URGENT: Please help prevent inhumane poisoning of birds NOW!!

[Guest guest]

You can read the text of the alert below or through the HSUS site at:

 

http://www.hsus.org/whatnew/avitrol082100.html

 

Only 24 hours left. Please cross-post and act NOW!!

 

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It's Down to the Wire on the Avitrol Ban

 

New York Governor George Pataki has until midnight on Tuesday, August

22, to sign A. 1157, which would ban the use of Avitrol to poison

pigeons. Avitrol is a particularly inhumane poison that poses a lethal

danger to both animals and humans. Those who ingest Avitrol die an

extremely painful and drawn-out death. HSUS wildlife veterinarian

Patrice Klein points out that the use of Avitrol " does nothing to

permanently affect pigeon populations... Moreover, many non-target

birds have been killed by ingestion of Avitrol. " Even peregrine

falcons, an

endangered species, have fallen victim. " It is senseless to continue to

put these birds and other animals through this slow, torturous death. "

 

Last year, Governor Pataki listened to special interest groups and

refused-at the last minute-to sign an Avitrol ban. Don't let it happen

again this year.

 

What You Can Do

Tell Governor Pataki to sign A. 1157 before midnight on Tuesday,

August 22.

 

How to Contact Governor Pataki

Call or fax Mr. Glen Buruenig, Special Assistant Council to the

Governor on Environmental Legislation.

Telephone: 518-474-8099

Fax 518-474-2266

 

Call the governor's comment line.

518-474-8390 or 518-474-1041

 

E-mail Governor Pataki at gov.pataki

(gov.pataki at chamber.state.ny.us)

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks to everyone who responded to this last-minute call. The NY

governor signed A1157 to law !!

 

http://www.hsus.org/whatnew/pigeons082500.html

 

Srikanth

 

--- Srikanth K <srikanthk wrote:

> You can read the text of the alert below or through the HSUS site at:

>

> http://www.hsus.org/whatnew/avitrol082100.html

>

> Only 24 hours left. Please cross-post and act NOW!!

>

> -----------------------

>

> It's Down to the Wire on the Avitrol Ban

>

> New York Governor George Pataki has until midnight on Tuesday, August

> 22, to sign A. 1157, which would ban the use of Avitrol to poison

> pigeons. Avitrol is a particularly inhumane poison that poses a

> lethal

> danger to both animals and humans. Those who ingest Avitrol die an

> extremely painful and drawn-out death. HSUS wildlife veterinarian

> Patrice Klein points out that the use of Avitrol " does nothing to

> permanently affect pigeon populations... Moreover, many non-target

> birds have been killed by ingestion of Avitrol. " Even peregrine

> falcons, an

> endangered species, have fallen victim. " It is senseless to continue

> to

> put these birds and other animals through this slow, torturous

> death. "

>

> Last year, Governor Pataki listened to special interest groups and

> refused-at the last minute-to sign an Avitrol ban. Don't let it

> happen

> again this year.

>

> What You Can Do

> Tell Governor Pataki to sign A. 1157 before midnight on Tuesday,

> August 22.

>

> How to Contact Governor Pataki

> Call or fax Mr. Glen Buruenig, Special Assistant Council to the

> Governor on Environmental Legislation.

> Telephone: 518-474-8099

> Fax 518-474-2266

>

> Call the governor's comment line.

> 518-474-8390 or 518-474-1041

>

> E-mail Governor Pataki at gov.pataki

> (gov.pataki at chamber.state.ny.us)

>

>

>

>

> Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere!

> /

>

 

 

 

 

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