Action Alerts From Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)


URGENT! CONTACT IRVINGTON RE PROPOSED DEER 'CULL'

From: Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)
April 4, 2024 

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. 

Read 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]
 
Send letters to the editor, The Hudson Independent (article below):
 
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