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We advocate on all animal protection and exploitation issues, including experimentation, factory farming, rodeos, breeders and traveling animal acts.

Animal Defenders of Westchester
P.O. Box 205
Yonkers, NY 10704

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THE AMENDMENT TO THE USDA GEESE CONTRACT IN MAMARONECK IS DONE
April 15, 2013

http://village.mamaroneck.ny.us/Pages/MamaroneckNY_News/01AC3052-000F8513
 
TEXT:
 
'Dear Neighbors and Interested Community Members:

Please note the executed contract amendment to confirm the Village�s policy that we are not authorizing the killing of geese.

We are moving forward with the program to find nest locations and oil eggs to prevent them from hatching.

Best regards,

Richard Slingerland
Village Manager'

THE AMENDMENT, WHICH APPEARS AS A PDF, READS IN PART:

http://village.mamaroneck.ny.us/Pages/MamaroneckNY_News/01AC3052-000F8513.0/USDA_Village%20Revision%20letter%204-15-2013.pdf


ALLOWED: We are allowing and proceeding with discovering nests and oiling eggs

PROHIBITED: 'We are not allowing any removal or capturing of geese during molt or any processing of geese for food, or any killing of geese, pursuant to this agreement.'
 
MORE ON THIS LATER; A HUGE THANKS TO ALL WHO WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD ON THIS ISSUE
 
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