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1st July 2008, 03:24 PM
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Reward Nabs Pigeon Poacher in New York CityFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2008 Reward Nabs Pigeon Poacher in New York City In Defense of Animals' Reward Gives Formerly Homeless Tipster A Fresh Start New York, N.Y. - In Defense of Animals (IDA) announced today that the $2,500 reward IDA offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone netting pigeons in New York City has been claimed ."We are grateful to the tipster who will be receiving the $2,500 reward, and also to our New York City members whose donations made both the arrest and the reward possible," said IDA's East Coast Director Valerie Sicignano. The reward was claimed by Desi Stewart. Stewart is a formerly homeless street sweeper employed by the Doe Fund, a charity that employs homeless New Yorkers to clean city streets. Stewart had read IDA's Reward Poster for Pigeon Netters in the morning and then, later that same day, witnessed a man spreading bird seed on the ground and netting a large number of pigeons on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He immediately called The Department of Environmental Conservation who dispatched an officer to the scene. Officer Buckey arrived within moments and arrested the pigeon poacher. The Brooklyn resident named Isaac Gonzalez pleaded guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday June 26th, 2008. He will have to pay three fines including one for pigeon netting. Anyone witnessing a pigeon netting in the five boroughs of New York City should call New York State DEC Officer Joseph Pane at (718) 482-4941. The DEC is the lead Agency in New York City in regard to the pigeon netting investigation. ### In Defense of Animals is an international animal protection organization located in San Rafael, Calif. dedicated to protecting animals' rights, welfare, and habitat through education, outreach, and our hands-on rescue facilities in Mumbai, India, Cameroon, Africa, and rural Mississippi.
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2nd July 2008, 10:18 PM
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Great news! Our NYC friends have worked so hard to stop these pigeon poachers. I'm so glad that one of the poachers has been caught. For any that don't know, the pigeons that are trapped/netted by these poachers are sold to anyone that will buy them with no questions asked, and the pigeons are typically sent to pigeon shoots or sold to people who use them to train hunting dogs or even used for food.
Terry
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2nd July 2008, 10:31 PM
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GREAT NEWS!!
Shi 
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2nd July 2008, 10:41 PM
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Saving the pigeons in NYHow wonderful to read such great news !
 Susan
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4th July 2008, 09:11 AM
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1 Down...
I love the idea of making him stand in central square.
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Charis If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. Seattle 1736-1866  Another Life, Gone To The Birds!
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4th July 2008, 09:57 AM
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Quote:
Sometimes I think we're living in the Twilight Zone.
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11th July 2008, 09:58 PM
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hahaha i missed this one. good work to the fella that caught him, hope he uses the money to help set him self up. i think that when they offer a reward, the person once caught should have to pay the reward as part of there fines i think that would be hugly humiliating oh one day when im a mayor. at least some more pigeons are safe now.
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