Articles and Media Coverage
From Animal Defenders of Westchester (ADOW)

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

Table of Contents

2024

• Wildlife Services kills hundreds of thousands of noninvasive animals a year
• Animal Defenders of Westchester Endorses Latimer for Congress
• Westchester Village urged to use Humane, non-lethal Deer and Wildlife Management

2023

• Wildlife killing contests are unethical
• Comments needed: Fake Coyote Wards Off Geese, Amuses Followers Of Ossining Schools
• Time to douse NY’s horse-racing ‘burn pit’

2022

• New York State Bill to End Puppy Mill Pipeline Is a Reality
• Animal activists found not guilty after piglet rescue from Utah farm
• How killing wildlife in the United States became a game
• An historical perspective on Florida's deer restocking program
• How New York bankrolls horse racing with billions
• Most U.S. eagles suffer from lead poisoning, study suggests
• Obituary - Mary Louise Paul Petretti

2021

• Bipartisan legislators demand answers from Fauci on alleged puppy experiments
• Hunting has increased deer population, not reduced it
• With private eyes and political muscle, horse racing’s elite pushed to punish dopers

2020

• Westchester County bans circuses from using performing animals
• Westchester County bans circuses from using animals

2019

• Attendance at New York's parks grew again: Here's where people are going
• Horses go from racetracks to slaughterhouses: 'It's just a job to me'
• Wildlife killing contests are unethical
• Latimer: Speak out against Wildlife Service's Bird Slaughter
• Dogs, Geese, Speciesism, and Compassionate Conservation
• New York's horse racing industry contends with drug, slaughter scrutiny
• WARNING! GRAPHIC CONTENT – Undercover video exposes shocking animal abuse at Indiana dairy farm
• How can wildlife in state parks be an emergency?
• Belmont Stakes 2019: After reforms, New York tracks 'safer' but death, racing dangers loom
• The Circus Continues in Westchester; Latimer and Animal Activists at Odds
• Hartsdale pet store lied to customers, acquired animals from commercial mills: AG
• Kentucky Derby to kick off under cloud of horse deaths
• An open letter to all the wild creatures of the Earth
• New York, take a stand against puppy mills
• Talking About Sea Animals in Vegan Leaflets
• Fish Struggle to Eat After Catch and Release
• Records show hundreds of animals put down by local shelters, not all killings are tracked
• The Show Must Go On? Circus Continues at County Center
• Animal advocates: Ban all circuses from coming to Westchester

2018

• Scales of Justice
• Wildlife management is failing the animals and the people of NM
• Possible hunting near school puts village on alert
• Let Us Now Praise Infamous Animals
• Stopping Wildlife Services Bird Killings for the airport
• Westchester lawmakers seek ban on wild animals at circus
• Bears want to live in peace
• Save the oceans by sparing fish and other seafood: Plastic pollution matters, but eating sentient creatures matters more
• They were convicted of animal abuse – but they’re not on Westchester's registry
• Undercover video of wildlife kill contests
• Stop killing birds to secure New York’s air traffic
• ADOW Poster in CASH (Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting) Newsletter
• NY’s Staggering 2017 Death Toll: 121 Dead Racehorses
• Animal cruelty laws are ineffective and outdated, advocates say
• Greenburgh Town Council Meeting: Pet Shop Ordinances

2017

• Guest Essay: Deer hunting myths ignore science
• Why Human Rights Are Also Animal Rights
• Solving Staten Island’s Deer Problem With a Snip and a Stitch
• Bill sets up fight over who can advise DEC on hunting and fishing policies
• Coyotes in Westchester
• Fish and Game Commission needs greater diversity
• Legal Status and Protections (or, the lack thereof) for Canada Geese in the United States
• Drones Over Westchester? Bird Strikes At County Airport Targeted

2016

• Animal Defenders Launch Anti-Abuse Campaign At Yonkers Bus Stops
• Capt. "Sully" returns to Hudson River, shares "biggest frustrations"
• Meeting with Senator Avella re 'Right to Know' geese protection bill
• Stop Killing Coyotes
• Yonkers-Based Building Hope Launches Campaign Against Animal Abuse
• 'If you See Something, Say Something' Campaign Targets Animal Abuse
• Alligator kills boy at Disney World — and Man kills right back!
• Animal Defenders of Westchester Speaks Out For Geese
• This Government Program's Job Is to Kill Wildlife
• Mamaroneck bans sale of puppy mill dogs in village
• Hanneford Circus met with protest in White Plains
• Paws for Safety program helps keep pets with families
• Non Lethal Deer Population Control for Urban Environments

2015

• 10 Things You Didn't Know About Canada Geese
• Letter to the Editor - Don't blame deer for our own problems
• ou Didn't Know About Canada Geese
• Our Govt is Destroying Geese Families in the Cruelest Way
• Mamaroneck Voters Re-Elect Mayor, Councilman In Close Challenges
• County-sanctioned deer hunt off
• 43 Canada geese killed in Victoria region cull at $725 each
• As Hunting Season Opens, Deer Defenders Seek To Balance State Oversight
• Hastings deer control project looks for long-term results
• Deer control: Rye, Mamaroneck go back to drawing board
• 11-Year-Old Girl Catches Bobcat On Her Camera Near North White Plains
• Lyme Disease is Down in Westchester
• Animal Rights Group Fights Deer Hunting
• Deer Defense Group Sues Westchester To Halt Hunting Plans
• Man (youtube Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at mans relationship with the natural world)
• Park Experts, Police Discuss Deer Management During White Plains Forum
• Experts discuss deer problem at County Center
• Oh deer! Population explosion has Westchester trying to figure out management methods
• Coverage of the county's 'Deer Mgmt Mtg' on April 30
• Wildlife Services Slaughtered 2.7 Million Animals in 2014 in the Name of Coexistence
• Assemblywoman: Ban all circus animals
• That Howling? Just New York’s Neighborhood Coyotes
• Wildlife wars: Suburbanites clash over deer, coyotes
• Ethics on the Edge: The Government of Deer in Not Quite Urban Places
• Deer population control debated in Mamaroneck
• Mamaroneck Mayor Proposes Regional Task Force To Reduce Deer Population
• Southern Westchester deer-hunt hitch: More people
• There’s a reason you’ve never heard of this wildlife-killing agency
• 'Cat-Killing Case Opens Door For Education About Abuse'
• Mamaroneck mayor targets deer population

2014

• Today we give thanks...to you!
• Cruelty Crosses Lines
• 60-Year-Old Man Charged In 25 Cat Killings In Yonkers
• Feline Friendly Show Proves Popular For Westchester Cat Lovers
• Bowhunting deer 'particularly abhorrent'
• Animal Defenders of Westchester's Letter Urging Voting Against Congressperson Nita Lowey
• Stand with those who stand up for wildlife
• Animal Defenders of Westchester's Endorsement of Rob Astorino for Governor
• Why is the Federal Government Killing Millions of Animals Every Year?
• 'Exposed - USDA's Secret War on Wildlife'
• He Kicked a Stray Cat, and Activists Growled
• Westchester County Airport Looks For Nonlethal Solutions To Bird Strikes
• Group asks Westchester Airport to stop killing birds
• Westchester County Airport mulls more non-lethal options to keep birds away, prevent airstrikes
• Yonkers Budgets $15K For Curbing Feral Cat Population
• New Advocacy Group Emerges from Tragedy
• Abuse of homeless cats targeted in Yonkers
• Some of the many articles posted about citizens' outrage over geese slaughter
• 'Fertility control' can help manage wildlife
• Don't ignore animal cruelty
• Astorino Adds Funding to Aid ‘Trap, Neuter and Release’ Program
• Westchester's Astorino Funds Effort To Curb Feral Cats
• Goose Population Control in Mamaroneck Village through Egg Oiling
• Mamaroneck Village 2014 Update on USDA Contract and Our Plan for Managing the Resident Canadian Goose Population
• Taking No-Kill Approach With Feral Cat Population
• Congressmen question costs, mission of Wildlife Services agency
• The Port Authority Kills a Lot of Animals at New York and New Jersey’s Airports
• Port Authority animal killings in NJ have little effect on bird strikes, data reveals
• Study: Some deer farmers put ethics on line for profit
• How a Coyote Suffered Behind the Scenes at Animal Planet
• Radar Stops Aircraft Colliding With Each Other - It Should Stop Them Colliding with Birds Too
• Bloody Skies: The Fight to Reduce Deadly Bird-Plane Collisions
• Deer birth-control project underway in Hastings
• Meat Makes the Planet Thirsty
• Teatown cull nets only 11 deer; weather blamed
• Senator George Latimer Proposes Legislation to Safeguard Geese
• Latimer bill would require hearing before killing Canada geese
• Judge Rules in Favor of Deer Shooting at Teatown
• In the Belly of the Beast
• Thank Rep. Engel's Legislative Assistant Catherine Barnao for helping Geese
• Minnesota deer debate: Too many or not enough?
• Animal Defenders Blast Teatown over Plans to Kill Deer
• Letter to the Editor about Westchester's "Rising Star" Senators
• 600 All In for the Deer: Demand the Night 75 Deer Shoot at Teatown be Stopped
• Cadets test sound-and-light system to deter bird strikes
• Use fences, not bullets, to rid Teatown land of deer

2013

• Petition targets ‘rogue’ killings by Wildlife Services
• Modernize methods for owl control
• Inspector General to Audit Wildlife Services
• Village Employs Decoys for Goose Mitigation
• Tribeca girl, 12, crashes Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to protest SeaWorld float
• Elementary Students Seek to Free Whale
• Coyote statues to keep Poche pond clear of sea gulls
• Taxpayers subsidizing wild life extermination program, probe shows
• Dogs Are People, Too
• 28 lives saved as Staten Island Turkeys move Upstate
• The End of Safari Hunting in Botswana
• Thousands of chickens die of heat before ritual slaughter
• Pet adopters are urged to consider old, needy animals
• More dead cats found in Yonkers; pet owners urged to 'be cautious'
• Dog fighing crackdown nets 12 arrests in 4 states
• Lax cockpit monitoring a longtime problem, NTSB member tells pilots
• A Closer Look at Elephant Acts, Pony Rides and Petting Zoos
• DEC Fine for Circus Group
• Gov Cuomo signs law banning the shark fin trade
• 2013: A bad summer for geese and other birds
• Renewing Our Kinship with Geese and other Wildlife
• Village continues with dog initiative after goose egg-oiling a success
• New Study Finds Treehuggers Had It Right All Along
• NY Times: Dept of Agriculture's Misnamed Agency
• Exposed: The USDA's Secret War on Wildlife
• Volunteers Ready to Help Deer Birth Control Program in Hastings, NY
• Canada Goose Attacked, Euthanized in New Rochelle
• Authorities: Goose Euthanized After Being Beaten In New Rochelle
• WESTCHESTER4GEESE interviewed on 'THE PHIL REISMAN SHOW' - podcast
• Geese Summit in the News
• 'Proficiency' tests for Bow Hunters re Westchester Parks
• Manson Spared the Death Penalty, Larchmont's Geese Deserve Better
• Mamaroneck copes with Canada geese problem
• Will Larchmont's Geese Be Granted a Reprieve?
• Reward offered for Cat Killer
• $1,000 Reward Offered For Information On Yonkers Cat Deaths
• Yonkers Pet Store Fined $20K For Inhumane Conditions, Selling Sick Puppies
• Could A Decoy Be The Solution To Westchester Goose Infestation?
• Westchester Turns To Robot To Scare Away Geese
• Animal activists, Westchester officials make progress on geese issue
• Geese Flesh Given to the Poor is Tainted
• Larchmont Awaits USDA 'Recommendations' for Geese'
• Man Arrested for Videotaping Rodeo Cruelty in Oregon
• The terrible price of ag-gag laws
• $1,000 Reward Offered For Information On Yonkers Cat Deaths
• Mamaroneck, USDA approve no-kill pact for geese
• School for Scandal
• Derby History II
• Shunning the running
• HBO's "Luck" Canceled
• Horror for horses
• Cruelty of Carriage Rides
• Needless Kill
• Heroes Respect Animals
• Mamaroneck Opposes Geesebuster Demonstration in Harbor Island
• Canada geese flee Westchester's 'Goosinator'
• Mamaroneck To Consider Reworking USDA Goose-Killing Contract
• Geesebusters come to Scarsdale this weekend to reduce flock
• STATEMENT FROM MAMK TRUSTEE ILISSA MILLER ON LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK PATCH REGARDING THE USDA CONTRACT WITH MAMARONECK
• Village backs off geese plan
• Village's solution to geese is murder en masse
• Overwhelmed Mamaroneck bounces 'geese' emails
• Mayor needs better ways to deter geese
• Animal Rights Activists Allege Censorship Over Geese In Mamaroneck
• Mamaroneck Goose Controversy Continues
• Mamaroneck needs better fix for geese
• Could A Decoy Be The Solution To Westchester Goose Infestation?

Archive

• A BROKEN HORSE
• Activism Unleashed
• Activists seek ban of NY foie gras
• Activists seek ban on rodeo
• Advocates protest weekend "Turkey Bowl" at Playland
• A Halal Slaughterhouse Provides Nourishment for a Far-Flung Culture
• Ain't This America. . . Support the Right to Arm Bears
• Alexis Stewart: Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
• Animal activists protest outside Royal Hanneford Circus in White Plains
• ANIMAL-FREE CIRCUS IS COMING TO CITY
• Animal-free circuses good for them and for us
• Animal Rights Groups Ask New York to Ban Foie Gras
• Animal-rights groups vs. horse-racing plan
• Animal rights group urges Yonkers to ban bowhunting
• Animal tests yield misleading results
• Ardsley student rescues rodents after school prank
• Bane of companies, PETA spy reveals self for first time
• Barbaro's Fall Shines Light on Dark Side
• Bronx man who had 15 fighting cocks is arrested
• Bucking for the days when rodeos are history
• Bull dies at Rodeo
• Busted at Big M for horse-doping
• Calgary Stampede rodeo horses plunge to deaths
• Carriage horse ban in Rome
• Castration of live pig at school ignites protests
• Claws to Celebrate
• Concern for animals led to a 'compassionate diet'
• Controversial pheasant fund passes
• County searches for solution to geese problem in Ardsley
• CRASH-HANSOM OWNER STARVED HORSE
• Crush Video Auteur Stands Trial
• Cute and Furry, Some Say. A Beaten Dog, a Court Finds.
• Dairy Farm Spills 3 Million Gallons of Manure into River
• 'Dangerous' Dog Registry
• Death of a Derby Winner
• Denis Hamill: This storm was for the birds
• DOG-EAT-DOG WORLD OF PIT-BULL WARS
• Dog's Best Friend
• Dogs' Blood Brings Big Bucks
• Domestic abuse protection extended to pets
• Ducks Saved From The Meat Grinder
• E-Coli in Spinach blamed on beef and dairy farmers
• Elephant and Camel Rides
• Even after death, Emily still elusive
• Fire kills 70 greyhounds
• Five hunters dead after hunters become the hunted
• Foes see foie gras as a fat target
• Foes See Foie Gras as a Fat Target - Updated
• Fur and Trapping
• 'GILL KILL' CHILL
• Good Morning America Gives Birth to New Stunt
• Help End Live Pig Lab at University of Rochester
• Hero pit bull finds newborn
• HORSE RACING; Hoping to Make Jockey's Whip Lightning Rod
• Hot-Shot Use at CFD Challenged
• Hudson River swim protests killing of dolphins
• HUNTERS ON THE RUN IN WESTCHESTER
• Hunters under fire for abuse of taxpayer money
• Hunting Ad in Westchester Family
• In Test Program, Whole Foods Becomes a Lobster's New Best Friend
• I put dogs in the gas chamber
• Irwin's death a sobering reminder
• Jersey to join foes of foie gras?
• Killing field of the dog racing industry
• LEATHER TOXICITY REPORT
• Lobbying Mini-Tutorial
• Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys
• Many Injured Horses Still Sent to Slaughterhouses
• March of Dimes FACT SHEET
• Marshall County Man Accused Of Animal Abuse\
• Master falconer bound for prison
• NJ Governor John Corzine stops annual bear hunt
• Newborn elephant mortality debated
• New pet rules back bark with bite
• News 12 Coverage of Our March of Dimes Demo
• No justice in killing of Putnam Valley family's dog
• Notice of Dangerous Condition
• NYRA is facing federal tax liens
• On the hunt for open space
• Pace student's reaction to Hanneford circus
• People stepping forward to save dogs
• PETA and Rodeos
• Peta's Guide to Letter-Writing
• PIGS AND POLITICS
• PLANTING THE SEEDS For an 11-Year-Old, Learning by Doing Good
• Protesting United States Tennis Association Rodeo
• Quotations about Animal Rights
• Racing from Another Perspective: Experts' Statements about Racing by Holly Cheever, DVM
• Racing from Another Perspective: Experts' Statements about Racing by Dr. Tim O’Brien
• Racing from Another Perspective: Experts' Statements about Racing by Eva Berriman, BVS
• Racing from Another Perspective: Experts' Statements about Racing by Jennifer Hack
• Rap against KFC grows
• Rats Distinguish Languages
• Report: Moscow circus 'demo'
• REPORT ON LEATHER PRODUCTION TOXICITY TO THE ENVIRONMENT
• REPORT ON THE LABOR DAY PROTEST TO FREE WHALES
• Reviving a Taste for Whale
• Rhode Island Says Spay It or Pay It
• Risky Horseplay
• Rockland private school goes veggie
• Rodeo Banned in Vancouver
• Rodeos Teach Children to be Cruel
• Ruling protects people as well as animals
• Slaughterhouse-bound pig tries to escape
• Stopping Horse Slaughter
• Study: Chickens Think About Future
• Support Greyhounds: Protest Shoreline Star Dog Track
• Supreme court rules violent animal abuse videos are protected as free speech
• Suspect in animal cruelty case fears more charges
• Tanneries and the environment
• TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
• Thai Activists Block Elephant Transport
• The Bronx Rodeo-How We Did It
• The Dirty Little Secret In Your Community
• THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER: A HAVEN FOR MISTREATED ANIMALS
• The protesters come to town
• The secret life of turkeys
• The vets from hell
• They call me Cage 11
• Tiger Kills Teen Posing For Senior Pictures
• Town plans to ban circus
• TRADITION, OR CRUELTY?
• Tragedy in Distaff
• Tribeca girl, 12, crashes Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to protest SeaWorld float
• TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION: THE MERCURY MENACE
• Two horses died during the opening day of the Calgary Stampede
• University of Rochester criticized for training doctors on live pigs
• Voters for animal rights organize
• Wanted: good home for rats
• Westchester volunteers sought to contain stray-cat population
• Whales Alive! - Vol. XIII No. 4 - October 2004
• Whale Thanks Rescuers
• What's for dinner?
• What We Owe What We Eat
• Whip Ban Whisper
• Who or what killed Hal?
• Witnessing an Unknown Filly's Death
• Yonkers bans unsheathed bows
• YONKERS, NY STOPS BOW AND ARROW HUNTING - IN EFFECT
• Yonkers plans animal shelter move
• Yonkers, NY Stops Bow and Arrow Hunting - In Effect
• Yonkers Raceway, state reach sewage settlement

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