REWARD: Re: Pigeon Nettings in NYC

[luciedove]

New York, N.Y.
July 24, 2007

International animal protection organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for illegally netting, capturing, and killing pigeons in New York City.

"Reports of large numbers of pigeons being netted in New York City have grown over the last year," said IDA's East Coast Director, Valerie Sicignano. "IDA is offering a $2,500 reward in the hope of turning up evidence that will identify the offender(s). We suspect that the majority of birds are being transported out of state for canned hunts in a neighboring state and that a smaller number may be for human consumption.

Emails mentioning a concern about bird flu are false - Pigeons do not transmit bird flu. If the Avian Flu does reach New York, New Yorkers will have to be concerned about catching it from other humans - not from the birds," added Sicignano.
IDA is grateful to "Bob" (Bird-Operations-Busted) for providing us with the documents "Tips on Preventing Bird Nettings" and a "Bird Netting Sightings Report" and the New York Bird Club for alerting us to the growing number of nettings going on around the city."

To Report a Bird Netting in New York City:

1) Fill out the form entitled "Bird Netting Sightings Report" found at In Defense of Animals

2) Call New York City Humane Law Enforcement at (212) 876-7700, ext. 4450 and file a report using the information you gathered on the form.

3) Next, Call NYS-DEC District 2 at (718) 482-4885 and file a 2nd report using the information that you gathered on the form.

4) To register for the Reward offered by IDA, mail a photocopy of your completed form to:

Valerie Sicignano
In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner Blvd.
San Rafael, CA 94902

New Yorkers Love Pigeons!

The response from people who are concerned about pigeon poaching in NYC has been overwhelming! New Yorkers love these birds and we're not surprised given that the city even has a "Pigeon Registry" where people can name a pigeon after someone just like the Star Registries where you can name a star after someone.

To Name a Pigeon After Someone You Love:
Visit the Pigeon Registry started by Kerry Lea, IDA volunteer and Director of the world famous Veg Kids, at Urban Dove: The Pigeon Registry |

Reccomended Reading:

PIGEONS: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird by Andrew Blechman
To learn more about the book and order a copy, go to
Pigeons by author Andrew D. Blechman


New York Bird Club Event:

"Surviving the Next Pandemic: Bird Flu and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases"
Sunday September 16th
1:00 pm
Presented by Dr. Michael Greger, M.D.
Director, Public Health and Animal Agriculture
The Humane Society of the United States

Introduction by Valerie Sicignano, East Coast Director, In Defense of Animals
For more information go to New York Avian Animal Rights Exotic Animals Reiki Wild Birds Preservation

[swanwillow]

big misinformations there

Pigeons DO carry the avian flu! edit: hmm, farther research points to them being secondary carriers... as in, they don't actually get the virus shedding, but they can move it around via droppings on their feet, feathers, dust, etc.


Many big cities hire people to kill pigeons. with other means-hawking comes to mind

and it seems that all of the linking places are like peta/hsus... go vegan, harass people that do wrong with animals in your opinion (which isn't always BAD, but can be taken to extremes) and spreading things that are partial truth vs full truth (ie; the horse round ups if you go to the in defense of animals page, or that pigeons don't spread bird flu-not that it matters in NY yet, but!)

just... pointing out some stuff for you

this is where they got their information about pigeons.... most of the information is inconclusive, 21 day tests. I wouldn't place any fact on 21 day long trial period tests!!

Because of the very great concern by state and federal officials for the health and economics of the poultry industry in several jurisdictions in the USA, racing pigeons were included under the umbrella of domestic poultry, and accordingly, racing was banned in a number of concerned states. To date, however, the body of scientific evidence indicates strongly that pigeons are not involved in the transmission of Avian Influenza to domestic poultry.