Category: pigeon shoot
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Breaking the Cycle of Cruelty: Why Pennsylvania Must End Live Pigeon Shoots
Guest blog by Stefanie DeBernard Imagine an event where young children are taught by their parents that harming innocent animals is not only acceptable, but to be rewarded. Imagine an innocent child, whose natural instinct is to delight in connecting with animals, being urged to shoot at them, to harm and kill them. Imagine a
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Heroic Pigeons
By Elissa Katz, President, Humane PA PAC During World War I, a pigeon named Cher Ami flew for the US Army Signal Corp in France, and served on the front lines for many months. She is credited with single-handedly saving the lives of over 200 American soldiers by flying 25 miles and through a sky of
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Let’s End Live Pigeon Shoots – Now!
I will never give up on passing a straight-forward bill to end live pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania. My resolve to do so is unwavering due in large part to a beautiful white pigeon – a bird rescued from a shoot held many years ago at the Philadelphia Gun Club in Bensalem. The rescue lives indelibly in my
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Walter Brasch – Mourning a Voice Lost
A gifted writer. An unwavering voice for compassion. A strong and powerful advocate for the environment and the humane treatment of animals. Someone who never gave up. Ever. Big hearted. Caustic. A watchdog. A passionate educator. That was Walter Brasch. A man who championed the underdog. A hard fighter for what is right. A critic of cowardice