Tuesday, June 9, 2009

National Pigeon Day in New York City (Feeding Laws, Avian Disease, Legislation)

National Pigeon Day will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 at Pilgrim Hill in Central Park. Topics that will be addressed, among others, are New York wildlife feeding laws, pigeon condos, pigeon disease, Pennsylvania pigeon shoots, pigeon trafficking into Pennsylvania state.

New York (PRWEB) June 9, 2009 -- National Pigeon Day will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 at Pilgrim Hill in Central Park. Topics that will be addressed, among others, are New York wildlife feeding laws, pigeon condos, pigeon disease, Pennsylvania pigeon shoots, pigeon trafficking into Pennsylvania state.

The following guest speakers, among others, are scheduled to speak.

Christine L. Mott, Esq., member of the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals will act as mistress of ceremonies.

Patrick Kwan is New York state director for The Humane Society of the United States will address Pennsylvania pigeon shoots and pending legislation. Legislation is pending in the Pennsylvania legislature that would ban captive pigeon shoots, a staple in many rural communities. It would making setting up a shoot, supplying pigeons for a shoot and participating in a shoot illegal. Pennsylvania State House Bill 73, currently in the judiciary subcommittee chaired by Thomas R. Caltagirone, will be coming up for a vote soon. The National Rifle Association (NRA) has taken a stand for Pennsylvania canned pigeon shoots, and it is the NRA that is successfully persuading some of PA lawmakers to allow these killing contests to continue. Pennsylvania is one of the last states to practice pigeon shoots, in which shooters kill thousands of pigeons for prizes or cash. Tame and disoriented pigeons are stockpiled for months prior to a pigeon shoot. The birds are typically kept in packed cages and arrive at the shoot malnourished and dehydrated. At the shoot, the birds are usually released one at a time from traps. In 1999, the infamous Hegins pigeon shoot in Schuylkill County ended after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that humane officers could prosecute shoot participants for animal cruelty. The opinion issued by the court characterized pigeon shoots as "cruel and moronic." Now, only a handful of floundering shoots serve as reminders that the fight to end the wanton and wasteful events is not yet over.

Karen Davis, Ph.D., of United Poultry Concerns and National Pigeon Day co sponsor.

Amos Latteier, Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist, developer of the Pigeon Condo, luxury housing for pigeons in the heart of Toronto, Canada's revitalized waterfront area.

Dr. Nick Sitinas, VMD, Diplomate ABVP avian practice and owner of South Wilton Veterinary Group in Wilton, Connecticut, will give an educational talk about pigeons and pigeon disease. Dr. Sitinas is a board certified avian specialist veterinarian.

Rachel Hirschfeld, Esq., pet trust attorney and advocate for people with pets will speak about "Feeding Laws in New York".

Norene Leddy - a video, installation and new media artist living in Jersey City holds a class about pigeons at the New School for Design in New York City.

Charles Patterson - the author of Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust (soon to be in 13 languages). He dedicated his book to the memory of his neighbor, the writer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-91), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. The title of Patterson's book is from Singer: "In relation to them [animals] all people are Nazis; for the animals it's an eternal Treblinka." (Treblinka was a German death camp north of Warsaw.) Patterson will talk about Singer's love of birds and his devotion to feeding pigeons on Broadway and in Riverside Park.

Rebecca Kreinen, founder of The Animal Club NYC and member of UFT's Humane Education Committee and additionally completing her Humane Education Specialist certification through HSUS. She has launched Project Pigeon Watch with her students and runs in-school service projects collecting materials and funds for ACC's Safety Net and JASA's Pet Project. Ms. Kreinen has a mission to elect officials who will mandate compliance with NY State's Humane Education Law and see Humane Education training integrated into teacher preparation programs and state certification requirements. Ms. Kreinen will be accompanied by Skyler Ferrone, a member of The Animal Club and a sixth grader at Hunter College Elementary School for the Gifted and Talented.

The official national rollout of the award-winning illustrated book, Peter Pigeon of Snug Harbor will take place on National Pigeon Day, June 13, 2009. And its publishers, Rocky Hollow Press are putting together an exhibition of artwork from the book especially for the National Pigeon Day Ceremonies in Central Park. Ed Weiss, the author and illustrator will be there autographing books and discussing the intricacies of pigeon illustration.

Other authors and entertainers are scheduled to appear, as well as an exhibition of photos from "The Last Pigeon" from A.M.Richard Fine Art.

Reference: http://www.nationalpigeonday.com for complete details.

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