern for the pigeons, to date we have not received any tangible information to turn over to the District Attorney's office who have expressed an interest in the situation. If you know of anything that can help in apprehending the netters, please pass it on.

Several people have tried filing complaints with the NYC Police Deptartment after witnessing the nettings, but they refused to cooperate and were brushed aside. I called the Civilian Complaint Revue Board to file a complaint against the police, but they would not accept my complaint. Once we can establish what the law is concerning removing pigeons from their habitat and selling them, I think we will be standing on firmer ground.

Laws concerning pigeons are ambiguous and difficult to find, since pigeons are not considered native wildlife and laws that protect wildlife do not apply to them. The government agencies we should be concerned with are New York City, Dept. of Agriculture and Market, the Dept. of Environment Conservation and the Dept. of Health.

So far I have found the following information which may apply:

please read the rest which can be found here:

Pigeon Hunting in NYC - Community Discussion Board

any information: luciedove@yahoo.com

[birdlady49]

That's awful! But somehow I'm not surprised that there are people like that. It makes me sick.