Save the Pigeons!

By Corey • July 25, 2007 • No comments yet

In Defense of Animals is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the increased illegal netting of Rock Pigeons in New York City. The birds are believed destined for a cruel end in canned hunts. For more information click here.

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

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