Action Alerts From Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)


URGENT! CONTACT IRVINGTON! RE: THEIR BOW HUNT PLAN

From: Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)
June 25, 2024 

IMPORTANT: IRVINGTON OFFICIALS ARE FIRMING UP THEIR DEER 'MGMT' PLAN; PLS AGAIN CONTACT IRVINGTON, NY OFFICIALS AND STRONGLY URGE THEM TO ONLY USE NON-LETHAL METHODS OF 'DEER MGMT' - THEY HAVE BEEN 'CONSIDERING' THIS ISSUE SINCE 2022: HUMANE ALTERNATIVES COULD HAVE BEEN APPLIED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS - INSTEAD THEY DID NOTHING...AND NOW ARE PREPARING TO USE MULTIPLE BOW HUNTERS.

PLS POLITELY URGE THE IRVINGTON BOARD TO USE NON-LETHAL METHODS ONLY - ESP MAYOR SIEGEL AND TRUSTEE MITCHELL BARD, WHO MAY RECONSIDER: PLEASE ADDRESS THESE TWO IN SEPARATELY IN SEPARATE EMAILS.

Siegel, Jonathan Mayor: [email protected]
Lonky, Larry Deputy Mayor: [email protected]
Burgos, Arlene Trustee: [email protected]
Bard, Mitchell Trustee: [email protected]
Ogrodnek, Larry Trustee: [email protected]

**NOTE! PLEASE ADD THIS ALERT TO YOUR TWITTER ACCTS, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, SNAPCHAT, NEXTDOOR, ETC. Thank you!

(ORIGINAL ALERT BELOW)

The village of Irvington in Greenburgh, Westchester is proposing a bow hunt for deer 'control,' amid complaints that deer are 'eating their plants, harming the forest,' etc. This is covered in the local press - one alarmingly titled, 'Citizens rise up against deer population.' It cites a resident ridiculously frightened that the deer 'stare her down.' According to the article, this has been ignored for years - leading to current calls for slaughter of these gentle beings.

https://thehudsonindependent.com/in-irvington-citizens-rise-up-against-a-burgeoning-deer-population

We have been told they have thus far chosen bow-hunting as the 'overwhelmingly preferred control,' wrongly asserting that birth control is 'illegal.' Deer contraception has been used in Hastings since 2014.

PLEASE CONTACT IRVINGTON OFFICIALS ASAP AND POLITELY ASK THEM TO USE HUMANE METHODS LIKE BIRTH CONTROL AND FENCING, and to treat their deer with kindness and compassion.

Nobody was worried about the 'well-being' of the forest when they were chopping down its tree to make their houses and buildings - nor will they hesitate when they want to build more houses etc. This lovely, bucolic 'welcoming' community shouldn't revert to Stone Age slaughter when it comes to their animal neighbors.

PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING IRVINGTON OFFICIALS AND POLITELY URGE THEM TO ONLY USE METHODS LIKE BIRTH CONTROL, FENCING ETC - AND TO COMPASSIONATELY AVOID SLAUGHTER, ESP BOW HUNTING, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CRUELEST MOST INACCURATE 'CONTROLS.'

http://animalrightscoalition.com/doc/bowhunting_factsheet.pdf
https://www.peta.org/issues/wildlife/wildlife-factsheets/sport-hunting-cruel-unnecessary/
https://abolishsporthunting.org/journals/bow-hunting-facts/ 

General office Phone: 914-591-7070
Siegel, Jonathan Mayor: [email protected]
Lonky, Larry Deputy Mayor: [email protected]
Burgos, Arlene Trustee: [email protected]
Bard, Mitchell Trustee: [email protected]
Ogrodnek, Larry Trustee: [email protected]
Schopfer, Lawrence Village Administrator: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]


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~ The Dalai Lama

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