SNOWFLAKE - please read and then take the action below to help end this cruelty.
Please meet Snowflake, above. Snowflake
was wounded during a pigeon shoot last month, and survived overnight in the ice and snow and freezing temperatures. The next day, SHARK volunteers found her and attempted a rescue - To read more of Snowflake's story, please click here.
Below is an action alert from the Humane Society of the United States regarding legislation to ban pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. The League of Humane Voters supports this legislation and asks that you consider taking the action described in the alert. Thank you for helping animals.
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Help Protect Birds in Pennsylvania!
Dear Friend,
In Pennsylvania, barbaric caged animal shoots, where live birds are launched from spring-loaded boxes for shooters to shoot in a contest for prizes are still practiced openly and regularly. There's even a live pigeon shoot this weekend.
Fortunately, legislation has been introduced to ban this cruel activity in the Pennsylvania State Legislature. House Bill 1411/Senate Bill 843 will end the abusive practice of mechanically launching or tethering live animals for target practice, finally banning live pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania.
Both of these bills are awaiting a vote in the House and Senate Judiciary Committees - and your state senator and representative are critical votes on this important legislation!
TAKE ACTIONPlease call your state representative to urge support of H.B.1411 and then call your state senator and urge support of S.B. 843-. Click here to look up your state representatives and their phone numbers. Contacting your senator and representative is easy. You will speak to a staff member who can pass your message along to your representatives. You can say:
"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am calling from [your town] . Now that the legislature has passed a budget, I would like to urge [your state senator/representative] to support H.B. 1411/S.B. 843, to ban the shooting of trap-released or tethered animals as live targets. If the senator/representative is already a supporter, I am sincerely grateful and would like to encourage he/she to ask leadership for a vote on this issue. After years of hearing from state residents t's time that the legislature vote to end live pigeon shoots in the last state to openly host them. Thank you."
After making your call, send a follow-up email to reiterate your support for this humane measure.
Thank you for your help at this critical time, and for all you do for animals!
Sincerely, Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President
The Humane Society of the United States
was wounded during a pigeon shoot last month, and survived overnight in the ice and snow and freezing temperatures. The next day, SHARK volunteers found her and attempted a rescue - To read more of Snowflake's story, please click here.
Below is an action alert from the Humane Society of the United States regarding legislation to ban pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. The League of Humane Voters supports this legislation and asks that you consider taking the action described in the alert. Thank you for helping animals.
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Help Protect Birds in Pennsylvania!
Dear Friend,
In Pennsylvania, barbaric caged animal shoots, where live birds are launched from spring-loaded boxes for shooters to shoot in a contest for prizes are still practiced openly and regularly. There's even a live pigeon shoot this weekend.
Fortunately, legislation has been introduced to ban this cruel activity in the Pennsylvania State Legislature. House Bill 1411/Senate Bill 843 will end the abusive practice of mechanically launching or tethering live animals for target practice, finally banning live pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania.
Both of these bills are awaiting a vote in the House and Senate Judiciary Committees - and your state senator and representative are critical votes on this important legislation!
TAKE ACTIONPlease call your state representative to urge support of H.B.1411 and then call your state senator and urge support of S.B. 843-. Click here to look up your state representatives and their phone numbers. Contacting your senator and representative is easy. You will speak to a staff member who can pass your message along to your representatives. You can say:
"Hello, my name is [your name] and I am calling from [your town] . Now that the legislature has passed a budget, I would like to urge [your state senator/representative] to support H.B. 1411/S.B. 843, to ban the shooting of trap-released or tethered animals as live targets. If the senator/representative is already a supporter, I am sincerely grateful and would like to encourage he/she to ask leadership for a vote on this issue. After years of hearing from state residents t's time that the legislature vote to end live pigeon shoots in the last state to openly host them. Thank you."
After making your call, send a follow-up email to reiterate your support for this humane measure.
Thank you for your help at this critical time, and for all you do for animals!
Sincerely, Mike Markarian
Executive Vice President
The Humane Society of the United States
